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The most interesting thing about this article to me is where the author got the data -- http://www.aggdata.com http://www.aggdata.com . I ran across aggdata so
by crsmith 17y ago
The most interesting thing about this article to me is where the author got the data -- http://www.aggdata.com http://www.aggdata.com .
I ran across aggdata some time ago while looking for a list that they happened to provide for free. They provide niche data that they scraped from the internet. Their data is cheap enough that it's not worth trying to scrape the data yourself. I think the business model can be duplicated easily and there is plenty of room on the long tail.
- joshu 17y agoYeah. Good stuff. I once scraped the data for Starbucks in Manhattan and it was a bit of a pain: http://gawker.com/011483/gentrification-map http://gawker.com/011483/gentrification-map (2003? I feel old.)
- wallflower 17y agoOT but first thing that I thought of (logistics were crazy): Comedian/Filmmaker Mark Malkoff attempts to visit all 171 Starbucks stores in Manhattan in one day. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CwYxuV2dVzw http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CwYxuV2dVzw
- Retric 17y agoTraveling salesmen, with 171 locations, in Manhattan, ouch.
- gthb 17y agoToo bad AggData only has the US locations — the furthest spot on the planet from a McDonalds would be of no less interest.
- jacquesm 17y agoNorth Pole, South Pole or the middle of the Pacific. Probably the South Pole.