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

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{{Infobox website

| name = Google Programmable Search

| logo = Google Custom Search logo.png

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

| commercial = Yes

| type = [[Web search engine]]

| registration = Required

| programming_language = [[C++]]<ref>{{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}}</ref>

| owner = [[Google]] ([[Alphabet Inc.|Alphabet]])

| author = [[Google]]

| revenue = From [[AdWords]]

| launch_date = {{start date and age|2006|10|24}} (as Google Co-op)

| current_status = Active

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'''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]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Custom search engine &#124; What it is and Examples - Expertrec |url=https://blog.expertrec.com/custom-search-engine/ |access-date=5 May 2020 |publisher=ExpertRec}}</ref>{{Better source needed|reason=The current source is insufficiently reliable ([[WP:NOTRS]]).|date=June 2024}} Google launched the service on October 23, 2006.<ref>{{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}}</ref>{{Primary source inline|date=June 2024}}

[[Image:Google_coop.gif|right|Google Co-op logo]]

==Services==

'''Google Co-op''' is a platform provided by [[Google]] that allows web developers to feature specialized information in web searches, refine and categorise queries, and create customized search engines, based on Google Web Search. Google launched the service on [[May 10]], [[2006]].

The Google Custom Search platform consists of three services:

===Custom ServicesSearch Engine===

[[Image:Google_coopGoogle coop.gifpng|thumb|right|Google Co-op logo]]

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

===Subscribed Links===

There are currently three services on the Google Co-op platform: Custom Search Engine, Subscribed Links, and Topics.

Provided as part of the original service, subscribed links were discontinued on 15 September 2011.<ref>{{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}}</ref>{{Better source needed|reason=The current source is insufficiently reliable ([[WP:NOTRS]]).|date=June 2024}}

'''Subscribed Links''' arewere web results that users cancould manually subscribe to. Anyone iswas allowed to make a new Subscribed Link, and dodid not necessarily need to knowledge on how to create a feed, as a basic link cancould be created. Subscriptions arewere then available in a special directory.{{citation [http://www.google.com/coop/subscribedlinks/directory/]needed|date=September 2020}}

'''Custom Search Engine''' ('''CSE''') is the newest Google Co-op service, released on [[October 24]], [[2006]], which allows anyone to create their own search engine. [[Google AdSense]] results can also be triggered from certain search queries, which would generate revenue for the site owner. This service is currently being beta tested, with bugs, enhancements and feedback from developers being recorded at the [[Google Custom Search Engine Enhancement Page]].

===Topics===

'''Subscribed Links''' are web results that users can manually subscribe to. Anyone is allowed to make a new Subscribed Link, and do not necessarily need to knowledge on how to create a feed, as a basic link can be created. Subscriptions are then available in a special directory. [http://www.google.com/coop/subscribedlinks/directory/]

'''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.<ref>{{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 }}</ref>{{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}}

==See also==

'''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. 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.

* [[Microsoft Bing|Bing]] Custom Search API<ref>{{Cite web |last=Microsoft |title=Bing Custom Search API {{!}} Microsoft Bing |url=https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/bing/apis/bing-custom-search-api |access-date=2024-06-06 |website=Bingapis |language=en-us}}</ref>

* [[Wikipedia:Advanced source searching#Custom search engines]]

* {{Annotated link|Yahoo! Search BOSS}}

==References==

One of the topics with many contributions is Health. They include the [[National Library of Medicine]], [[Centers for Disease Control and Prevention]], [[Health on the Net]], [[Harvard Medical School]], [[Mayo Clinic]] and others.

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== External links ==

* [httphttps://www.google.com/coop/ Google Co-opCustom Search]

* [[Google AdSense]]

{{Portal bar|Internet}}

* [http://google.com/coop/ Google Co-op]

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* [http://blog.outer-court.com/archive/2006-05-11-n40.html How to use Google Co-op]

* [http://www.stonetemple.com/articles/google-coop-overview.shtml Google Co-op overview]

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* [http://www.coopdir.com Directory for Custom Search Engines created with Google Co-op]

[[Category:Google Search|Custom Search]]

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