March 18th, 2008 | by Matt Wytock | published in Google Custom Search
Posted by: Talia Brodecki, AdSense Product MarketingIf you’re currently making money from CSE with AdSense, here are a few optimization tips to help you improve your current performance. (If you’re not already earning money this way, scroll down to lea…
March 4th, 2008 | by Matt Wytock | published in Google Custom Search
Posted by: Christine Moschella, Online OperationsCustom Search Engines (CSEs) are powerful tools for searching over the pages of your site, as well as providing links to your favorite resources across the web. Because they provide great search function…
February 21st, 2008 | by Matt Wytock | published in Google Custom Search
Posted by: Vrishali Wagle, Software EngineerCreating a basic Custom Search Engine (CSE) is very easy. You enter a list of sites, select a few basic preferences, and you are done, right? But in fact there’s more to Custom Search — consider it a very po…
February 8th, 2008 | by A Googler | published in Google Custom Search
Posted by: Rajat Mukherjee, Group Product ManagerWebmasters often want the ability to promote specific information or web pages when users search for specific things via their Custom Search Engine (CSE).Here are some examples where this is useful:* Yo…
January 7th, 2008 | by Matt Wytock | published in Google Custom Search
Posted by: Vrishali Wagle, Software EngineerOver the past year, a number of you have asked to show only the matching refinements above Custom Search results. Today we’re announcing that very feature: You can have as many FacetItems as you like in the …
December 17th, 2007 | by Matt Wytock | published in Google Custom Search
Posted by: Tom Duerig, Software EngineerMany folks have pointed out that all the results on the page — both the search results and the advertisements — should be appropriately customized so that the ads are in sync with the search results. We are hap…
November 20th, 2007 | by A Googler | published in Google Custom Search
Posted by Matt Wytock, Software EngineerSince we launched Google Custom Search last year, webmasters and businesses around the world have been able use specific language controls to build customized search experiences. However, the Custom Search admini…
October 31st, 2007 | by A Googler | published in Google Custom Search
Posted by: Matt Wytock, Software EngineerThe ability to integrate Custom Search with your site is an important feature , and we recently added a new option to the Code tab that makes this integration easier. Using AJAX techniques, you can now get your…
September 18th, 2007 | by Custom Search Team | published in Google Custom Search
Posted by: Ryan Pollock, Product MarketingI recently met with Adam Gross, VP of Developer Relations at Salesforce.com, to hear how developer.salesforce.com uses Google Custom Search. The company is building a community and knowledge base for developer…
September 12th, 2007 | by A Googler | published in Google Custom Search
Posted by Tom Duerig, Software EngineerWe’ve implemented two frequently-requested features that we think will improve the quality of results in your Custom Search Engine. 1. Keywords now have a much stronger effect on Custom Search results. This help…
August 27th, 2007 | by Custom Search Team | published in Google Custom Search
By: Matt Wytock In July, we launched Custom Search Business Edition, which those of you who are webmasters and product developers at companies can use to easily set up an ads-free search engine for your websites and completely customize the look and fe…
July 17th, 2007 | by Custom Search Team | published in Google Custom Search
Posted by: Patrick Riley, Software Engineer Ever since we launched Custom Search Engine (CSE), businesses of all sizes have been talking to us about specific features, more flexibility on presentation, and tighter integration with their websit…
July 12th, 2007 | by Custom Search Team | published in Google Custom Search
Posted by: Matt Wytock and Patrick Riley, Software EngineersWith our launch of Linked Custom Search Engines (CSEs) we made it possible for developers to construct CSEs on the fly.Using the Custom Search APIs, you can now dynamically construct CSEs, and…
June 26th, 2007 | by Custom Search Team | published in Google Custom Search
Posted by: Matt Wytock, Software Engineer A couple of weeks ago we blogged about a new feature and a new kind of Custom Search Engine (CSE) that you could create on the fly. Today, we thought we’d dig a bit deeper and describe the underlying infrast…
June 22nd, 2007 | by Custom Search Team | published in Google Custom Search
Posted by: Vrishali Wagle, Software EngineerSince we launched Custom Search Engines (CSEs) last year, we have seen search engines created on a variety of topics. Many of these search engines are open to volunteers and would love to have you contribute …