If you have a background in Python, or an interest in learning, the Scrapy open source solution is cheap and flexible. http://scrapy.org/ On Tue, Jan 22, 2013 at 7:54 AM, Casey Tesfaye <klt35@georgetown.edu> wrote:
Jacob, Jasmine, etc,,
That software looks great! But expensive! I wonder if there is a cheaper alternative? (I'm working with the same type of data)
Otherwise, we the multipronged approach has been the best I've encountered: text file + screen shot + html file
Thanks, Casey
On Mon, Jan 21, 2013 at 10:57 PM, Jacob Groshek <jgroshek@gmail.com> wrote:
I highly recommend Discovertext. http://discovertext.com/
Easy to use, good tech support if/when you need it. Built in coding system. Also can export to spreadsheet (if necessary) with subscription.
Best,
Jacob
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On Tue, Jan 22, 2013 at 2:47 PM, Jasmine E McNealy <jemcneal@syr.edu> wrote:
Hello All,
I'm looking for ideas on the best software to use for comment scraping. I plan on doing quantitative content and qualitative textual analysis on the comments connected to an article on an online pubulication. The publication uses Disqus for comments, and ideally I'd like a program that would maintain the integrity of the comment relationships. Any and all ideas are appreciated.
Thanks,
JM
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