What people ask for
Four asks. Four tables.
Each started as a sentence. Every record here is fictional until a verified run replaces it.
Ask 1 · a marketer
Who is talking about home espresso this month
“Find posts from the last 30 days about home espresso on Reddit, X, and Instagram with more than 500 likes, and the accounts behind them.”
Three platforms, thirty days. Reddit has no follower counts, so that column stays empty. Saved as a weekly search.
About this request typeYour table · 4 rows shownIllustrative
| platformtext · collected | authortext · collected | post_urlurl · collected | likesnumber · collected | followersnumber · extra work | posted_atdate · collected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| u/pullshot_pete | reddit.example/r/espresso/abc1 | 1,840 | — | 2026-09-02 | |
| X | @grindsetting | x.example/grindsetting/1 | 920 | 12,400 | 2026-09-05 |
| @brewnotes | instagram.example/p/x9 | 3,310 | 48,200 | 2026-09-09 | |
| u/latte_lab | reddit.example/r/coffee/def2 | 640 | — | 2026-09-11 |
Ask 2 · a statistician
Fourteen rainfall reports, one table
“Collect the annual rainfall tables published by these 14 regional water authorities into one table, with the source and year for every row.”
Fourteen authorities, HTML and PDF. Units normalized, source on every row. One report skipped the year.
About this request typeYour table · 4 rows shownIllustrative
| regiontext · collected | yearnumber · collected | rainfall_mmnumber · collected | source_formattext · derived | source_urlurl · collected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Basin | 2,024 | 1,120 | northbasin.example/annual-2024.pdf | |
| Coastal | 2,024 | 1,580 | html | coastalwater.example/stats |
| Highlands | 2,024 | — | highlands.example/report24.pdf | |
| Valley | 2,024 | 640 | html | valleywater.example/data |
Ask 3 · an actuarial team
Thirty lenders’ posted rates, every Monday
“Collect the posted 30-year fixed mortgage rates from these 30 lenders every Monday morning, with the APR and the date shown on the page.”
Reruns every Monday, keeps the as-of date, highlights what moved. One lender does not publish APR.
About this request typeYour table · 4 rows shownIllustrative
| lendertext · collected | producttext · collected | rate_pctnumber · collected | apr_pctnumber · collected | as_ofdate · collected | source_urlurl · collected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harbor Federal | 30-yr fixed | 6.125 | 6.31 | 2026-09-14 | harborfed.example/rates |
| Alder Bank | 30-yr fixed | 6.25 | 6.4 | 2026-09-14 | alderbank.example/mortgage |
| Pearl Credit Union | 30-yr fixed | 5.99 | — | 2026-09-13 | pearlcu.example/home-loans |
| Northside Mortgage | 30-yr fixed | 6.375 | 6.52 | 2026-09-14 | northside.example/rates |
Ask 4 · an outbound team
A lead list with a source for every contact
“Find independent coffee roasters in Oregon and Washington with a website. Include the publicly listed contact email and the page where you found it.”
Emails needed one visit per website, which raised the estimate. Every email carries its source page. One roaster lists none.
About this request typeYour table · 4 rows shownIllustrative
| companytext · collected | websiteurl · collected | statetext · collected | public_emailtext · extra work | email_sourceurl · extra work | last_checkeddate · derived |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cascade Roastworks | cascaderoast.example | OR | hello@cascaderoast.example | cascaderoast.example/contact | 2026-09-14 |
| Puget Small Batch | pugetsmallbatch.example | WA | — | — | 2026-09-14 |
| Timber Line Coffee | timberline.example | OR | orders@timberline.example | timberline.example/wholesale | 2026-09-14 |
| Salish Roasters | salishroast.example | WA | info@salishroast.example | salishroast.example | 2026-09-14 |
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