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What is a Proxy? What are Proxies Used For?

If you wonder that there are anonymous users accessing your data from somewhere in the world, then there’s a high chance if you’re not using a proxy. Questions like, “What is a proxy?” or “What are proxies used for?” can come into mind. When you want to hide your information from peering eyes all over […]

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How To Use A Proxy With Requests Module In Python

Every computer gets a unique Internet Protocol (IP) address that identifies the computer and its geographic location when connected to the Internet. Your computer sends out a request whenever it needs any information from the Internet. The request is sent to a target computer that checks the type of information being asked for. The target […]

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How To Use Proxies For Games To Achieve Better Gaming Experience?

Are you an online gamer frustrated with continuous IP blocks from game servers because you are from the wrong part of the world? However, not to worry. Did you know that you can use proxies for games to overcome such barriers? Furthermore, proxies could help you negate security and privacy concerns that you may confront […]

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Why Should You Use Proxies For eBay?

Whether you’re selling or buying online, eBay is one of those platforms that spring to your mind, as there isn’t anything on eBay that you can’t find. Many people have established careers out of their earned money by making even minor eBay deals. While eBay can provide you with countless numerous benefits, it also has […]

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How To Ensure Data Quality In Web Scraping

One aspect of web scraping that countless organizations and individuals often overlook is the quality of the data they extract.  Extracting high-quality data remains a challenge in large-scale web scraping projects. On the other hand, many organizations also do not pay the desired attention to data quality until it troubles them. In this article, you”ll […]

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What Are Bad Bots, How To Detect and Block Them?

Does anything good come to your mind when you hear the word bots or do you know how to detect and block bad bots? I guess all you have heard is about bad bots let alone how to detect and block them. However, not all bots are bad, and there are good ones. This article […]

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Choosing The Right Selector For Web Scraping: CSS or XPath

Do you know which is the correct selector to use in web scraping? Web scraping has been quite popular in the recent decade to extract data from the internet. It helps businesses acquire and analyze data to make better business decisions. Thanks to automated technologies, web scraping has never been easier than it is now. […]

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Long-tail Keyword Research For High Ranking in Google

Long-tail keyword research is crucial for any SEO(Search Engine Optimization) strategy an organization adopts. If you do not target the right keywords, you may lose traffic to your competitors.  This article will discover how long-tail keywords could boost your search engine traffic, thereby ranking you among the top 10 results on the first page of […]

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Ethics In Web Scraping

Web scraping is not a new concept as the whole Internet is based on it. For instance, when you share a Youtube video’s link on Facebook, its data gets scraped so that people can see the video’s thumbnail in your post. Thus there are endless ways to use data scraping for everybody’s benefit. But there […]

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Sessions And Cookies In Web Scraping

You can not overlook Sessions and cookies in the web scraping field. Most web applications depend on sessions and cookies to remember each distinct user to provide them with a better user experience.  But what exactly are sessions and cookies in the world of web programming, and how do they function? In this article, we”ll […]

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