Comments on: RSS Ethics http://elliottback.com/wp/rss-ethics/ Internet & Technology Sun, 22 Nov 2009 02:40:56 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Elliott Bäck http://elliottback.com/wp/rss-ethics/#comment-1023 Elliott Bäck Fri, 25 Mar 2005 20:23:58 +0000 /?p=545#comment-1023 It's generally impossible--search engines have to willfully release that data, and Google, for one, doesn't. If you have a Google AdWords account you can see traffic estimates for certain keywords, though. Overture is a bit better--it gives you a tool to tell you the number of searches done for a particular term 6 months ago: http://inventory.overture.com/d/searchinventory/suggestion/ See this page for more: http://www.storebuilder.co.uk/article154.html As to the question of ethics, I see no problem with finding out whether people are searching for specific terms, even to the point where you know (like Google does) which people are searching for what terms! It’s generally impossible–search engines have to willfully release that data, and Google, for one, doesn’t. If you have a Google AdWords account you can see traffic estimates for certain keywords, though. Overture is a bit better–it gives you a tool to tell you the number of searches done for a particular term 6 months ago:

http://inventory.overture.com/d/searchinventory/suggestion/

See this page for more:

http://www.storebuilder.co.uk/article154.html

As to the question of ethics, I see no problem with finding out whether people are searching for specific terms, even to the point where you know (like Google does) which people are searching for what terms!

]]> By: Michael http://elliottback.com/wp/rss-ethics/#comment-1017 Michael Fri, 25 Mar 2005 15:44:09 +0000 /?p=545#comment-1017 Elliot Long time reader of your blog. Simply a lurker that can add nothing to your stuff. I admire a lot of what you do. I've been trying to find out if it is possible to access search string caches on sites such as google. Simply as a tool to be able to query popular searches or even if specific searches have been done. First, is the possible? Second, is it ethical if the information is only used for personal gratification? Third, do you know how to do it? Fourth, would you share it with me? Take Care Michael Elliot

Long time reader of your blog. Simply a lurker that can add nothing to your stuff. I admire a lot of what you do.

I’ve been trying to find out if it is possible to access search string caches on sites such as google. Simply as a tool to be able to query popular searches or even if specific searches have been done. First, is the possible? Second, is it ethical if the information is only used for personal gratification? Third, do you know how to do it? Fourth, would you share it with me?

Take Care
Michael

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