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A blog for people & companies looking to make a big business impact with data acquired using web scraping and web crawling. Learn the best practices, business use cases, legality, and how you can do your job better with data.
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Top 10 GDPR Fines in 2018 to 2025: A Data-Driven Analysis
Introduction Yes, it’s over — the era of unchecked data collection, silent tracking, and unaccountable digital practices.  The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) ended it for good, redefining how organizations collect, process, and protect the personal data of European Union citizens. A decade ago, user information was traded, tracked, and monetized with little scrutiny; privacy was an afterthought, not a business priority. That changed in 2018 with the enforcement of
Navin Saif
Nov 117 min read
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Web Scraping Without Getting Blocked Using curl-cffi
Learn how to perform web scraping without getting blocked using curl-cffi. Discover how this Python library helps you bypass anti-bot systems, mimic real browsers, and ensure smoother, more reliable data extraction.
tony56024
Oct 177 min read
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How to Scrape Product Data from Amazon US?
Introduction Ever tried shopping for vlogging equipment on Amazon? It's overwhelming. You've got thousands of microphones, cameras, and tripods to choose from, and manually comparing them all would take forever. That's exactly why I built this web scraping system - to automatically collect and organize all that product data so you can actually make informed decisions. This project shows you how to build a complete two-phase scraping system that systematically extracts vloggin
Shahana farvin
Oct 924 min read
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Y Combinator 2025: How AI is Reshaping Startups and Markets
In 2025, over 72% of new startups in Y Combinator are powered by artificial intelligence , signaling a seismic shift in how technology is...
Aarathi J
Apr 96 min read
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It’s the Season to Get Holiday Pricing Right!
To say a lot has changed this year would be an understatement. The pandemic has globally affected consumer spending across all income brackets. Moreover, an increasing number of customers are choosing to shop online rather than shopping at brick and mortar stores. Holiday forecasts predict that 30% of all 2020 holiday sales will happen online (vs. last year’s 23%). Retailers need to step up their holiday pricing strategies to make the most of this holiday season. Before you
Fiona Mathews
Dec 8, 20204 min read
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Use Data Analytics to Sustain Your Business During COVID-19
Leading a business is about survival. The Coronavirus crisis has affected businesses worldwide. In these times, your preparedness can save you, and what better way to do that than leveraging data for your next move . By leveraging data analytics , you can improve all areas of your business, be it inventory management or customer satisfaction. Consequently, you can stay ahead of your competitors when the marketplace reopens. What is Data Analytics ? Data Analytics is the p
Sakshi Ragini
Apr 15, 20205 min read
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How Scraping Amazon Data can help you price your products right
Amazon is one of the largest e-commerce platforms across the globe. It has one of the largest customer bases and one of the most versatile and adaptive product portfolios . It definitely gets the advantage of a large amount of data and better operational processes in place due to its standing as one of the largest retailers. Having said that, even you can use Amazon’s data as an advantage to yourself to design a better product and price portfolio. A simple tool for the same
Srishti Saha
Dec 6, 20194 min read
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Leverage Web Scraping for Competitor Price Monitoring
In e-commerce, Pricing Strategy is king . Online shopping essentially means comparison shopping where e-retailers constantly indulge in competitor price monitoring and set theirs accordingly to maintain their dominance in the market. While many retailers emphasize product quality and ensure a decent user experience, a good pricing strategy definitely triumphs them all. Consumers are hungry for better price deals, frequent discounts and scour a variety of sites to find the pri
Bhagyeshwari Chauhan
Sep 16, 20184 min read
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Competitive Pricing Strategy: How Products Are Priced
If you are running a business and have tried multiple marketing strategies but still haven’t seen a substantial impact, fret not! You are not alone. Despite several fancy whitepapers and theories available all around, the underlying fundamental is pretty simple! The effectiveness of a marketing and pricing strategy depends on its profitability or its potential to maximize the revenue. While providing a wide range of good quality products and services improves a brands’ reputa
Srishti Saha
Sep 10, 20186 min read
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How Large Retailers are Engaging customers using data
If Amazon and Walmart were to go head to head, whose side would you be on? Being the two giants of the retail industry, these two clash swords on a daily basis. And that’s what recently happened. In the present day, the industry is buzzing with the latest gossip about Walmart facing an embarrassing situation against Amazon. While Walmart was busy spying on Amazon with its shopping bots, which scrapped Amazon’s website several million times a day for pricing data, Amazon was
Bhagyeshwari Chauhan
Jun 22, 20185 min read
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