Convert Websites into APIs with These Tips from Promptcloud
Today, we are no longer restricted by desktop apps, web apps, or any native apps that keep data in silos via proprietary back-ends. The apps on mobile phone might be browser-based or native, but the majority of them ingest data from many sources. Data is getting sourced from everywhere and how are apps collecting data […]
Read MoreThe Best Web Scraping Examples- by Promptcloud
Data has become a key component of the growth strategy for every company. When it comes to collecting data, plenty of sources are available. However, manually collecting data is difficult due to two reasons – a) increased chance of mistakes, and b) time-consuming process. A better way to go about collecting data is to crawl […]
Read MoreGuidelines for Scraping Song Lyrics using Python from Genius
What is Rap Genius? What started initially as Rap-Genius in 2009 has now evolved into a unique music knowledge sharing media company called Genius, that serves more than a hundred million people each month. In this blog, we will learn how to web scrape song lyrics using Python, in a step-by-step guide. Most internet users […]
Read MorePortia Alternatives for Web Data Extraction
Portia was a visual tool that allowed users to crawl websites without having any programming knowledge. It was a hosted service but due to dwindling usage of visual scrapers, it has been taken down and is no longer in use today. So how did people use Portia when it was in existence? To use Portia, […]
Read MoreComprehensive Guide to Choosing a Proxy Service for your Web Scraper
Choosing a Proxy Service for your Web Scraper can be very tricky. It is quite well known that proxy management plays an important part in any web crawling assignment. So, for anyone looking to crawl and extract data with a relatively larger volume, proxy services have become an absolute must. Here we need to understand […]
Read MoreBoost your Amazon Affiliate Sales using Web Scraping
Amazon has grown bigger than ever, and its sales have crossed all boundaries. This is despite the fact that it does not advertise its services on television or billboards. However, much of the advertisement is done by affiliate websites who cash in on successful conversions. While the commission percentage of each sale is different across […]
Read MoreHow to Scrape Youtube Data using Python
YouTube has emerged as the clear winner when it comes to video sharing websites, and while it is said to be valued at more than $160 billion, the number of people who are making a living through the website is also massive. These content creators join the YouTube partnership program and by monetizing their content […]
Read MoreAlternative Data for ECommerce – PromptCloud
Let’s begin with what Alt data sources are. It stands for alternative data, and by alternative data, we mean non-traditional data sources such as the different forms of data obtained by scraping the World Wide Web. Alternative Data data can also be data bought from data aggregators or search engine websites, used to improve targeted […]
Read MoreeCommerce Data API for Affiliate Marketing
While all the talking about scraping data is well and good, using it in business processes poses the main challenge. That is the reason we want to discuss how organisations are using our scraping services to increase their sales, increase website traffic while optimising their costs. Here are 7 ways in which our customers are […]
Read MoreWeb Crawling for Data-Feed Driven Advertising – PromptCloud
What is data-feed driven advertising? Remember the time when you were checking out a laptop on Amazon and ended up seeing an advertisement for the same or similar laptops on Google, Facebook, and other sites that you visited? Let’s talk about something newer. Ever walked by a restaurant or bar and on opening your social […]
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