Before embarking on a project to write your own web scrapers, here are 10 questions to ask yourself and your team: Does your team have the experience in writing code for web scraping? (It is harder than it looks) What are the server / networking / storage costs to continually…
Why one company stopped building their own web scrapers and decided to work with Import.io instead What follows is the story of one Import.io customer who recently joined us after having built and operated their own web scraping team for over 15 years. Names and some key details have been…
The changes made to our lives as a result of the measures taken to reduce the spread of COVID-19 are not changing the future so much as accelerating it and pulling it forwards. Remote working and learning, video calls with friends and family, food delivery, ecommerce for everything…all of these…
By Import.io CEO, Gary Read, Forbes Councils Member Forbes Technology Council Original post: Forbes Technology Council While the alternative data market is thriving—and projected to be worth $350 million in 2020, up from $183 million in 2016—we have witnessed organizations suffer from alternative data fatigue in 2019. The same groups of alternative datasets are…
With big data becoming more prevalent in the business world, a lot of data terms get thrown around, with many not quite understanding what they mean. What is data mining? Is there a difference between data mining and predictive analytics? How are the two related? All of these are great…
Revenue management can make a huge difference in the revenue of a company in the hospitality industry. Putting effort into this area has the potential to significantly increase revenue. However, revenue management strategies require a lot of data and time, which can be a difficult investment. We’ll walk through the…
Download the free online travel ebook now! To attract an online travel customer, you’re not just trying to gain a ticket or room sale. You’re gaining the opportunity to engage with a customer throughout their travel experience, to upsell or cross-sell them higher-margin services, and ultimately, their loyalty. Quick and…
If you’re at all familiar with data analysis, then you’ve encountered data visualization. It is a key part of data analysis. We’ll explain how it is used and discuss each of the different types of visualizations, but first let’s make sure we all understand what it is and why it’s…
In this post, we’ll explain what data aggregation is, give an example of data aggregation, and provide use cases for the finance, retail, and travel industries. We’ll also tell you how organizations can use web data tools as a more efficient solution. What is data aggregation? Data aggregation is the…
Watch this webinar now! Last month we announced that Doug Laney was joining our advisory board. A recognized authority on data and analytics strategy, I’m excited to have him share some of the knowledge he has gained over the years shaping the data evolution in the enterprise with the…
