What is a proxy server?
Find out everything you need to learn about proxies, what they are, how they work, how to get one, and how Apify Proxy can help, with this quick guide to proxy servers.
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Case study: scraping Instagram to understand brand engagement
How you can web scrape social media to understand the data behind likes and follows. Do followers always translate into revenue? If not, why not?
How the Apify platform helps developers all over the world to thrive
Learn how you can make the best of Apify's resources, use Crawlee to create automation tools and monetize them on the Apify Store - just like Enrique did.
How Apify founder teaches coding to kids (and how your kids can learn to program)
While there are a lot of available computer literacy and coding courses for kids online, none of them can replace the value of interactive learning. Check out Apify co-founder's tips on how to teach coding to kids.
Making money on the Apify platform: how Patrick did it with his Upwork scraper
The Apify platform has a growing community of skilled developers who can help you automate mundane tasks and save time and money for things that matter - and you can then monetize your solution on Apify Store. Learn how Patrick did it!
Definitive guide to price monitoring and tracking your competitors
When it comes to e-commerce or marketing strategy, you can't avoid price monitoring, but you can automate it if you know how to do it.
What are the top 7 online data analytics programs in 2022?
Data analysts are in great demand at the moment. But why is data analytics important? And how do you become a data analyst? Find out all you need to know about becoming a data analyst and discover the 7 best online data analytics programs in 2022.
How to scrape Google Shopping
Google Shopping enables users to search for products across different vendors and websites, and easily compare product details. Read more about the benefits of scraping Google Shopping and how to do it in this easy tutorial.
A Series of Unfortunate Events or What it Takes to Organize an Apify Teambuilding
Apifiers vs. the bad luck - who will win? Not to spoil the good fun, but nothing can stop an Apifier when teambuilding is at stake. Well, almost nothing ;)
Two time-saving tools to get the best out of Notion
Learn how to get the best out of Notion with these two automation tools. Read more about what they can do for you and how to use them with this step-by-step guide.
Our 6 favorite e-commerce scrapers for March
Scrape e-commerce websites for customer, product, and transaction data to keep an eye on your competitors, monitor prices, research products, and measure brand sentiment. Find out how to scrape Decathlon and hundreds of other e-commerce websites with this easy step-by-step guide.
IWD2022: are women in tech still fighting gender bias?
For International Women's Day 2022, we look at the gender bias that women in tech still have to deal with and talk about how IT companies can help make their workplace a better place for all their employees.
Why use Tableau – and how to refresh Tableau dashboards like a pro
Learn about Tableau Public, discover the 3 main reasons why you should be using it, and find out how to refresh your Tableau Public dashboards like a pro, as many times a day as you like, thanks to Tableau Dashboard Refresher.
How to use web scraping for online research
Web scraping speeds up the data extraction process for both academic or market research. Manual research is fine when copying and pasting information from a few websites, but web scraping is the way to get data for more extensive projects.
How do proxies affect digital freedom?
Proxies and VPNs can affect internet transparency in many ways. They can unlock geo-restricted content, prevent discrimination, and grant digital freedom under oppressive regimes. Learn more about online openness and censorship.