Our Technology
Collect. Extract. Monitor. Understand.
At Parabots, we aim to be relevant and useful. We build software that employs the latest technologies at any given time in order to provide accurate, insightful and contextually-informed solutions to problems involving structured, semi-structured or unstructured data found on the web. Continue reading and learn all there is to know about the smart tech behind our successful AI and web mining software.
Collect
The internet offers endless ways to search for information, from popular search engines like Google and Bing to specialized collection sites that curate lists of pages within specific categories. But what if you need to compile a list of web pages tailored to your unique interests? Imagine if you could teach a computer your exact needs in just a few steps and have it search the web for you.
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Parabots makes this possible by developing intelligent web spiders and classifiers that locate information based on specific user requirements. These requirements are transformed into search concepts that guide the selection of relevant websites and define the most effective search paths.
Users can create search concepts in various ways: by providing examples of relevant websites, structured data (such as information about cultural objects), or even encyclopedic content like a Wikipedia page. For instance, concepts like 'hotel' or 'restaurant' can be used to find related sites or extract addresses from these sites.
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Our advanced spiders navigate the internet, discovering and gathering pertinent pages and websites. The collected information is then organized and stored in formats such as databases, XML, or HTML.
The Xbots software suite is a prime example of the power of concept-driven web searches, showcasing the full potential of intelligent web collection with Parabots.
Extract and Understand
Need a list of business addresses, up-to-date hotel information, or a way to digitize your articles and bills?
Parabots offers custom software solutions that can help.
Most online information is unstructured and hard to interpret automatically. Parabots' extraction tools are designed to make sense of this data. For example, WebID was developed to extract addresses from web pages across Europe and could easily be adapted to new countries and formats.
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Do you want to measure what people say about you or your competitors or what the general sentiment is towards a business, a concept or a person?
Parabots also has history (and a keen interest) in sentiment analysis and opinion mining. Using our smart crawlers to extract, structure and archive articles, blog/ forum posts and public comments, we developed VoxPop, an once publicly availble tool/plugin that was used to analyze public sentiment about people, companies, and more, providing insights into how people feel towards these entities and how that evolves over time.
Monitor
Curious about how people perceive your company or products? Want to keep up with the latest trends and opinions about your partners, clients, or competitors? Parabots’ monitoring software can help.
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Our tools track company activities and community movements online, identifying popular and emerging trends across websites, forums, blogs, and more. The WebMonitor suite visualizes trends and hot topics, allowing you to explore dynamic discussions and valuable market opportunities.
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For deeper insights, the Vox-pop.nl application combines monitoring with opinion mining to analyze sentiments on newssites, blogs and fora about politicians, companies, celebrities, and more. Stay informed and ahead of the curve with Parabots.
