XPaths and their relevance in Web Scraping
XPath (XML Path Language) is a syntax for defining parts of an XML document. We will explain the relevance of Xpath in web scraping. XPath
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Books sold by language on Amazon
We decided to have a look at Amazon.com books and see if it discriminates (ok maybe that is a harsh word) by language. They,
Demise of Kimono Labs and the fate of their users
We have written about the differences between a free service and a paid web scraping service previously. Unfortunately, the 125,000 claimed “users” of Kimono Labs
Amazon.com statistics February 2016
Here are some stats from Amazon.com Total Products sold on Amazon.com = 473,578,572 35,158,862 products are Prime Eligible 31,197,636 items Ship for Free by Amazon
Super Bowl 50 – Sentiment analysis of #SuperBowlSunday
We decided to take a look at Twitter for the Super Bowl 50 between the Panthers and the Broncos and monitor the hashtag #SuperBowlSunday, before
Amazon Total products sold January 2016
The number of products sold by Amazon has increased slightly from October and as of now the count stands at 489.5 million products. This is
Gift Cards sold on Amazon – by the numbers – a whole lot of card data
It is that time of the year again as you look at your holiday gift list and wonder what you buy for some of the
Amazon Handmade vs Etsy
Nicole Leinbach-Reyhle at Forbes recently wrote an article comparing Etsy and Amazon in the “handmade” category. It explored the foray of Amazon into this category
How many Wayfair products are being sold on Amazon.com
We recently looked at the hot Boston based eCommerce retailer Wayfair and how many products it sells through Walmart.com. It appears that the Wayfair has
Wayfair.com products being sold on Walmart.com
Walmart.com has some major help in filling up its product catalog especially in the home furniture area. Wayfair.com (Wayfair Inc is a U.S.-based e-commerce company
Walmart.com – Top 10 Product Categories Nov 1 2015
In our periodic effort to keep track of Walmart.com’s progress towards world e-commerce domination compared to Amazon, here is the data from the Top 10
Amazon Top 10 Categories November 2015 Infographic
An update to our Amazon Top 10, we have the number of products sold in the Top 10 categories on Amazon in this nice Infographic