Web Content Mining with Java

Features

• Cover Type: Paperback with 320 pages
• Published by: Wiley
• Edition: 1st Edition January 15, 2002
• Written in: English
• ISBN 10 Number: 047084311X
• ISBN 13 Number: 978-0470843116
• Book Dimensions: 9.2 x 7.4 x 0.8 inches
• Weighs: 1.4 pounds

Product Review
"When I got this book, I couldn't put it down. A lot of computer books sit on the shelf or send me to sleep, but not this one. Not only is it both topical and useful, but it hits a just-about-ideal balance between code and food for thought. The author has a real knack for useful solutions to complex problems." (www. Java Ranch 17 May 2002)

Product Description
Unlock the potential of the world's biggest database.

This practical book shows you how to build portals, construct search engines and other knowledge-based applications to mine the information you need from the Web.

* Written by a developer for developers
* A practical, hands-on approach
* Illustrates how Java associated tools (XML, HTML) can be combined with database technology to display and manipulate Web-derived information more effectively.
* Demonstrates how to build a structure browser, portal, meta-search engine and how to make 'Talking Pages'

Reader Reviews
This book may not seem an obvious choice for many readers. It's not about a particular API, certification, or other buzzword topic, and the title can sound dry and academic. Don't be put off! This is a practical, hands-on book which can take your software straight past the hype of web services and into using the resources of the whole internet in your programs right now. With no big middleware downloads, protocol specs, or head-scratching config files. The book walks you through how to read, control and extract information from existing web pages and web applications anywhere on the internet, how to read, send and process emails and newsgroup postings, how to recognise just the text or data you want, and much more. Source code is given for servlets and applets to examine and drive web forms, and usage examples include sending SMS messages and applying decision-making rules to internet share-price data. It's also full of ideas and suggestions to make you want to leap up and get started. When I got this book, I couldn't put it down. A lot of computer books sit on the shelf or send me to sleep, but not this one. Not only is it both topical and useful, but it hits a just-about-ideal balance between code and food for thought. The author has a real knack for useful solutions to complex problems.