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Smart News Scraper
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Smart News Scraper

Smart News Scraper

Deprecated

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.

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Pay per usage

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AppliPlus

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📊 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

{
"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

  1. Choose your search type: Company names or business keywords
  2. Set your parameters: Companies/keywords, results limit, date range
  3. Run the actor: Get comprehensive business intelligence data
  4. 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.