Data Gathering Strategies - Algorithmic Approach

This is where the magic happens.

Step 1: Identify Your Data Sources

Online Marketplaces Social Media Databases

Online Marketplaces

We're talking Amazon, eBay, and the like.

Social Media

Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook - where else do people spend all day?

Databases

Because who needs a social life when you have MySQL and PostgreSQL?

Step 2: Clean and Refine Your Data

Data Cleaning Data Refining

Data Cleaning

Removing duplicates, handling missing values, and making it all nice and tidy.

Data Refining

Turning it into something actually useful, or at least slightly more interesting.