DIY Scraper tools could be Negating your Returns. Watch out!
Are you using a DIY scraping tool to acquire data for your business? DIY scraping tools seem like an easy-to-use solution at first. Their seemingly easy set up procedures could be a trap. In the long run, it is possible that they could do more damage to your business than good. Any tool that needs […]
Read MoreEmployee Spotlight: Sumanth
Exposing the wizards behind PromptCloud In a team as varied as the one at PromptCloud, each member of the team brings his or her own flavor to the work dynamics. Sumanth S Jairaj, a hardcore Chelsea fan and a programmer in his free time, brings an entirely new perspective to our team with his can do […]
Read MoreHow to Web Scrape Using Chrome Extension
This is the continuation of the tutorial series on How to use web scraper chrome extension to extract data from the web. In the first part, we explained the basics of data scraping using web scraper. Once you have scraped enough data, you can close the popup window. This will stop the scraping process and […]
Read MoreChoosing a web scraping vendor? 6 things not to consider!
This is a blog about choosing an outside web scraping vendor, who will manage all the web scraping needs for you.
Read MoreWhat Li-Fi can contribute to Big Data and IoT?
The advent of Wi-Fi networks brought about a radical shift in how people communicate and make the most of entertainment options through internet. At present, Li-Fi (light fidelity) is actually taking technology to another level. Not just that, it is likelier to do it faster while also signalling significant positive implications for the people across […]
Read MoreFuel your Business Growth with these Refreshing Data Cocktails
Every business needs a little something extra to outperform their competition. Right intentions combined with the right tools can go a long way in catapulting a business from mediocrity to the echelons of success. However, the hard truth is that success doesn’t come overnight. It’s usually an arduous path as you gather the right tools […]
Read MoreThe Ethics of Data Scraping
With the advanced data scraping technologies in place, data scraping is automated on a large scale today. Businesses are harvesting their power to drive innovation and derive better business decisions. But the bigger question remains, is data scraping an ethical concept? There are good and bad aspects to every technology. The same can be said […]
Read MoreBuilding an Intelligent eCommerce Platform with Quality Data Feeds
Gathering Product Intelligence is usually a big pain point for all Ecommerce companies. From acquiring retail data to product catalogues, and mapping everything onto a single platform is difficult for the best of product teams trying to carve a place for themselves in the competitive eCommerce market today. Unfortunately, small yet growing companies face the […]
Read MoreWeb Data Acquisition: A Major Pain Point in the Data Industry
With Big Data breaking all norms and crafting new ones, it is no surprise that many companies would be keen to and would have already started investing in Big Data technologies and implementation strategies. American marketers view Big Data implementation as the 3rd biggest priority in 2015. For these businesses, getting the management buy-in is […]
Read MoreHow the fools day turned PromptCloud Techies into Investigators
It all started when we received a big gift box from one of our long-time clients on April 1st. Everyone was curious about this pink gift-wrapped box sitting on the office coffee table since morning. But nobody knew who sent it or what it was. Then we received a mail from one of our loyal […]
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