I heard on a podcast something about the custom search feature available now through Google so I've started a couple to give it a try and set up a couple Renfair related searches.
Renaissance Faire Search Engine To start I've focused on the major Renfair directories and information websites I know of
http://www.google.com/coop/cse?cx=016742533923037929737%3A6gi1eh5fp0i
Renfaire Merchants Search A search engine limited to Renfair merchant websites
http://www.google.com/coop/cse?cx=016742533923037929737%3Adiji4zvkt8q
I haven't read it all but part of this is inspired by a website I heard about discussing how skeptics could network better online. Here was some of that info in case there is info of use to improve renfair community networking.
http://skeptools.wordpress.com/2008/07/01/building-internet-tools-for-skeptics/
That's a time-saving site. Now one doesn't have to filter through thousands of website options in Google to find the Ren site they're looking for. Grammercy.
Quote from: groomporter on September 04, 2008, 10:16:24 PM
I heard on a podcast something about the custom search feature available now through Google so I've started a couple to give it a try and set up a couple Renfair related searches.
Renfaire Merchants Search A search engine limited to Renfair merchant websites
http://www.google.com/coop/cse?cx=016742533923037929737%3Adiji4zvkt8q
I was just updating this custom search engine to include all the listings in the Merchants' website thread. I've got 141 Renfair merchants on it so far.
Thanks for all the work!!
Just for fun I created a mirror page for the Merchants' search engine that is a little more interesting looking than the google page for it. Up to 192 sites on it so far.
http://historicgames.com/renmerchants.html