Definition:
Scraping, or web scraping, is the action of taking content from one web site for use on another. This data extraction can be done either manually or by an automated method.
There are many tools created just to harvest blog posts, articles and photos from web sites. While there are some things that can be done to block these tools and programs, it is almost impossible to stop the copy / paste action by an actual person.
This is most commonly done by spam sites looking for free content to help attract visitors. While republishing content as unique is illegal, there is little that can be done to combat it. Learn how to actually beat Web Scrapers and benefit from new in-bound traffic and links.
Also Known As: site scraping, web harvesting and web data extraction
Common Misspellings: web scrapping, site scrapping
