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Automated newsletter content aggregation

Purpose

1.1. Aggregate recent anime news, episode releases, club blogs, reviews, and community highlights into a singular, periodic newsletter distributed to anime club members.
1.2. Aggregate content from diverse sources (RSS feeds, websites, social posts, Discord channels) and curate with minimal manual intervention for timely, relevant, and professional updates.
1.3. Ensure every member receives a consistent experience featuring media, links, and event reminders, streamlining communication and boosting engagement.

Trigger Conditions

2.1. Scheduled time (e.g., every Friday at 6 PM).
2.2. New episode or announcement from a predefined RSS feed.
2.3. Receipt of tagged 'news' posts in the club’s Discord.
2.4. Google Sheet update by an admin with new event details.
2.5. Submission in a web form for new blog or review content.

Platform Variants


3.1. Gmail API
• Feature/Setting: Send aggregated content as an HTML email via Gmail; configure OAuth2, use `users.messages.send` endpoint.

3.2. Outlook/Office 365 API
• Feature/Setting: Use Graph API to deliver newsletters; configure `/sendMail` with HTML content.

3.3. Mailchimp
• Feature/Setting: Use ‘Campaigns’ and ‘Lists’; configure automated campaign with dynamic RSS feed content and scheduled trigger.

3.4. SendGrid
• Feature/Setting: Use `Mail Send API`; supply recipient list, set HTML body as newsletter content, schedule via API.

3.5. Brevo (formerly Sendinblue)
• Feature/Setting: Use Transactional Email API, set up sender domain, configure contact lists for targeted delivery.

3.6. ActiveCampaign
• Feature/Setting: Automated email workflow, configure `Create/Send Campaign` endpoint, map dynamic fields for episodes/news.

3.7. Constant Contact
• Feature/Setting: Craft & automate email campaigns; use V3 API `POST /emails`, map RSS or web content.

3.8. Zoho Campaigns
• Feature/Setting: API to add contacts, trigger campaign; configure email merge tags for personalized updates.

3.9. Discord API
• Feature/Setting: Aggregate new posts from selected channels; configure bot with `GET /channels/{channel.id}/messages`.

3.10. Slack API
• Feature/Setting: Import new messages or pinned content; use `conversations.history`.

3.11. Reddit API
• Feature/Setting: Monitor new posts in anime-related subreddits; configure `GET /r/{subreddit}/new` endpoint.

3.12. Notion API
• Feature/Setting: Query club’s Notion workspace for new articles/pages via `search` and `database.query`.

3.13. WordPress REST API
• Feature/Setting: Pull recent posts; use `GET /wp/v2/posts` for club blog integration.

3.14. Medium API
• Feature/Setting: Aggregate new club articles; configure `GET /users/{userId}/publications`.

3.15. RSS Feed Reader (Inoreader API)
• Feature/Setting: Fetch updates from multiple RSS sources via `GET /reader/api/0/stream/contents`.

3.16. Feedly API
• Feature/Setting: Collect and unify feeds; configure `GET /v3/streams/contents` endpoint.

3.17. Google Sheets API
• Feature/Setting: Pull rows flagged for newsletter; use `spreadsheets.values.get` and parse flagged data.

3.18. Trello API
• Feature/Setting: Retrieve cards for events/ideas; use `GET /boards/{id}/cards`.

3.19. Airtable API
• Feature/Setting: Filter records tagged for the week; use `listRecords` from targeted base.

3.20. Pocket API
• Feature/Setting: Aggregate saved articles; configure `get` endpoint with relevant anime tags.

3.21. YouTube Data API
• Feature/Setting: Get channel uploads/latest club highlights; use `search` endpoint for new videos.

3.22. Twitter/X API
• Feature/Setting: Monitor and aggregate tweets from club/fan accounts; configure `GET /2/tweets/search/recent`.

Benefits

4.1. Eliminates manual collation of diverse sources, saving dozens of hours monthly.
4.2. Increases engagement by ensuring timely, high-quality and unified updates to all club members.
4.3. Reduces human error and missed updates in fast-moving anime fan communities.
4.4. Seamlessly adapts as club grows or content sources change, maintaining scalability and relevance.
4.5. Automates media-rich, interactive presentations rather than dull, text-only communications.

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