Chapter 23. Web Spiders
IN THIS CHAPTER
I got remote control and a color T.V. I don't change channels so they must change me. | ||
| --Close to the Borderline—Billy Joel | ||
When the Web was young—or at least when you were new to the Web—it was interesting to spend hours clicking links and looking at Web pages. Eventually, you got over that, and now you just want the information you want, when you want it, and you no longer want to do the work for yourself. That's where spiders come in.
Spiders are programs that walk the Web for you, following links and grabbing information. They're also ...
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