How is this data obtained?

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    rlynch, Aug 17, 2006 IP
  2. T0PS3O

    T0PS3O Feel Good PLC

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    Impossible to tell without insider knowledge but at such a scale you'd think they have a custom crawler indeed.
     
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    rlynch Peon

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    im thinking they use the API tools that some sites provide

    but only the big ones like amazon and ebay have them...
     
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    yup - looks like they hooked into amazon's API... (would be my first guess anyways)
     
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    ccoonen Well-Known Member

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    actually - does FROOGLE have an api - that could be another option if it exists... It seems like something Google would give freely to the world.
     
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