The finance industry has long used data as part of its operations. Investments can be a risky business after all, and data can be used to limit the risks. Many financial institutions have gotten used to employing data from more traditional sources as part of their analysis and assessment. Some…
September 23, 1999 is a day that will live in data accuracy infamy. It was on that date that the $125M NASA Mars Climate Orbiter lost communication with mission control as it approached its operating orbit around the red planet. Engineers quickly surmised that the spacecraft burned up in the…
Web data extraction is a powerful tool for gathering information from around the web. It can help organizations gain competitive and market intelligence, keep abreast of changes to regulation and compliance terms, or simply stay up-to-date with developments in their industry. A prime example of this is the Connotate platform,…
The web is a vast resource for businesses. The information and data available is vital for business insights and intelligence. But, for many companies, aggregating content from the web to use for reporting, analytics, planning, and growth is time-consuming and expensive. Often, it simply isn’t cost-effective to acquire the information,…
Organizations have a greater use for data than ever before. Part of the growth of data is the fact that businesses can now get information from a wide variety of different sources. Taking all that data and merging them into one cohesive whole, however, is far from a simple process….
In our constantly connected world, so many of our decisions are based on the information we have on hand. That makes collecting that information all the more important. The internet contains an unending stream of information and data at all times, so compiling that data should be a priority for…
The value of web data is increasing in every industry from retail competitive price monitoring to alternative data for investment research. Getting that data from a website is vital to the success of your business. As the trusted research firm, Gartner, stated in their blog: “Your company’s biggest database isn’t…
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…
In 2017 Import.io moved headquarters to Silicon Valley, attracted top talent, delivered over 100 new product features, and more than doubled revenue The web is the largest data source on earth and Import.io can help any organization get value from this data. Demand for alternative data is increasing exponentially and…
Content marketing is getting harder than ever. Organic reach on social networks is diminishing, search results are becoming more competitive, and most topics of any interest have already been written about. Gone are the days where you can simply write a clickbaity top 10 list and make it go…
