Inspiration
For a big city like Calgary, the volume of car ads posted on one of its biggest classifieds sites is so high that it would be difficult if not impossible for a Car salesperson to keep track of them all. Furthermore, time is money; the more time the salesperson spends online, the less time they have for customers in the store. If only there was a way to process the massive volume of ads posted daily without losing your entire day.
What it does
Autonomous Lead Generation (ALG) uses a combination of web automation and neural networks to browse through and reply to ads on one of the largest classified sites in Canada.
How I built it
Web automation
- Using primarily java + selenium 3.0
Neural Net
- Trained in matlab, used to break the captcha.
Challenges I ran into
- Figuring out how to make a complex program user friendly
Accomplishments that I'm proud of
- Finishing
What I learned
- Never assume anything
What's next for Autonomous Lead Generation
- The program could easily be expanded further by having an email or text bot handle the first reply.
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