The term Web scraping refers to the process or technique of extracting information from various websites using specially coded software programs. This software program stimulates the human exploration ...

"Web scraping," also called crawling or spidering, is the automated gathering of data from someone else's website. Scraping is an essential part of how the Internet functions. For example, Google uses ...

As one of the oldest tricks in the digital marketing book, website scraping is still a premiere way of getting data. Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. Website scraping has ...

A definitive guide (for marketers, developers and everyday users) on what web scraping is and how to use it. Web scraping is a useful tool for harvesting data from websites that don't offer an ...

One critical challenge faced by web scrapers is the high prevalence of anti-scraping measures implemented by various websites. Now, many websites will block you for good reasons. Perhaps your IP ...

Anthony J. Dreyer and Jamie Stockton of Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom write that the technological explosion that has created a vast repository of "publicly available" information on the Web ...

Information is the new oil, and fast data extraction sets leaders apart. As web data grows rapidly, practical tools are needed to extract this information. Traditional web scraping methods often ...

Web scraping is as old as the Internet, but it's a threat that rarely gets its due. Companies frequently underestimate its risk potential because it is technically not a "hack" or "breach." A recent ...