Renfair searching

[groomporter]

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/

[Craigmeister]

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.

[groomporter]

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.

[Tammy]

Thanks for all the work!!

[groomporter]

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