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May 16, 2007

Why I Like The Google Co-op Custom Search Engine

google-custom-search-engine.pngGoogle launched the Google Custom Search Engine back on October 24, 2006. Soon after, I switched this site and personal blog to be powered by the Google CSE.

I can personally say, I love it. Not only do I use it several times a day, instead of going to Google and conducting a site command, it actually returns what I am looking for (at least most of the time). With the built in search features in Movable Type, it sorts search results by data and not by relevance. So I often find the built in search feature both a time waster and very slow to return results. The Google CSE works fast and accurately.

In addition to being a great way to find my content, it also has earned me some money. I have integrated it with my Google AdSense account and I have earned some nice pocket change on the side.

They have a great support staff in the Google Custom Search Google Groups discussion forum, to answer your questions also.

I am not the only one in love with the Google CSE. A DigitalPoint Forums thread has a few people praising Google over it.

I started a bit of a case study a few months ago and combined a Google co-op search engine with googlepages and am so far pleased with the results.
I've never set one up for money but I have used it for personal use and found it very easy to use.

Forum discussion at DigitalPoint Forums.



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I agree with most parts - Co-op is very cool, but it is lacking a couple of features that would really make it shine. The one that is most notable to me is the lack of sort options. It ONLY gives results by relevancy - but what if I want it sorted by date to make it easier for me to find something? If I write 40 articles a year on the iPod, and have been writing about iPods for 3 years, that is 120 articles I need to blindly sift through if I want the one from 2 months ago. I would LOVE to be able to sort by date or relevancy, similar to how Google News allows you to do it. Thoughts?

 

Posted by Andru Edwards at May 16, 2007 12:54

That would be nice, I agree.

 

Posted by Barry Schwartz at May 16, 2007 16:36

Hi,
I, ve been watching and experimenting coop since it started. I expexted it to be really huge but months later i realise that it didnt.
Maybe if people used more often it could press google to make it better. I dont know why its not so well known, i find it very interesting.

In order to help coop users i created a directory only for coop cse where ayone can submit freely either his direct coop cse link or his webpage if he has a cse implemented.

Take a look at it coopdir.com

 

Posted by Panos at August 20, 2007 03:54

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