Polling an API

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Polling an API

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looking to create a little standalone polling app to check for new data via API's like Flickr.

Not sure where to start so looking for any opinions on:

• where to host, should I be looking at cloud based services like S3
• how to run a continuous service, cron? infinite loop?
• aim is for real time updates but without a service offering a PuSH notification system how can I get close to that.

any other thoughts on what I need to consider before I get started :D
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