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APIs - where's the competition?Google is also the only search engine with an API, giving 3rd party developers the chance to add value to their service without violating any terms. I think they deserve serious Kudos for that and it's also a smart move - they get to pick up some great ideas fro third parties like Google Alert for tracking the web, CapeMail to get results by email, GARBO for browsing related pages and Copyscape for finding plagiarism.
Until the other search engines release competing APIs (hopefully with a higher than 1000 query limit), Google will remain top dog from the POV of
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There's more to Google...
I think there's definitely a need for a Google manual. Apart from the importance of explaining how to search effectively, there are so many extra Google features that normal users simply won't know about, such as Google Local, the Google Toolbar and Personalized Search. That's not even starting to mention some extremely useful third-party add-ons that use the Google Web APIs, such as GoogleBrowser, GoogleAlert and CapeMail. Since they're not home grown, Google ain't going to be publicizing these on its own site any time soon.
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Did We Accidentally Inspire Gmail?
About two years ago, my colleagues and I at Cape Clear devised something called GoogleMail. It was an extremely simple email interface to the Google API. You just send an email to google@capeclear.com and receive a reply with the top ten search results. I just checked it, and it still works. As you can see by the news coverage (scroll down), everyone loved the idea, even though it was practically useless. The only exceptions seemed to be visually-disabled people and those in countries whose governments blocked Web access to Google. We were contacted by Google and asked to change the name, which was fair enough. It now goes by CapeMail. I imagine a scenario, though, where somebody at Google brings up our little invention at a meeting. "GoogleMail? They can't call it that. Get legal on the phone." Legal calls us, and we change the name. However, the phrase GoogleMail sticks in somebody's head back at Google corporate HQ. Two years later, Gmail is borne. Coincidence? Probably, but it's fun to speculate.
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Re:And from there it goes to spam lists, right?People, don't be stupid, don't send your emails to people you don't know.
So you don't post to mailing lists either?
BTW, the google-by-mail thing's webpage is here.
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GoogleMail
is already in use, albeit in a different form, than a regular email service.
CapeScience built an email interface to the search engine. Send an email, get your Google search results back via email. Lots of places around are calling it GoogleMail -
Grow Your Own
Build you own using Google Web APIs, such done by CapeScience
"Just email google@capeclear.com and put the text of your query in the "Subject" line. You'll receive your search results via email." -
Can't Get Google
Can't get Google?
Try the recently released Googlemail
http://www.capescience.com/google/index.shtml
send an e-mail to: google@capeclear.comwith your query in the subject line.
Of course, google cache is probably not accessible -
use google by email instead
Seen here, or just try it yourself
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Spreading the word
Can't get Google?
Try the recently released Googlemai;
http://www.capescience.com/google/index.shtml
send an e-mail to: google@capeclear.com with your query in the subject line.
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Re:New Web API Implementation - GoogleMail
Simple but interesting use for Google API - GoogleMail
email google@capeclear.com with your query text as the 'Subject:'
Useful for:
- wireless devices
- access google from Outlook / elm
- remind yourself to do something on the Internet
Try it google@capeclear.com
Ed