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Searchmetrics provides tools and services that help companies improve their SEO and content marketing strategies. Big data is an integral part of their service. To ensure a steady and reliable data flow, Searchmetrics uses Oxylabs SERP Scraper API and Datacenter Proxies.
Adelina Kiskyte
2021-03-17
2 min read
How to avoid phishing with premium proxies and brand new web scraping techniques? Read this article and learn more!
Vejune Tamuliunaite
2021-03-15
5 min read
Watch our free legal webinar! We aim to help those who perhaps do not have a legal team to maneuver public data gathering roads.
Gabija Fatenaite
2021-03-05
2 min read
One of the cybersecurity practices that modern companies use to avoid potential dangers is threat intelligence. Learn how threat intelligence enables businesses to make faster and data-backed security decisions and be proactive in the fight against threat actors.
Iveta Vistorskyte
2021-03-05
1 min read
More and more data gets created every day, and asset management companies and hedge funds can leverage this data for analysis to reveal trends, patterns, and risks. However, traditional data has not been covering the needs of the competitive investment market. Meanwhile, alternative data enables investors to make better, informed predictions.
Adelina Kiskyte
2021-03-04
1 min read
Did you know that proxies help advertisers check if their ads are displayed in the proper context and seen by the right audience? Read this article to learn everything about ad verification and the most suitable proxies for this process.
Iveta Vistorskyte
2021-03-01
4 min read
No matter how you will be using job search aggregation data, data gathering requires good scraping solutions. In this blog post, we'll go over where to start, and which solutions work best.
Gabija Fatenaite
2021-02-26
4 min read
Together with Oxylabs, Pi Datametrics achieved high delivery success rates and received timely and reliable data. Check out their story to learn more!
Gabija Fatenaite
2021-02-23
2 min read
Billions of dollars have been lost due to a lack of alternative data monitoring. GameStop revolt is just an example of a lost opportunity to optimize public data in order to make informed investment predictions.
Adelina Kiskyte
2021-02-03
2 min read
Learning what a backconnect proxy is may help you choose the best solution for your web scraping tasks. Backconnect proxies are very popular for web scraping because they allow you to make each request with a different IP address. Read more to understand how these proxies work and what issues they help to overcome.
Iveta Vistorskyte
2021-01-28
4 min read
Monitoring and gathering cyber threat intelligence can be difficult due to the complex nature of the issue and the variety of targets. Web scraping may help businesses to monitor their sensitive content and expand the visibility of its use. But what are the challenges when screening multiple targets? Should you use an in-house built web scraper or ready-to-use solution? Which proxies should you choose? Read and find out more!
Vejune Tamuliunaite
2021-01-14
1 min read
If you’re considering starting web scraping for your business, this article is what you need. Learn the necessary steps of building a web scraper in Python or JavaScript programming languages. You will also find out the most common web scraping challenges and how to deal with them.
Iveta Vistorskyte
2021-01-13
11 min read
What is an HTTP proxy? What is an HTTP proxy server used for? Read this article to find out the answers to these questions, and learn how different HTTP proxy configurations can bring your company various benefits.
Adelina Kiskyte
2021-01-12
4 min read
To detect bot traffic, websites have created various bot detection techniques. Learn how websites detect and block bot traffic, and how it can affect businesses.
Gabija Fatenaite
2021-01-08
5 min read
With increased intellectual property infringement cases, monitoring your business assets is crucial more than ever. How can scraping images help to secure your brand? What are the best tools and solutions? Get a free whitepaper and find out more.
Vejune Tamuliunaite
2021-01-07
1 min read
Illegal content detection online is important for making the internet a safer place for everyone. Oxylabs took up the challenge to build a solution that automatically detects restricted content and reports it to governmental authorities. This article explains how this solution was developed and covers every step of the process in detail.
Adelina Kiskyte
2020-12-21
3 min read
Online media monitoring helps various businesses find out their online reputation, set marketing goals, get the required information about their industry or other relevant topics. However, companies that provide online media monitoring services face many challenges. This article explains what solutions can help these companies deal with encountered issues.
Iveta Vistorskyte
2020-12-18
8 min read
Cybersecurity companies take care of sensitive clients’ data by scanning emails and detecting suspicious URLs and attachments. Without proxies, the email protection process would not be so effective. This article explains how proxies are involved in this process and what type of proxies are the best for email protection.
Iveta Vistorskyte
2020-12-14
1 min read
December 8, 2020, marked a special occasion for Oxylabs. The prototype for the first-of-its-kind solution aimed at automated illegal online content detection was officially presented at the concluding event of the Govtech Lab challenge. The prototype can automatically find and identify illegal visual content in the Lithuanian internet space by utilizing custom-built data acquisition and AI-driven recognition tools.
