Build Your Own Google-Powered Search Engine

Posted by ryuzaki0 on Tuesday October 24, 2006 @01:17AM from the a-goog-to-call-my-own dept.

eastbayted writes "Google has unveiled a free program called Google Customized Search Engine that lets users tailor a search index to their content specifications, InfoWorld reports. You can select keywords for the index, as well as which Web sites will be included or excluded in the search. You also may customize the look and feel of the engine. The trade-off? When you implement the index on your Web site or blog, it will be populated with Google text ads via Google's lucrative AdSense Program. On the plus side, you do get paid for click-throughs."

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Kind of redundant by InMSWeAntitrust · 2006-10-24 01:43 · Score: 0, Offtopic

Isn't this a bit redundant? Don't all high-traffic sites already have their own search, or already have Google's search in them? And a good many sites already use AdSense, so this seems a little odd that Google is searching the deep dark depths of the internet to get their search and ads. But OTOH, this seems perfect for non-high traffic sites that don't have AdSense, but get enough clicks so that a little revenue wouldn't hurt. An interesting move, nonetheless.