Each of us, I think, is constantly googling. There are some tasks that look for information on which a cloud of time goes. From the last tasks I came across, you can, for example, note:
- compiling a list of all online stores of Lithuanian and Estonian stores, including tracking of clone stores and extracting contacts
- compiling a review of existing technologies of computer vision, mainly realtime - the identification of objects with a monocular camera, with a focus on the embedded system
- overview of existing mod_php + mod_worker installations
In carrying out these tasks, I simply began to dream of a man who would fulfill them for me.
Background of the problem
I think everyone acknowledges that search engines are, in principle, a complete mess. Because of the ranking of the search on pr / tic / etc, in fact, professional, but not authoritative (read - not untwisted) resources hang out somewhere on the 5-6th pages of the issue. Pre-processing of the request (for example, realtime 3d object identification) helpfully slips links from realtime linux to blender3d.
Tungsten simplifies the situation a little, but its base is small. Plus, due to the universal reprint of data, the first 50 links may generally point to the same resource.
Let's dream
Imagine that there is a service, domysearch.ru (it is Russian, I am able to speak somewhere in 6 languages, but it is more convenient to perceive information in Russian), in which I leave a request similar to this:
Find suppliers of GPS devices in Riga and Riga region, to buy a batch of 30 pieces. Find out contacts, discounts, speed of order execution, the possibility of post-warranty service. Make a brief overview of the proposed devices.
... I pay money for it, and in a day I get an answer, in the form of a pack of PDF, tablets and so on. I read this information in 5-10 minutes and make a decision.
Why not yourself?
Why not yourself, you say? Everything is simple - it is economic efficiency. My day of work is 70 euros. It took two days to compile a list of Lithuanian online stores, for a total of 150 euros for such work. I am ready to outsource it for 70-100 euros, as this will save me ~ 16 hours of work, and during this time I will do something more efficient and necessary.
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Total
Now, in fact, what I wanted to ask habra people is - do you need specialists or services that, for some money, armed with modern means of Data-Mining, will look for information for you? After all, literally in a couple of months of work of such a service, the built associative base will be more complete and more detailed than the base of Google and other search engines. Is everyone satisfied with the loss of time on Google?
For home reading
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Web_mining