Scraper site are those site which copies content from other websites. Web Scraping is the method of collecting certain kind of data from the websites. Also known as : screen scraping, site scraping, web harvesting and web data extraction

1. Technical Presentation
Buddhi Bal Thapa
BscIT 6
th
110315436

2. Scraper Site
Web Scraping

3. Contents
Definition
Scope
Methods used
Tools used
How It affects your site?
How to find?
Example of Scraper site
Limitations
References

4. Definition
Scraper site are those site which copies content from other
websites.
Web Scraping is the method of collecting certain kind of
data from the websites.
Also known as : screen scraping, site scraping, web
harvesting and web data extraction

5. Scope
For offline access.
Publishing website with different names.
Scraper site are mainly made to collect revenue from
advertising, ad sense.
Web Scraping is done either legally or illegally

6. Method Used
Downloading single page or the whole site.
For offline use. Ctrl+S
Scraping certain content of the website.
Using software

7. Tools Used
Scraper (Chrome plugin)
Simple PHP Scraper
Kimono Labs (website)
Import.io (website)
ScraperWiki (website)

8. How it affects your site?
Everything goes two way around.
You can benefit or loose
No way to stop.

9. How to find?
Webmaster Tools
Copyscape
Trackbacks (for Wordpress)
RSS footer plugin (for Wordpress)

10. Example of Scraper site
Websites with same content but different domain names.
Your site (if you are stealing contents).
Site that give links to your site.

11. Limitations
Always read Terms and condition before scraping sites
as it may arise legal issue.

12. References
http://onlinebusiness.about.com/od/searchengines/g/
Web-Scraping.htm
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Web_scraping
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scraper_site
http://techopedia.com/What%20is%20Web%20Scraping%20%
20-%20Definition%20from%20Techopedia.htm
http://www.notprovided.eu/tools%20for%20scraping%20-%
20Use%20for%20datajournalism%20&%20insightful
%20content.htm

13. Questions ?

14. Thank You