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Build Your Own Google-Powered Search Engine

Posted by ryuzaki0 on 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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  1. Will create a lot more spam sites? by Salvance · · Score: 4, Interesting

    Sounds like a fantastic product for people who have a legitimate use for it. However, I wonder how many additional 'all spam' sites will be created as a result (e.g. those that have no content other than google ads, links to paid advertisements, etc.).

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    1. Re:Will create a lot more spam sites? by EVil+Lawyer · · Score: 4, Insightful

      Probably not many more than currently exist. Right now (before this new product), it's very easy to set up a nearly all-spam site with Google's AdSense. Google requires only a modicum of content before approving a site to show AdSense ads. This new search engine implementation will probably not drastically change the threshold for setting up an ad-only site.

    2. Re:Will create a lot more spam sites? by crazyjeremy · · Score: 4, Interesting

      This would make it easy to see all the sites that the spammer is affiliated with. Then you could simply filter out most of the domains in his search umbrella.

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    3. Re:Will create a lot more spam sites? by bshver · · Score: 4, Informative
      Google requires only a modicum of content before approving a site to show AdSense ads
      Actually, Google already doesn't require any content at all before setting up an ad site if you use their AdSense for Domains service. This has been around for several years according to the FAQ, so I don't think a new search service is going to change much with respect to sites that do nothing but serve ads.
  2. From the article... by bazorg · · Score: 5, Informative

    To enroll in the Google Custom Search Engine program, go to www.google.com/coop/cse/

  3. Rollyo.com by crazyjeremy · · Score: 4, Informative

    There's a little site out there called Rollyo or Roll Your Own. It works similarly to this and has been around a while. http://www.rollyo.com/

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  4. experts-exchange.com by jrmiller84 · · Score: 5, Interesting

    Maybe now I can finally make it to stop showing me results from experts-exchange.com when I'm looking for tutorials!

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