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How do software programs that automatically extract information from web pages actually work? This video course, based on content from the book "Mining the Social Web" (O'Reilly Media) by Matthew Russell, teaches you how to create machines that can navigate the internet, cut through the noise, and extract the most important textual content from any web page or group of web pages. You'll learn how to use Python to write programs that can crawl, scrape, and parse the web; as well as discover how to extract key terms and sentences from web mined documents, explore document summarization techniques used in natural language processing and artificial intelligence, and gain experience using Python’s Natural Language Toolkit (NLTK) to auto-summarize web articles. Learners should have a basic understanding of Python.

Files, email messages, and social media posts all contain valuable information for digital forensic investigators when searching for evidence of a crime or intrusions into a computer system or network, but there’s also a wealth of information to be gleaned from a computer’s operating system. This includes user data, configuration settings, and a significant trail of user activities. Today, there are a number of tools available to extract and analyze this information.

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eBay is the perfect place to learn the ropes of what it′s like running an online business. It provides the tools, technology, and platform a would-be entrepreneur needs to launch their first successful small business. It takes some know-how, however, to get that business off the ground and grow it into a success. In eBay Business All-in-One For Dummies, Marsha Collier shares the expertise she gained as one of eBay′s first Power Sellers on how to get ahead, stay ahead, and expand your business onto other platforms when it′s time to grow.

With a nuanced approach to this classic style of artistic expression, Laurie Klein elevates the female nude to ethereal levels through the use of digital infrared (IR) photography. Using IR-modified cameras, she designs scenes of her models in evocative natural settings that transform them into fairies, nymphs, and goddesses. In this book, she explores the creation of sixty of her most evocative images, revealing the artistic concepts underlying the scene selection, the choice of model, and the pose.

Leverage the power of Instagram to promote your brand! Instagram is the photo- and video-sharing app used by millions across the globe. More than just a social platform for users to share their experiences with family and friends, it's become a vital tool for business owners and marketers to create visual narratives about what makes them, and their products, different from everything else that's out there.