System and method for collecting and processing data

A system for collecting and processing data over a communications network, comprising:

• a processor based web server comprising:
• a data mining marshaller (DMM) module configured to associate each of a plurality of plugins to at least one of a plurality of data items, each data item representing similar subject matter;
• the plurality of plugins stored in the server, each configured to:
• retrieve unstructured data from a data source on behalf of a plurality of users over the communications network;
• convert the unstructured data by parsing the unstructured data into structured data comprising historical data and an analytical graphical representation;
• provide the structured data for the plurality of users based on shared interest in the similar subject matter of the associated data item;
• and
• a database to store the structured data received from said plurality of plugins.

A non-transitory computer-readable medium comprising a code for collecting and processing data over a communications network, the code when executed by at least one computer processor comprising functionality to:

• associate each of a plurality of plugins to at least one of a plurality of data items, each data item representing similar subject matter;
• configure the plurality of plugins stored in processor based web server, each plugin configured to:
• retrieve unstructured data from a data source on behalf of a plurality of users over the communications network;
• convert the unstructured data by parsing the unstructured data into structured data comprising historical data and an analytical graphical representation;
• provide the structured data for the plurality of users based on shared interest in the similar subject matter of the associated data item;
• and
• storing said structured data received from said plurality of plugins in a database.

A computer based method for collecting and processing data over a communications network, comprising the steps of:

• associating each of a plurality of plugins to at least one of a plurality of data items, each data item representing similar subject matter;
• configuring the plurality of plugins stored in processor based web server, each plugin configured to:
• retrieve unstructured data from a data source on behalf of a plurality of users over the communications network,
• convert, by a computer processor, the unstructured data by parsing the unstructured data into structured data comprising historical data and an analytical graphical representation,
• provide, by the computer processor, the structured data for the plurality of users based on shared interest in the similar subject matter of the associated data item;
• and
• storing said structured data received from said plurality of plugins in a database.