Programmable Search Engine Blog
The latest news, updates and tips from the Programmable Search Engine team
Better branding part I
Monday, February 26, 2007
Posted by:
Jennifer Hyman, Product Marketing Manager
In our constant quest to simplify things, we've made a small, but important change to the language you see from Google on
Custom Search Engine search results pages
.
Now, instead of the long string of text that previously said "Google search results customized by [XYZ site] using Google Co-op," you'll see a small Google logo with the words Custom Search. We think this new branding is an improvement both in design and clarity -- not only do the search results look better, but it should be clearer to your users that they're benefiting from Google CSE.
Later this week, we plan to roll out some additional branding options for your search boxes, and hope you like our first attempt to improve the look and feel and of your CSE.
Site search gets supplemental
Wednesday, February 21, 2007
Posted by: Patrick Riley, Software Engineer
One of the common uses of Custom Search Engines is to provide site search. A number of users have suggested that we can improve Custom Search for this application by also including
supplemental results
in Custom Search Engine's results. We put fewer constraints on what pages go into our supplemental index and therefore there are many pages which are available only there. This is our first step to give you more results. If your search engine operates as a filter and has three sites or less or your search engine includes the whole web, you'll get
supplemental results
as well. For example, take a look at the
Hanayama Puzzle Store
search engine I've created. Hanayama makes some great puzzles, but they aren't always so easy to find. The queries "
hanayama baroq
" (possibly my favorite puzzle of all time) and "
hanayama laby
" only return supplemental results in this search engine. Check out the
FAQ entry about supplemental results
for more information.
Here's some love for our Custom Search friends
Wednesday, February 14, 2007
Posted by: Mike Cancel, Community Manager
Since it launched in October, we've been pleasantly surprised by the nice ecosystem that has built up around Custom Search Engines. Here are some of the more interesting resources we've found outside Google that you might find useful. Happy V-Day from us to you!
Tools
Add CSE to browser (firefox and IE)
Importing del.icio.us bookmarks for CSE (aka Vik's tool)
Lijit: Personal Network Search
Lists
Finding Google Custom Search Engines
List Your Custom Search Indexes
Directories
CSE Links Directory
CustomSearchEngine.com - the directory of Google Custom Search Engines
Guide to Custom Search Engines
Workarounds
Using ASP.NET site with CSE
Google Custom Search Results Page on Your Wordpress with Adsense Deluxe
How to save search queries on Google Custom Search Engine
Google Co-op - An Intro & Some Insider Hacks
Archive
2024
Apr
2023
Dec
Oct
Jun
2022
Aug
Jul
Jun
Feb
2021
Apr
Jan
2020
Nov
Oct
Sep
Aug
Jun
Apr
2019
Jul
Jun
Apr
2018
Jul
2017
Jul
Feb
2014
Mar
2013
Dec
Oct
Sep
Mar
Jan
2012
Aug
Jun
May
Mar
Feb
Jan
2011
Dec
Nov
Oct
Sep
Aug
Jul
Jun
Apr
Mar
Feb
Jan
2010
Dec
Nov
Oct
Sep
Aug
May
Apr
Mar
Feb
Jan
2009
Dec
Nov
Oct
Sep
Aug
Jul
Jun
May
Apr
Mar
Feb
Jan
2008
Dec
Nov
Oct
Sep
Aug
Jun
May
Apr
Mar
Feb
Jan
2007
Dec
Nov
Oct
Sep
Aug
Jul
Jun
May
Apr
Mar
Feb
Jan
2006
Dec
Nov
Useful links
Programmable Search Engine
Help Center
Support Forum
Developer Documentation
Google AdSense Blog
