Tuesday, November 13th, 2007

Sites Added to Ubuntu Search Engine

I've added the following addresses to my version of an Ubuntu Search Engine:

That brings the total number of sites to 178.

I've been quite surprised at how popular the service is becoming, especially considering that I only created it as an experiment to satisfy my own curiosity. The Firefox tools have also attracted a number of downloads.

Here's a basic usage chart provided by Google:

Usage of Ubuntu Search Engine

Add your site

I'd like to keep the service as relevant and concise as possible, so if you own or know of an Ubuntu related blog/site that is not included then please let me know.


2 Responses to “Sites Added to Ubuntu Search Engine”

  1. Vincent wrote,

    Hmmm… Isn't the content on wiki.ubuntu.com, wiki.edubuntu.com and wiki.kubuntu.com the same?

  2. Philip wrote,

    @Vincent: Thanks for pointing this out :) Yes I believe the content is the same. However, I've still included them as they use their own branding. Also, a Kubuntu/Edubuntu user may not want to [or know to?] search the Ubuntu wiki — "site:" specific searches are still possible with Google's CSE service.

    Having said that, I've performed some test queries and the results differ between all three sites. Maybe the Kubuntu/Edubuntu domains are not as well indexed as the Ubuntu wiki domain?!

    Either way I don't think it'll do any harm [?] including the domains.

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