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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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Using Location Intelligence to make Smarter Real Estate Investments
Real Estate investments can be a tricky ballgame. A typical investor needs to conduct thorough due diligence before making an investment decision in this space. While Alternative data is a big aid to analysis in most industries,  Real estate and investment industries are no exception to this. One innovative form of alternative data for the real estate industry is the location data . Investors in the real estate industry are leveraging Location Intelligence for due dilig
Srishti Saha
May 13, 20196 min read
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Big Data in Commercial Real Estate: How Big Data Analytics can help Real Estate Agents?
2.5 quintillion bytes of data are created each day. Now imagine all the insights from this data at your disposal. All the information you need, right from the changing market trends to your competitors’ business strategy; you have a chance to know it all. With the right tools and clever use, one can easily become the market leader in no time. With the rapid pace at which the big data technology has been progressing no sector has remained untouched. The growth of big data in

Bhagyeshwari Chauhan
Nov 30, 20173 min read
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Web Scraping in Real Estate: The Ultimate Tool for a Realtor
There was a time when real estate dealings were discrete, paper-based operations done on a one to one basis. With the rise of the internet and every industry finding its way into it, real estate began to realize its true potential on the web. There is no denying the fact that the internet is the most useful tool at a seller’s disposal. With a large number of potential buyers online, realtors find the internet an excellent source to advertise property listings, hereby automat

Bhagyeshwari Chauhan
Nov 28, 20173 min read
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How Data Scraping in Real Estate Will Transform the Housing Industry?
With the advancement of big data analytics and machine learning algorithms in day to day lives, a modern company today spares no expense in utilizing them for their betterment. From e-retailers, healthcare, tourism, and travel to name a few, each industry is open to exploring the prospects of a data-driven functioning for a profitable business. In this epoch of data-driven disruption, how could the real estate industry stay behind? One of the most competitive industries toda

Bhagyeshwari Chauhan
Nov 8, 20174 min read
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How Big Data is Transforming the Real Estate Business
No more is the real estate industry just about plain property sale. You heard that right! It’s about finding the right customer at the right time and showing them the right kind of property they will like and eventually buy. Sounds like a lot of work doesn’t it? Well, we have a way of making it easier-BIG DATA! Big Data is one word which gets thrown around a lot. Like any other industry, big data has completely transformed the way organizations functions. Decision making is

Bhagyeshwari Chauhan
Oct 18, 20173 min read
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