Google Programmable Search Engine#Custom Search Engine

{{Short description|Platform for creating custom search engines based on Google Search}}

{{Infobox website

| name = Google Programmable Search

| logo = Google Custom Search logo.png

| logo_size =

| screenshot =

| screenshot_size =

| caption =

| url = {{URL|https://cse.google.com/|cse.google.com}}

| commercial = Yes

| type = Web search engine

| registration = Required

| programming_language = C++{{cite web| url=http://infolab.stanford.edu/~backrub/google.html |title=The Anatomy of a Large-Scale Hypertextual Web Search Engine|publisher= Computer Science Department, Stanford University, Stanford, CA| access-date=January 27, 2009}}

| owner = Google (Alphabet)

| author = Google

| revenue = From AdWords

| launch_date = {{start date and age|2006|10|24}} (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.{{cite web |title=Custom search engine | What it is and Examples - Expertrec |url=https://blog.expertrec.com/custom-search-engine/ |access-date=5 May 2020 |publisher=ExpertRec}}{{Better source needed|reason=The current source is insufficiently reliable (WP:NOTRS).|date=June 2024}} Google launched the service on October 23, 2006.{{cite web |date=October 23, 2006 |title=The Power of Google Search is Now Customizable |url=http://googlepress.blogspot.in/2006/10/power-of-google-search-is-now_23.html |access-date=27 August 2015 |website=Google News from Google}}{{Primary source inline|date=June 2024}}

Services

The Google Custom Search platform consists of three services:

=Custom Search Engine=

Image:Google coop.png

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.{{cite web|title=AdSense Custom Search Ads|url=https://developers.google.com/custom-search-ads/|publisher=Google Inc.|access-date=31 July 2014}}{{Primary source inline|date=June 2024}}

=Subscribed Links=

Provided as part of the original service, subscribed links were discontinued on 15 September 2011.{{cite web|last=Eustace |first=Alan |url=http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2011/09/fall-spring-clean.html |title=Official Blog: A fall spring-clean |publisher=Googleblog.blogspot.com |date=2011-09-02 |access-date=2013-06-14}}{{Better source needed|reason=The current source is insufficiently reliable (WP:NOTRS).|date=June 2024}}

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.{{citation needed|date=September 2020}}

=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.{{cite web |title=Custom Search Advanced Topics |url=https://www.google.com/support/enterprise/static/gsa/docs/admin/72/gsa_doc_set/admin_searchexp/adv_customization.html |url-status=dead |access-date=31 July 2014 |website=Google Help |archive-date=September 11, 2014 |archive-url=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 }}{{Primary source inline|date=June 2024}} 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.{{Citation needed|date=July 2014}}

References

External links

[https://www.google.com/coop/ Google Custom Search]
Google AdSense

Custom Search

Category:2006 software

Category:Internet properties established in 2006