Monday 1 September 2014

All developers of web data extraction software know what their customers want and include a set of features most commonly used.

If your interests or your line of work require you to access websites, even those with password protection and some measure of protection you will need online data extractor that tunnels through automatically. Naturally, you would expect it to have features that allow you to set filters, set schedules and also specify the depth to which you want it to scrape and return data in exactly the type of format you want. No point in having useless data, sorting it and weeding out unwanted information only to find that this is not what you asked for in the first place. Some level of intelligence in the software is nice to have. Not all developers have the competence to incorporate the type of intelligence you are seeking.




There’s more. If you really want data that is meaningful, you will navigate to websites that have such data. As luck has it, these websites also have protection and may also be on the alert to check for attempts at scraping or data extraction. So, before you consider any other feature, first look for features that allow you to do your web extraction activity anonymously. The online web extractor you use should connect to multiple proxy servers and switch between proxies while the extraction is in progress, even rotating IP address so that no suspicions are aroused and you do not become liable for any legal action. 

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