Web Crawling Applications in eCommerce Industry
With millions of products, the associated content, such as pricing information, product descriptions, images and reviews, can easily go into hundreds of millions for some of the largest eCommerce players. Though most sites predominantly use their own data, competitor and product data are obtained by crawling sites of the product sellers or suppliers. Web crawling […]
Read MoreHow Horizontal Market Focus Affects Business Outcome
The Wikipedia definition of a horizontal market is one that “meets a common need of a wide range of industries. In contrast, a vertical market meets several needs within a single industry.” Usually, the good or service produced by a company having a horizontal market focus enjoys wide applicability and a good demand. Thus, the […]
Read MoreEvolution of Web Crawling as a Market Segment
Web crawling as a market segment has come a long way from being an emerging technology to become an integral part of many businesses. The first crawlers were developed for a much smaller web (about 100,000 web pages), but today some of the popular sites alone have millions of pages. The evolution of web crawling […]
Read MoreHow to Use Price Comparison Service for eCommerce?
As a result of the internet boom in the late 1990s, new selling concepts that spell a greater sense of consumer empowerment have evolved. Over the years, easy internet access has seen the rise of the shopping portals also known as eCommerce platform that list products from various retailers in the virtual marketplace. This makes […]
Read MoreUsing Hadoop Solution for eCommerce and retail
Open source Hadoop is a cutting-edge tool for harvesting big data. What Hadoop does is remarkable: it takes the dice-rolling out of retail business and allows the focus to shift to the individual consumer by providing a customized retail experience. The beauty of Hadoop is that there are tangible practical advantages to boast about. No […]
Read MoreA Look at Web Scraping Solutions
Future of Web Scraping The Internet is large, complex, and ever-evolving. Nearly 90% of all the data in the world has been generated over the last two years. In this vast ocean of data, how does one get to the relevant piece of information? This is where web scraping takes over. Web scrapers attach themselves […]
Read MoreImportance of Data Driven Marketing
What is Data Driven Marketing? Data driven marketing strategy is a game-changer. It opens up newer opportunities for letting you save money, save time, or boost your marketing results. Effective use of data can aid in decision-making, help optimizing processes and leveraging your resources to their maximum. Right from data for market research, competition mapping, […]
Read More13 Reasons Why Your Business Should Use Email Marketing
Introduction to Email Marketing Many small businesses have come to realize the potential of online media as a marketing channel, mainly because it’s one of the most measurable and affordable marketing channels. Consequently, social media became a buzzword among businesses who were following the herd, without caring much about whether a match existed between their […]
Read MoreComing to Life- The All New Website is Here!
For those who don’t remember how the old website looked, we could have been glad about it but we’d rather show the before-after difference. Here it is- one big blob of text versus structured information. The new website design is finally live. Before After What led to the revamp? Design- The old website was designed […]
Read MoreWeb Crawler vs Hosted Web Scraping Solution
Web scraping is a widely known term these days; not just because so much data exists around us, but more because there’s already so much being done with that data. Let’s try to analyze the differences between opting for software that comes with DIY components over picking a hosted data acquisition or hosted crawl solution […]
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