Google Programmable Search Engine Explained

Google Programmable Search
Commercial:Yes
Type:Web search engine
Registration:Required
Programming Language:C++[1]
Owner:Google (Alphabet)
Author:Google
Revenue:From AdWords
Launch Date: (as Google Co-op)
Current Status:Active

Google Programmable Search Engine (formerly known as Google Custom Search and Google Co-op) is a platform provided by Google that allows web developers to feature specialized information in web searches, refine and categorize queries and create customized search engines, based on Google Search.[2] Google launched the service on October 23, 2006.[3]

Services

The Google Custom Search platform consists of three services:

Custom Search Engine

Released on October 23, 2006, Google Programmable Search allows anyone to create their own search engine by themselves. Search engines can be created to search for information on particular topics chosen by the creator. Google Programmable Search Engine allows creators to select what websites will be used to search for information which helps to eliminate any unwanted websites or information. Google AdSense results can also be triggered from certain search queries, which would generate revenue for the site owner.[4]

Subscribed Links

Provided as part of the original service, subscribed links were discontinued on 15 September 2011.[5]

Subscribed Links were web results that users could manually subscribe to. Anyone was allowed to make a new Subscribed Link, and did not necessarily need knowledge on how to create a feed, as a basic link could be created. Subscriptions were then available in a special directory.

Topics

Topics are specific areas of search, which can be developed by people with knowledge of a certain subject. These topics are then displayed at the top of relevant Google web searches, so the user can refine the searches to what they want.[6] Currently, there is a limited number of topics that Google is wanting to develop, namely Health, Destination Guides, Autos, Computer games, Photography and Home Theater.

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: The Anatomy of a Large-Scale Hypertextual Web Search Engine. Computer Science Department, Stanford University, Stanford, CA. January 27, 2009.
  2. Web site: Custom search engine | What it is and Examples - Expertrec . 5 May 2020 . ExpertRec.
  3. Web site: October 23, 2006 . The Power of Google Search is Now Customizable . 27 August 2015 . Google News from Google.
  4. Web site: AdSense Custom Search Ads. Google Inc.. 31 July 2014.
  5. Web site: Eustace . Alan . Official Blog: A fall spring-clean . Googleblog.blogspot.com . 2011-09-02 . 2013-06-14.
  6. Web site: Custom Search Advanced Topics . dead . 31 July 2014 . Google Help . September 11, 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140911134523/https://www.google.com/support/enterprise/static/gsa/docs/admin/72/gsa_doc_set/admin_searchexp/adv_customization.html .
  7. Web site: Microsoft . Bing Custom Search API Microsoft Bing . 2024-06-06 . Bingapis . en-us.