Web Scraping vs Data Extraction
It’s been more than a decade since we touched upon the difference between data scraping and data crawling. It was one of the most visited pages ever on our website. And even after 12 years of talking about it, web scraping is more relevant than ever. Primarily because it has become integral to most business […]
Read MoreHow to Build an Image Crawler – A Full Guide
Scraping images from the web is a lot tougher than scraping textual content. The reason behind this is the fact that you will need to sift through the content on web pages and specifically extract the images only. On top of this, having images without any context is not likely to help you much. To […]
Read MoreHow Geolocation Data Benefits Brands and Its Relevance Today
What is Geolocation Data In simple terms, geolocation data is the physical location of an electronic device either enabled by IP/MAC address or GPS or radio frequency systems. This is used to identify devices connected to the internet to get real-time information with utmost accuracy at any given time. The technology serves as a foundation […]
Read MoreCost Effective ways to Collect Data from the Web
Scraping data from the web without having a plan in hand is fraught with risks. As you get lost in complex websites and data cleanliness, your budget will get overrun quickly. The chances are even higher if you are using cloud resources and are not tracking the costs incurred daily. In terms of cost optimisation, […]
Read MoreFuture of Marketing: How Data will Change Marketing in 2023
Data and digitalization help marketers respond to build processes and manage crises with agility. Data feed insights bring solutions to this complex growing digital world. Since the pandemic hit us, we are seeing individuals and businesses battle adversity in ways that were not possible a few years ago. Currently, we can see most industries like […]
Read MoreGet Ready for 2023 with this Year’s Top 5 Reads on Web Scraping
Entering a new year can feel like taking a plunge in an ice bath or a cold pool. It’s exhilarating. And the experience is more pleasure than pain when you keep your focus on the things that are vital. So as you step into 2023 with ambitious business goals, stay centered on valuable insights. Our […]
Read MoreSetting up Web Data Crawling APIs – How PromptCloud Can Help
Setting up web data crawling applications is easy, provided you are really driven towards gaining strategic insights. It takes passion and expertise to get into the websites, look for data and set up crawlers without harming the integrity of the websites you want to scan. As we have fast-forwarded ourselves with the usage of the […]
Read MoreHow to Scrape Website Data without Coding – Web Scraping as a Service
Since the dawn of the internet, over three decades ago, web scraping has been in existence. Web scraping data began at approximately the same time the world wide web was born. The world wide web wanderer was the first Perl-based scraper used to measure the size of the web – a few years after the […]
Read MoreHow to Analyze Data Using Azure Web Scraping
Software development has been a popular area of interest for Millennials and Gen Z right now. Today, web scraping and cloud computing are rapidly growing across verticals for driving new businesses. Platform as service, software as service, and data as service have modernized industries and the way it functions. Where we see most companies have […]
Read MoreWeb Scraping Airline Data – A Boon for the Tourism Industry
The travel and tourism sectors are one of the world’s largest industries, accounting for over 10 percent of the global GDP (Gross Domestic Product)*. With approximately 5,000 flight carriers operating in the world, airlines need to invest in innovative solutions such as web scraping airline data to gain a competitive advantage in a saturated industry. […]
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