Gulbahar Karatas
Gülbahar is an AIMultiple industry analyst focused on web data collection, applications of web data and application security.
Professional experience
She previously worked as a marketer in U.S. Commercial Service.
Research interests
She is a frequent user of the products that she researches. For example, she is part of AIMultiple's web data benchmark team that has been annually measuring the performance of top web data infrastructure providers.
Education
Gülbahar has a Bachelor's degree in Business Administration and Management in 9 Eylul University.
Latest Articles from Gulbahar
5 Best Social Media Datasets
We compared five leading social media data providers, focusing on the types of social data they offer and the platforms they include. Our evaluation finds vendors fall into two groups: those offering content-level social media data (posts, comments, engagement) and those providing profile- or identity-level data (social handles, professional profiles, company info).
The 10 Best Free SOCKS5 Proxy Lists
Drawing from my experience with free SOCKS5 proxies on social media platforms, I have identified the top providers. Follow the links to explore the reasoning behind these selections. See the best free SOCKS5 proxy services: Understanding free SOCKS5 proxy types: Services vs.
8 Best LinkedIn Proxies Tested: Scraping & Automation
We benchmarked different proxy types for LinkedIn scraping and account management. A proxy alone won’t keep a LinkedIn account safe. Success comes from slow, human-like actions, one high-quality residential or mobile proxy per account, gradual warm-ups, and avoiding aggressive automation.
Top LinkedIn Dataset Providers: Company & Profile Data
LinkedIn datasets can be categorized into profile data and company data: This article compares Bright Data, Coresignal, and People Data Labs (PDL), focusing on their offerings, pricing models, and strengths.
5 Best Web & Site Unblockers (Proxy APIs): Benchmarks
Web unblockers can access pages that proxies fail to retrieve. We benchmarked the best web unblocker solutions with ~40,000 requests on real-world high-security websites (i.e., Amazon) and 6 lab tests: Our best website unblocker recommendations are listed below, followed by a quick guide to unblocker websites (online proxy sites), VPNs, Smart DNS, and Tor.
10 Best Proxy Providers: Top Proxy Sites & Services Compared
We tested every major proxy server with over half a million requests to identify the best proxy service providers. Our benchmark compares top residential, datacenter, ISP, and mobile proxy services based on speed, reliability, pricing, and features.
10 Best E-Commerce Scraper APIs
Many e-commerce sites today are JavaScript-rendered, have anti-bot protections, and use regional versions (different domains, currencies). We reviewed 10 leading e-commerce scrapers and benchmark-tested them across major sites, including Amazon and Walmart, in multiple regions.
Top 6 ScrapeBox Alternatives
ScrapeBox is a widely used tool among SEO specialists, offering a variety of features and add-ons. However, the tool faces issues related to slow and poor performance, particularly with its SERP scraper. Without high-quality proxies, users often get blocked by Google, necessitating the purchase of premium proxies for effective data scraping.
10 Best Email Scraping Tools
Email scraping tools go beyond basic data extraction by supporting the lead generation process with email verification, templates, and domain-based search. While general web scrapers handle large-scale data from many sources and bypass anti-bot measures, email tools are purpose-built for targeted outreach.
Web Data Collection Benchmark with 30M Requests
We crawled web pages more than 30 million times while using more than 50 different products from 6 leading web data infrastructure companies. This massive undertaking allowed us to assess critical performance metrics such as success rates, latency, and stability at scale.
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