Re: Best In Site Search Engine

Assuming you're talking about Atomz.com, you can take a look at it on my
site -

http://www.estes-express.com

All I have is a little snippet of code to add the field and submit button.
Because it's so easy and unobtrusive, I have a search field on every page
(well, almost every page, Lotus Domino sometimes gives me trouble when I
want two submit buttons on a page - I have a lot to learn there).  The
results page LOOKS like mine, but it is actually generated by them (Atomz).
They employ a not too difficult to learn template language to control the
results page.  Basically, I just pasted the HTML from one of my pages and
put in the proper codes to place the search results in the lower right cell
of the table I frame out my pages with.  The whole thing took about half an
hour.  For the free service, Atomz places a small "powered by Atomz.com"
graphic at the top of the results section (doesn't mess with the layout of
my page).  It's no more obtrusive (IMHO) than anyone who uses Ultraseek or
Excite's engine.  I believe that you can pay them a fee for a graphic-less
results page.

FYI - Atomz e-mailed me yesterday, telling me that they have recieved some
venture capital funding.  Hopefully the VC's will leave them alone and let
them do their job, and this will mean that they will be able to expand the
services they offer.

Good Luck!

Mike Eovino
Webmaster
Estes Express Lines
http://www.estes-express.com




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From: DALLASSTA(at)aol.com <DALLASSTA(at)aol.com>
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Date: Monday, October 04, 1999 6:46 PM
Subject: Re: Best In Site Search Engine


>I am going to get rid of Jayde and go for it!  One question, does it appear
>commercialised, or is it just a search bar? I am trying to keep from
>commercialising my site a whole lot!  Lisa
>

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