Smart News Scraper
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Deprecated
Smart News Scraper
Smart News Scraper (Apify Actor) – Scrape Google News by domains or keywords. Extract titles, summaries, URLs, dates & sources. Filter by time, remove duplicates, handle errors, and scale with Apify. Ideal for brand monitoring, competitor analysis, research, & trend tracking.
📊 Business Intel Scraper
Advanced Singapore Business Intelligence Platform - Get comprehensive business news and market intelligence from Singapore and Southeast Asia. Built for serious market research, competitor analysis, and investment due diligence.
🚀 Key Features
🔍 Deep Scrolling Technology
- 100+ Article Exploration: Scrolls deep through Google News to explore 100+ articles before filtering
- 6 Search Intents: Multiple search strategies per company (latest news, business updates, funding, partnerships, product launches, expansion)
- Smart Filtering: 180-day date filtering applied after maximum data collection
- Duplicate Detection: Advanced MD5-based deduplication across all sources
🏢 Comprehensive Domain Support
- All Singapore Companies: Supports .com, .sg, .io, .ai, .me, .co, .org, .net, .trade, .network, .bank, .grp domains
- Company Name Intelligence: Extracts clean company names from domains for better search results
- Regional Targeting: Singapore-focused search (en-SG, gl=SG, ceid=SG:en)
📈 Business Intelligence
- Competitor Analysis: Track competitor news and announcements
- Investment Research: Monitor portfolio companies and targets
- Partnership Tracking: Stay updated on business partnerships and deals
- Brand Monitoring: Track news mentions of your company
- Market Intelligence: Search business keywords and industry trends
🚀 Quick Start
Search Companies
{"searchType": "domain","domains": ["Grab", "Sea Ltd", "Singtel"],"maxResults": 50,"includeDuplicates": false,"dateRange": "week"}
Search Business Topics
{"searchType": "keyword","keywords": ["Singapore startup funding", "fintech regulations"],"maxResults": 30,"includeDuplicates": false,"dateRange": "month"}
📋 Output Format
Each article includes:
- Title: Article headline
- Source: News outlet name
- Date: Publication timestamp
- URL: Direct link to article
- Search Info: Company/keyword searched
Company Search Output
{"title": "Grab reports quarterly earnings growth","source": "Business Times","date": "2024-01-15T10:30:00","url": "https://example.com/article","searched_domain": "Grab","search_type": "domain","search_timestamp": "2024-01-15T12:00:00.000Z"}
Keyword Search Output
{"title": "Singapore fintech sector sees record investment","source": "Straits Times","date": "2024-01-15T10:30:00","url": "https://example.com/article","searched_keyword": "Singapore fintech","search_type": "keyword","search_timestamp": "2024-01-15T12:00:00.000Z"}
💡 Use Cases
Company Intelligence
- Competitor Analysis: Track competitor news and announcements
- Investment Research: Monitor portfolio companies and targets
- Partnership Tracking: Stay updated on business partnerships and deals
- Brand Monitoring: Track news mentions of your company
Market Research
- Trend Analysis: Track emerging topics and technologies
- Industry Developments: Monitor sector-wide changes
- Regulatory Monitoring: Track policy changes affecting business
- Market Entry Research: Analyze competitive landscape
🇸🇬 Singapore Focus
- Targets Singapore business news sources
- Covers Southeast Asian market developments
- Ideal for regional business intelligence and market research
- Optimized for Singapore companies and regional trends
⚡ Performance & Coverage
- Deep Coverage: Explores 100+ articles per search intent (600+ total per company)
- Smart Filtering: Returns 20-200 relevant articles after 180-day filtering
- Runtime: 2-5 minutes per company with comprehensive multi-intent search
- Reliability: Robust error handling continues processing if individual searches fail
- Scalability: Built on Apify infrastructure for large-scale business intelligence gathering
🎯 Singapore Business Intelligence Examples
Featured Companies You Can Track:
{"searchType": "domain","domains": ["sleekflow.io","grab.com","sea.com","gxs.com.sg","stashaway.sg","zilingo.com","you.co","covergo.com","fundingsocieties.com"],"maxResults": 50,"includeDuplicates": false}
Market Research Keywords:
{"searchType": "keyword","keywords": ["Singapore FinTech Festival","startup funding Southeast Asia","digital banking Singapore","venture capital rounds"],"maxResults": 30,"dateRange": "month","includeDuplicates": false}
🛡️ Error Handling
- Continues processing other companies if one fails
- Logs detailed error information for debugging
- Returns partial results when possible
- Implements retry logic for transient failures
🚀 Getting Started
- Choose your search type: Company names or business keywords
- Set your parameters: Companies/keywords, results limit, date range
- Run the actor: Get comprehensive business intelligence data
- Analyze results: Export data for further analysis
Start gathering business intelligence in minutes with simple company names or business keywords focused on Singapore and Southeast Asia.