Jurgita Tuzikaite
2020-12-11
1 min read
Data extraction is at the core of many different businesses, from finance to e-commerce companies and everything in between. But what is data extraction? What is it used for and what challenges does it bring? Read all about it here.
Adelina Kiskyte
2020-12-09
5 min read
Data from search engine result pages (SERPs) has a lot of value for various industries. Companies use this data to gain a competitive advantage, attract more traffic, and build a better authority. However, acquiring data from SERPs is challenging. There are multiple ways how companies extract data from search engines, and each has its pros and cons.
Adelina Kiskyte
2020-12-08
5 min read
Proxies are widely used in cybersecurity. Download free white paper and find out which proxies are the best for each use case!
Adomas Sulcas
2020-12-07
1 min read
Nowadays, public data is an answer to many issues, fighting with brand infringements online as well. Web scraping helps to monitor the web and search for the violations in terms of brand protection to fight against them. This article explains the key insights of successful web scraping for brand protection.
Iveta Vistorskyte
2020-12-01
1 min read
What are semi-dedicated proxies? How do they work? What are the pros and cons of using semi-dedicated proxies? Read this article and find out more!
Vejune Tamuliunaite
2020-11-30
4 min read
Oxylabs have helped trivago increase the stability and accuracy of their accommodation comparison service with Residential Proxies
Adomas Sulcas
2020-11-25
2 min read
Dynamic pricing is not a new concept but in the competitive online market, it is more relevant than ever. Find out what is dynamic pricing strategy, what companies use it, and learn about the benefits and challenges of real time pricing.
Adelina Kiskyte
2020-11-05
5 min read
An inevitable part of successful business processes, load testing requires careful planning and the right solutions. In this article, we discuss how load tests work, their best practices, and what part proxies play in load testing.
Vejune Tamuliunaite
2020-10-23
6 min read
In this article, we will expand upon what is SOCKS5, and why they might not be the best choice from a security perspective.
Gabija Fatenaite
2020-10-23
4 min read
Learn more about HTTP cookies, and how they are an important part in web scraping to avoid unsuccessful requests and being blocked by targeted web pages.
Iveta Vistorskyte
2020-10-13
4 min read
It is always nice to have a checklist of things to do to get your project running as smoothly as possible. This checklist will help you figure out what resources you need and how web scraping projects look like.
Gabija Fatenaite
2020-10-13
6 min read
If you have ever wondered why Python is the most popular programming language in terms of web scraping and what are Python advantages, check out this article for more information!
Iveta Vistorskyte
2020-10-07
8 min read
Oxylabs wins GovTech Lab challenge with AI-Driven Solution to streamline the detection and removal of prohibited online content.
Jurgita Tuzikaite
2020-10-06
2 min read
If you are interested in privacy and security when browsing the internet, setting up a proxy in your web browser is a great option. Find out how to set up proxies with one of the most popular web browsers, Mozilla Firefox.
Iveta Vistorskyte
2020-10-02
3 min read
Curious to learn all about our Residential Proxies? This quick start guide will provide all the information you need to get up and running.
Adomas Sulcas
2020-09-29
8 min read
What is alternative data? Well, in the following article, we’ll answer each of these questions and go in-depth on how this sort of data can be effectively gathered.
Gabija Fatenaite
2020-09-28
5 min read
Oxylabs is a strong advocate of fairness and transparency regarding residential proxy acquisition. Learn more about the best industry practices.
Jurgita Tuzikaite
2020-09-24
3 min read
In this article, we compared IPv4 and IPv6 addresses and singled out their main differences. Read to find out about the future of IP addresses and the problems that arise when changing from IPv4 to IPv6 addresses completely.
Iveta Vistorskyte
2020-09-23
5 min read
Want to find out what is cURL and how it's used? Read on to get a quick overview of an incredibly powerful command line tool!
Adomas Sulcas
2020-09-21
5 min read
We have closely worked with load testing experts and residential proxy specialists to identify load testing flaws. We have come up with a solution that generates realistic traffic for load testing. This extensive document aims to answer all the questions cybersecurity companies may have about load testing with our Residential Proxies.
Adelina Kiskyte
2020-09-16
2 min read
It would be hard to find a person, who has never had to prove a computer they are a human. Solving weird puzzles with fire hydrants may seem like an odd way to prove you have a consciousness. But here you will soon find out how CAPTCHAs work and that by solving them you play an important role in training Artificial Intelligence.
Adelina Kiskyte
2020-09-15
8 min read
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