There is some confusion about ‘scraping’, what it is, whether it is legal and how it can be used. ‘Scraping’ of the web is just automated access to websites and it is lawful. Legal departments know this, which is why some of the largest companies in the world use Import.io…
There are thousands of Big Data tools out there. All of them promising to save you time, money and help you uncover never-before-seen business insights. And while all that may be true, navigating this world of possible tools can be tricky when there are so many options.
Which one is right for your skill set?
Which one is right for your project?
To save you some time and help you pick the right tool the first time, we’ve compiled a list of a few of our favorite data tools in the areas of extraction, storage, cleaning, mining, visualizing, analyzing and integrating.
The term “wrangling” evokes images of cowboys lassoing runaway cattle, getting them under control, and taking them back to the herd. Data wrangling is also like lassoing data and putting it to work in your business. According to IBM, our output of data was roughly 2.5 quintillion bytes a day in…
Cool use of data scraping with Import.io! Craig (@craigsdewar) shows how he uses data scraping to get horse racing data from http://racenet.com.au using @importio and @alteryx to create a cool CRAIGsBET @Tableau dashboard.
“Import.io gives us access to a continuous supply of high-quality data for market intelligence.” XiKO provides market intelligence around what consumers say online about brands and products. This information allows marketers to increase the efficacy of their programs and advertising. The key to XiKO’s success lies in its ability to…
Import.io continues to improve the customer experience Now, you can see all of your activity in one place! The dashboard shows you when extractors are scheduled to run and lists the historical runs. Check out your data health, how many queries you have left, when your plan resets, and more.
Data professionals spend 73% of their time getting and preparing their data and just 27% on actually gaining insights according to a 2018 IDC Business Analytic Solutions survey. Import.io has already slashed the time it takes to get the data and is now decreasing the time to prepare and update…
Here’s something you’ll rarely – if ever – hear someone say: “I have enough customers. I’m happy with my current profit-level. I don’t need to grow.” The old axiom tells us that if your business isn’t growing, it’s dying. You’re either gaining or losing ground. And in the business world,…
“Import.io not only allows us to get more data in less time, it also saves us money. Delivering the volume of data we are doing today using those old tools would have cost us almost $5,000 a week.” Import.io was selected to provide web extraction services for a leading ecommerce…
Import.io today released two new product features, available free of charge to everyone who has an Import.io premium plan or above. The features are designed to protect private information and ensure that customers have the ability to observe good digital citizenship when accessing website data. These capabilities are particularly important…
