untangling_the_web

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do to use it is to open the file in your browser, insert keyword(s), and go.
Obviously, you will want to add more sites to search (I only put in a few) and change
the topic to something of interest to you (I chose the rather bland News topic for
demonstration purposes). Also, you can enter sub-sites or more specific sites, such
as cnn.com/WORLD or dir.yahoo.com.
One thing to keep in mind that is you are searching Gigablast's database of
pages from these websites, not the sites themselves. The "work" that goes into
creating a CTS is mostly up front because once you create your list of sites, it is not
a complicated matter to add to or subtract from it. I can easily imagine creating a set
of these search forms on a variety of topics using existing bookmarks.
Rollyo
http://rollyo.com/
Rollyo stands for "Roll your own" search engine, meaning that you select the
sources you want to search. Rollyo is powered by Yahoo, so results will come from
Yahoo only. Rollyo lets users search up to 25 sites (not a huge number) and also try
out and use other people's "Searchrolls." In order to save, share, and use your
Searchrolls on other computers, you must register with an email address and a usercreated
name and password.
Rollyo has some unusual features. For example, Rollyo permits users to upload their
bookmarks to create Search rolls, edit someone else's Searchroll to make it your
own, keep your Searchrolls private or share them. Rollyo searches entire sites or
you can limit your search to a subdomain; however, you cannot limit your search to
directories within a site, e.g., in this case, everything after the slash is ignored:
security.news. com/library.
Rollyo has a nice little bookmarklet called Rollbar that "gives you access to all of
your Searchrolls wherever you are.
• Search any site you visit, from the same spot on your browser, without
having to dig around for every site's search page.
• Add sites to your Searchrolls on the fly.
• Create a new Searchroll from anywhere."
One of the most attractive features of Rollyo is the ability to share Searchrolls. Here
is an example of a Searchroll named "Muslim World Views." The sources searched
are on the left side:
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