Persistent SearchOptions and best practices
1. The limits of web search
2. Persistent search
3. Applications
•Relevance
•Popularity
What’s missing?Blogs
Forums
Reviews
Comments
Social networks
Databases
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Other drawbacksTimely results can get lost
Niche results can get lost
Manual and repetitive
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Persistent SearchAutomatic
Multiple sources
Timely
High quality, low flow
Signal vs. Noise
Google Alerts
RSS subscriptions
More content, filtering required
Signal vs. Noise
Merged feeds
Query-based
CSE + JSON
Aggregators
Fire hose
Signal vs. Noise
Universal search with 24 hr parameter
Filters
Signal vs. Noise
Yahoo Pipes
Gmail
AideRSS
Tags
ApplicationsReputation management
Public opinion on products
Competitors
News
LimitationsThe Invisible Web
Databases
Dynamic pages
Authenticated areas
Robots.txt
Tool changes
Call limits
ResourcesUC Berkeley guide to web search http://bit.ly/pwt1U
Search top 10 social networks pipe http://bit.ly/6pLjk
Feed43 examples http://bit.ly/nExbh
Google Custom Search http://bit.ly/3H0a1O
RSS from Google Custom Search http://bit.ly/e5YO