Long-poll pattern for a "stream" of updates...

gistfile1.js

<script>
$().ready(function () {
    var url = 'http://api.domain.com/v1/latest/blogs/?callback=?';
    $.getJSON( url, function (data) {
        $.each(data.hits.hits.slice(0,9), function (index, value) {
            var story = value._source;
            var storyDate = story.storyDate + ' -0700';
            var date  = moment( storyDate).fromNow();
            console.log( story.storyDate );
            console.log( date );
            var li = $('<li>')
                .attr('id', 'story-'+index)                     
                .append($('<a>')
                .attr('href', story.uri)
                .attr('title', story.title).text(story.title))
                .append($('<br /><span class="date">')
                .text( 'Published ' + date ));
            $('#election-hook-frontpage ul.links').append(li);

        }); 
    });
});
(function poll(){
    var url = 'http://api.domain.com/v1/latest/blogs/?callback=?';
    $.ajax({ url: url, success: function(data){
        $.each(data.hits.hits.slice(0,9), function (index, value) {
            var story = value._source;
            var storyDate = story.storyDate + ' -0700';
            var date  = moment( storyDate).fromNow();
            console.log( story.storyDate );
            console.log( date );
            var li = $('<li>')
                .attr('id', 'story-'+index)                     
                .append($('<a>')
                .attr('href', story.uri)
                .attr('title', story.title).text(story.title))
                .append($('<br /><span class="date">')
                .text( 'Published ' + date ));
            $('#election-hook-frontpage ul.links li#story-'+index).replaceWith(li);
        }); 
    }, dataType: "json",  complete: function() { setTimeout(poll, 60000); } });
})();
</script>