Web Scraping with Python
In the Big Data world, Web Scraping or Data extraction services are the primary requisites for Big Data Analytics. Pulling up data from the web has become almost inevitable for companies to stay in business. Next question that comes up is how to go about web scraping as a beginner. Web scraping refers to the […]
Read MoreBot Detection Agencies- A FUD?
Bots aka web crawling spiders make up about 40% of the traffic on the internet. They traverse through pages on the web looking for data they were programmed to find. If you run a website, you would know that a good share of your traffic comes from bots. Using bots to find and fetch information […]
Read MoreGoogle Docs Web Scraping Method to Extract Data
This post is about DIY web scraping tools. If you are looking for a fully customizable web scraping solution, you can add your project on CrawlBoard. How to Extract Data from a Website Using Google Docs? We’ve been using Google docs for creating spreadsheets and other documents for all this while. Did you know that […]
Read MoreEmployee Spotlight – Sukesh
Exposing the wizards behind PromptCloud The only thing that Sukesh Chande lacks is a halo above his head to signify the happiness and positivity being spread by him in the office. Even while dealing with tight schedules and stressful client meetings, he seems unaffected and cheerful as a child. With a ready to help attitude and […]
Read MoreScraping Images for your Image Search Engine
The other day I was shopping online to buy a new mobile phone. Looking at multiple sites, I found that the one thing I kept referring to, was the price (of course!). But there was another aspect that I kept searching for, and that was an image of the phone I wanted. I later realized […]
Read MoreWhat Can you Do with Free Travel Data Feeds?
The wide reach of the internet has enhanced the number of users coming online to carry out their day-to-day tasks and make purchasing decisions. This advantage to the users has propelled multiple businesses online to cater to this growing segment. While the reach and influence of the internet is penetrating each and every phase of […]
Read MoreGoogle Launches AI Powered Messaging app Allo to take over WhatsApp
Google has been repeating failures over and over again when it comes to social networking. Orkut faded into oblivion and was eventually shut down and Google+ couldn’t make the impact they expected of it. Instant messaging is currently dominated by Facebook owned WhatsApp and has been doing it perfectly fine for us. Let’s learn about […]
Read MoreHow Big Data will Revolutionize Businesses in the Near Future: Part 2
Big data has sparked a major transformation in how companies and firms would conduct their business across the world. In the future, many functional areas that require human intervention would become automated. Just like Amazon suggests the ‘books to buy’, LinkedIn recommends ‘People You May Know,’ Facebook pops up the pages you might like; the […]
Read MoreRecruitment Analytics to Improve the Hiring Process
Hiring is a process where you can’t afford to make mistakes. This is why you should make the right decisions while hiring at any cost. When it comes to decision making in any part of a business structure, it is better to put data and analytics to use. Streamlining the hiring process along with improving […]
Read MoreHollywood movies that depicted the power of big data
Movies can sometimes be ahead of their time. Hollywood has always been thinking out of the box and coming up with movies based on futuristic technology, think sci-fi thrillers. Big data and its applications are not futuristic anymore, we see its presence everywhere from the evolution of consumer-focused products to the healthcare industry. If you […]
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