Live News Viral Post Generator
Automatically generate viral social media posts by combining breaking live news with the latest public sentiment and reactions from Reddit and Twitter.
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Daily Viral Post Generator
This workflow helps you create engaging and timely social media posts based on live news and social media buzz. It picks a topic you choose, checks if there is fresh news about it, gathers the latest headlines and public reactions from Reddit and Twitter, then crafts a viral-ready post for you.
It performs the following steps:
- Waits for a new topic to be submitted.
- Checks if the topic has any newsworthy or trending events within the last 48 hours.
- Stops if there is no recent or relevant news about the topic.
- Searches for the top breaking news articles related to the topic from the last 24 hours.
- Gathers the most popular Reddit and Twitter posts or comments about that topic, highlighting public sentiment and hot takes.
- Combines news facts and social sentiment data.
- Writes a sharp, punchy LinkedIn or Twitter post designed to attract attention, and then sends it to Slack with email fallback.
What You Need
| Requirement | Description |
|---|---|
| Needle Account | To build and run the workflow. |
| AI Access | An active AI model configuration in Needle. |
| Search Connectors | Internet Search and Social Media Search connectors provided by Needle. |
| Slack Account | Slack app with permissions to send direct messages. |
| Gmail Account | Connected for fallback email delivery. |
How The Flow Works
| Step | Node | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Webhook Trigger | Launches the workflow when you provide a topic keyword. |
| 2 | AI News Triage | Determines if your topic has recent, newsworthy events to proceed. |
| 3 | Triage Gate Code | Stops the flow early if the topic fails the newsworthiness check. |
| 4 | Internet News Search | Finds the top trending live news articles about your topic from the past day. |
| 5 | Sentiment Search | Collects top Reddit and Twitter posts to capture public reaction and viral angles. |
| 6 | Merge Node | Combines the news search results and social sentiment data into one payload. |
| 7 | Data Packaging | Extracts useful details from the combined data and formats it for content generation. |
| 8 | AI Content Generation | Writes a compelling, 150-word social post with a provocative hook and concise news facts. |
| 9 | Slack Message | Sends the final post as a direct message to you in Slack. |
| 10 | Gmail Fallback | If Slack delivery fails, an email with the generated post is sent to your inbox. |
Output
At the end, you receive a sharp, scroll-stopping social media post that summarizes current breaking news and the public conversation around your chosen topic. The post is delivered directly to your Slack for quick sharing, with an email backup just in case.
Notes
- The topic keyword defaults to "Artificial Intelligence" if none is provided.
- The AI content generation avoids robotic tones and filler phrases to sound natural and human.
- The workflow relies on recent data within roughly the last 48 hours to keep the content fresh.
- Slack permissions must allow messaging the intended user for delivery to work smoothly.
- The fallback email ensures you never miss your daily viral post even if Slack is unavailable.
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