Re: New Google offering doable for midrange.com archives?

[Mike <koldark@xxxxxxxxx>]

You are still at the mercy of the Google index service. David has his own
because he can control when the new information gets indexed (possibly
realtime). I have heard there is a way to specify how often Google indexes a
site, but I don't recall where that is off the top of my head.

On 10/24/06, Dan <dan27649@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Just wondering if this could be the answer for the question I've been
> asking
> for a few years now:
> http://apnews.myway.com//article/20061024/D8KUPQVG0.html
> Since these links tend to disappear after a few days, I've included the
> story below. Whaddya think, David?
>
> *Google Unveils Tools for Search Engines
>
> *
>
> SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Hoping to leave an even bigger imprint on the
> Internet,
> Google Inc. (GOOG<
> http://finance.myway.com/jsp/qt/short.jsp?symbol_search_text=GOOG>)
> is opening up its vast online index so other Web sites can build their own
> specialty search engines.
>
> The free service, unveiled late Monday, marks Google's latest attempt to
> expand its lucrative online advertising network and extend its influence
> on
> how people navigate the Internet.
>
> "Now people can get the power of Google search even when they're not on
> Google.com," said Shashi Seth, group product manager for the custom search
> engine.
>
> Mountain View-based Google already dominates Internet search, with a 45
> percent share of the U.S. market through September, according to comScore
> Media Metrix.
>
> The custom tools will allow other Web sites to limit the range of material
> that they want to include in their search indexes as well as rank the
> importance of specific pages.
>
> The concept mirrors the approach of a small startup called Rollyo.com.
>
> Google said it simplified the process so even technological neophytes
> should
> be able to tailor their own search engines in 10 minutes or so.
>
> Hundreds of Web sites already rely on Google's search technology, but most
> of those arrangements either focus exclusively on content posted within a
> partner's site or span the billions of pages indexed in Google's complete
> database.
>
> Google designed its customizing system to appeal to Web sites that want
> their search engines to focus on specific topics. For instance, a fishing
> site might tailor Google's customized search engine so it doesn't scan
> music
> sites to minimize the chances for confusion when the term "bass" is
> entered.
>
> Software maker Intuit Inc.
> (INTU<http://finance.myway.com/jsp/qt/short.jsp?symbol_search_text=INTU>)
> already has used Google's customized tools to create a specialty search
> engine for a new Web site, JumpUp.com, devoted to small business issues.
>
> In return for providing a tailor-made search index, Google will display
> short, text-based ads tied to the search requests entered at participating
> Web sites.
>
> The revenue generated from those ads will be shared with the Web site
> owners
> - the same approach that has enabled Google to build the Internet's
> biggest
> advertising network and establish itself among the world's most valuable
> companies with a market value of nearly $150 billion after just eight
> years
> in business.
>
> Web sites run by government agencies, universities and nonprofit groups
> will
> be permitted to deploy the custom search tools without being forced to run
> Google's ads.
>
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>
> http://www.google.com/coop/cse
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