Scraping The iTunes Store

I recently wrote a series of posts detailing the way I chose to scrape iTunes for ratings information for Bailout America, an iPhone game we released recently.

Read more at thedoedoeblog.

LeftLink

LeftLink was a collection of interesting links with re-written headlines. The project slowed to a complete halt due to the time necessary to maintain it manually.

So, it was brought back to life as an aggregation of progressive info using the simple mechanism I put together for iPhoneDeck.

• Testimonials

  • bsoist is amazing. He took our messed up existing code and turned into a work of art. He is fair, fast, honest, great communication, everything you could want in a coder/designer. We will be using bsoist for all of our future projects. sound-effect.com
  • Another successful project with bsoist. He managed to quickly solve a problem that two other programmers had much trouble with. Will be using bsoist for all of our large database projects. musicloops.com
  • bsoist is a very good programmer, who worked on my project to 110% of my satisifaction. The programming he did was clean, and works great! He preformed the project in a very reasonable amount of time. His communication throughout the project was outstanding. I recommend him to everyone and I will be using him again my self. Thanks for the great job bsoist!! Music Utopia
  • Fantastic to work with this gentleman. Does his job well and goes above and beyond. I will definately use him again. Infact, I have already offered him another project. ThirdSphere :: Web hosting for small business success! | bsoist’s work
  • Great programmer, writes very clean code. Very willing to troubleshoot. I will, without a doubt , work with him again! Google Search API
  • You sir are a genius. This is going to save SOOO much time and it looks like we're down to the final bit.
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    Did a really good job getting my script put together with very little to work with! Easy to get ahold of via IM and replies to emails quickly. No complaints at all. parsing and rebuilding pages
  • Bill dealt with a project that was was far more difficult and time consuming than imagined with great professionalism and patience, continuing to work to find solutions. Clearly, Bill is highly experienced programmer with wordpress expertise. I would use him again. selfinvestors.com
  • Communicated several times a day on project, responded to emails within hours, completed the project exactly to my original specs. Can't say enough good things, would definitely work with him again! Knoxvoice.com Find Us Map
  • Very qualified programmer. Provided lots of feedback during the creation process and created a marvelous job in the end. Highly recommended. Surreal Art, Fantasy Art & The Contemporary Surrealism of Domen Lombergar
  • Excellent to work with. Great customer service, and willing to do what is necessary to get you what you need. Would work with again. Highly recommended. Thomas Yang
  • excellent work, he’s very conscientious, responsive and upfront. I highly recommend him and will definitely use him again. Betsy Flanagan
  • This guy rocks!Strongly recommended.Have the exceptional skills required as a programmer to complete my project in time.Very patience and easy to work with. mass xthml edits
  • bsoist offers incredible support & documentation. He has also been very adaptable to a few curve balls thrown at him, and willing to do what it takes to make me happy with the results. 1000 Moms, 1000 Dollars
  • Amazing uderstanding of wordpress, this guy really knows what he is doing. excellent work. thanks very much Bill!! RentBackDirect.co.uk
  • Boist did a great job on this project. It was completely quickly and accurately. He even went above and beyond to ensure it was done right. ReallyCheckYourself.org
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• Good Books

  This is a fascinating book. I’ve been working on it for some time because I keep restarting it and marking it up. Jared Diamond, author of Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies and Collapse: How Societies Choose to Fail or Succeed, tries to explain  How the human species changed, within a short time, from [...] Related posts:

  1. Economic Hit Man
  2. Book Review: Watchmen
  3. The Corporatocracy

• Clients & Projects

  getmetstickets.com knoxvoice.com startupstudio.com musicloops.com sound-effect.com selfinvestors.com thirdsphere.com layoutjerk.com dynamic-memory.com sitereportcard.com tutoringsessions.com sport.co.uk physorg.com ultrabrightlights.com lombergar.com apptheater.com clancartel.com deviationhq.com doedoegames.com iphonedeck.com knoxjobslive.com knoxtube.com leftlink.com plainviewads.com 1000moms1000dollars.com

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