User: goolo

Re:Is this a subscription service?

On: Google to Offer API

you should replace these xxxs with something like 'pay-dollars-per-1k-search' or 'pay-erver-month'...

but maybe they'll have some more keys:
- 'pay-dollars-for-adfreesearch'
- 'pay-less-for-some-ads'
- 'free-but-only-ads'
- 'pay-or-p155off' - this key will always 'work'

I think this SOAP stuff is a good idea to build you're own search engine. You could refinance this with 'Pay-for-Placement'.

BUT:
1. maybe Overture sues you too (like Overture is doing it with Google)
2. what great idea could you have, that google wouldn't have? - to make people move to you're search engine

Re:the crucial difference wrt google

On: Search Engine Payola

There are some product available:
Enterprise Search:
"With world-class functionality and development tools to power search on the enterprise intranet, AV Enterprise Search is optimized to search unstructured data, in environments with high security needs and multiple data sources. Built on the same scalable architecture that powers millions of queries per day on the AltaVista network , AV Enterprise Search offers the functionality, reliability, scalability, and customizability required to meet the most sophisticated intranet search demands."

But should we really trust Altavista to search the whole company?

Re:It's a pain in the arse but you'll be better fo

On: Eiffel As a Learning Language?

I don't have any Eiffel practice, but the way I learned the OO concept was Smalltalk. After 'playing' around with it I've got it (code and data encapsulation, and so on).

I think nuclear power stations run there system with Smalltalk...