Web scraping is an automated method of collecting data from websites and storing it in a structured format. We explain popular tools for getting that data and what you can do with it. I write to ...

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 ...

When Ensheng Dong co-created the Johns Hopkins University COVID‑19 Dashboard in January 2020, it was a labour of love. Dong, a systems engineer at the university in Baltimore, Maryland, had friends ...

Web scraping tools are helpful for gathering data from various web pages. For example, price comparison sites that share the best deals usually grab their information from specific feeds e-tailers set ...

Searching for data to back up your story? Just Google it, verify the accuracy of the source, and you’re done, right? Not quite. Accessing information to support our reporting is easier than ever, but ...

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 ...

Data scraping—extracting large amounts of information from a website using automated software programs called “bots”—has been a growing subject of costly litigation. But it doesn't have to be. The ...

The proliferation of data scraping increases the chance of litigation, which means both sides should become educated on ways to avoid it. Data scraping—extracting large amounts of information from a ...