A new year presents new opportunities to get excited about. Expanding our Data-as-a-Service is the cornerstone of our company vision for 2017. In our most recent white paper, we explain how this gives you greater access to the Big Data you need from the Deep Web. In order to accomplish this, our leadership team has developed […]
Breathing heavy, he darts down the rubble of the trail ahead of him. Somedays the wind blows hard, and somedays the sun shines bright. Either way, he keeps going. For Scott Vercruysse, one of our Data Acquisition Engineers at BrightPlanet, both running outdoors and taking on client projects presents him with new challenges. He prefers it that […]
How does someone go from being an aspiring sports writer to having the job title “Data Acquisition Engineer”? Although it seems unconventional, this path has paid dividends for one of our experts on Deep Web technologies, Corey Hermanson. Born and raised in the Minnesota, Corey has always called the upper midwest his home. After graduating high school, Corey […]
For those who are unfamiliar with our line of work, the difference between open data vs. web content may be confusing. In fact, it’s even a question that doesn’t have a clear answer for those of us who are familiar with Deep Web data extraction. One of the best practices we do as a company is […]
Our Deep Web and open source data technologies are a tremendous asset for our clients. Any Data-as-a-Service function we execute puts our clients in the best position to fulfill their specific needs and goals. No one understands this more than Will Bushee, our Vice President of Technology. For years, Will has been working alongside our clients to get them the […]
Some are always searching for truth. Truth-seeking is what helps ignite the thought-provoking flame that guides us in the intelligence community. When paired with sharp, analytical minds and a drive to maximize possibility, a truth-seeker becomes someone who is absolutely invaluable to Deep Web searches and Data-as-a-Service. Presenting Data-as-a-Service What exactly does it mean to […]
The fiery 2016 election cycle brought increased wariness and scrutiny of the media — and the news content we digest. Misleading facts and deceptive memes were disseminated through news articles, blogs, and social media at ever-increasing volumes. In this new era of post-trust politics, it is more critical than ever to research and verify the […]
When making sense of a web page’s raw text, one of the ideal pieces of metadata is the “publish date.” Assigning dates to web content attributes the documents, and all other pieces of intelligence found within that document, to a specific time period. This helps the data analyst quickly drill-down into the data by date […]
Social media monitoring programs need to be adaptable and open to other open-source data options. As Instagram adjusts its API access, the access to that data is being restricted. This is also in light of the recent Twitter crackdown on use of its data in law enforcement and government. Since Twitter appears to have enhanced enforcement […]
Social media content can tell us a lot about the nature of any given situation. In recent years, the intelligence community has found these surveillance efforts to be incredibly advantageous, especially when obtaining free web content. However, without diversifying your data sources, relying on social media content can be a risky proposition for any company.