YouTube blocks German access to many meteorite videos, Israeli court rules RSS scraping legal and Spotify seeks a royalty cut.… Continue Reading
Tag Archives: Scraping
Bitacle: Where is it Now?
Six years ago, Bitacle was the site on every blogger’s mind. But what came of it and what has its long-term impact been?… Continue Reading
Review: ScrapeShield by Cloudflare
Earlier this year, CloudFlare introduces Scrapeshield, a tool to track scraping, but how well does it work? It depends on what you’re trying to do.… Continue Reading
3 Count: Imperfect Person
The Globe and Mail responds to Wente’s scandal, 3Taps countersues Craigslist and Cablevision backs TV networks against Aereo. … Continue Reading
Craigslist Updates TOS, Now Effectively Owns Your Ads
Craigslist, as part of its war on scapers, is now demanding exclusive rights to the content posted on its service, putting your copyright in danger.… Continue Reading
Just How Easy is it to Scrape Content?
If you think your content is safe because you don’t put it in an RSS feed, this video might be a rude awakening for you. … Continue Reading
Is it Time to Rethink Partial Feeds?
Six years ago, Plagiarism Today was a major advocate of keeping feeds full, despite the threat of scraping. But does that advice still hold up?… Continue Reading
Which came first the Search Engine or the Traffic?
Monitoring bots that visit your site isn’t just useful for stopping scrapers, it’s also a great way to learn about how search engines can help you.… Continue Reading
5 Ways Web Scraping Has Already Affected You
Scraping has been a hot topic for webmasters for some time, but average users are impacted as well. Here are just five ways.… Continue Reading
One Year After Panda, Is Your Content Safer?
On February 24th, 2011, Google introduced it’s Panda update, supposedly a major blow against content farms and scrapers. How did it work out?… Continue Reading