Comments on: Aggregate your searches with OpenSearch http://squaregalaxy.com/tech/aggregate-your-searches-with-opensearch/ A blog by Jacob Thu, 18 Mar 2010 20:44:35 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: webguy http://squaregalaxy.com/tech/aggregate-your-searches-with-opensearch/comment-page-1/#comment-7394 webguy Sun, 12 Nov 2006 21:57:15 +0000 http://jacob.peargrove.com/tech/2006/search-engines/aggregate-your-searches-with-opensearch/#comment-7394 Yes, I'm aware of Google Custom Search, but it has the problem of using a single algorithm, with only a single way of looking at things (web page view). With aggregated searches, you could query against say, a number of different quote collections, where the methods for searching and indexing quotes may use different algorithms, such as human tagging, than a general web indexer might use. Aggregated searches do more than limit a search to a particular site, but they can allow for specializations of each individual search source. Yes, I’m aware of Google Custom Search, but it has the problem of using a single algorithm, with only a single way of looking at things (web page view).

With aggregated searches, you could query against say, a number of different quote collections, where the methods for searching and indexing quotes may use different algorithms, such as human tagging, than a general web indexer might use.

Aggregated searches do more than limit a search to a particular site, but they can allow for specializations of each individual search source.

]]> By: Bradley Ross http://squaregalaxy.com/tech/aggregate-your-searches-with-opensearch/comment-page-1/#comment-7393 Bradley Ross Sun, 12 Nov 2006 20:57:55 +0000 http://jacob.peargrove.com/tech/2006/search-engines/aggregate-your-searches-with-opensearch/#comment-7393 While not an open solution, a solution that works right now is to create your own <a href="http://www.google.com/coop/cse/overview" rel="nofollow">Google Custom Search</a>. You provide the list of sites that will be searched and you get all the goodness of a Google search. You can put your search box anywhere you like and you can have people that collaborate with you on the list of sites that are indexed. The search on the front page of <a href="http://www.ldsblogs.org/" rel="nofollow">the Mormon Archipelago</a> does this. While not an open solution, a solution that works right now is to create your own Google Custom Search. You provide the list of sites that will be searched and you get all the goodness of a Google search. You can put your search box anywhere you like and you can have people that collaborate with you on the list of sites that are indexed. The search on the front page of the Mormon Archipelago does this.

]]> By: Jacob on Religion » Religion case example for OpenSearch http://squaregalaxy.com/tech/aggregate-your-searches-with-opensearch/comment-page-1/#comment-7392 Jacob on Religion » Religion case example for OpenSearch Fri, 10 Nov 2006 09:48:31 +0000 http://jacob.peargrove.com/tech/2006/search-engines/aggregate-your-searches-with-opensearch/#comment-7392 [...] On my technical blog, I talked about aggregating search results with OpenSearch.  Below is a religious case example for use of the OpenSearch technology.  (You should read what I’ve written about OpenSearch before continuing to read this.) Something I’ve been working on has been my LDSsearch.com project. LDSsearch.com is a search engine which has indexed a selection of web sites which have been identified as friendly to the LDS faith. It is good, but it fails at completely indexing all LDS content out there. However, it does provide its search results in an OpenSearch format. Now there is another site called Scripture Tag which tags verses from scriptures. I’ve talked with the developer of the site about returning the scripture tag information in an OpenSearch format. I’m also hoping that someday we can get a search engine for general conference talks which can provide its search results in an OpenSearch format. [...] [...] On my technical blog, I talked about aggregating search results with OpenSearch.  Below is a religious case example for use of the OpenSearch technology.  (You should read what I’ve written about OpenSearch before continuing to read this.) Something I’ve been working on has been my LDSsearch.com project. LDSsearch.com is a search engine which has indexed a selection of web sites which have been identified as friendly to the LDS faith. It is good, but it fails at completely indexing all LDS content out there. However, it does provide its search results in an OpenSearch format. Now there is another site called Scripture Tag which tags verses from scriptures. I’ve talked with the developer of the site about returning the scripture tag information in an OpenSearch format. I’m also hoping that someday we can get a search engine for general conference talks which can provide its search results in an OpenSearch format. [...]

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