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FeedMySearch Turns Google Search Results into RSS Feeds
Posted by Kevin Purdy at 11:00 PM on July 14, 2008
We're pretty dedicated users of the email-based Google Alerts at Lifehacker HQ, but certain search terms have just far too many results to not turn into a kind of voluntary spam. FeedMySearch, a free Google-tweaking utility, turns new results from Google's many search areas—web, news, blogs, images, and more—into an RSS feed you can incorporate however you'd like. Some of these results, like Google News, have RSS feeds built in, but FeedMySearch's web search feeds are full-fledged with embedded video and pictures, and the site makes it easy to embed the feeds in your favourite start pages or bookmarking tools. FeedMySearch is free to use, no sign-up required.
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Darren W.
Posted 11:48 PM 14/7/08
@Darren W.: Crap! Grammar Nazi comments are supposed to be emailed to the editor! I forgot! Sorry, someone please delete that post.
Darren W.
Darren W.
Posted 11:47 PM 14/7/08
Also, if I understand your intent, "...but certain search terms have just far too many results to not turn into a kind of voluntary spam..." doesn't need the "not"
Darren W.
Darren W.
Posted 11:46 PM 14/7/08
For example, I'd like to monitor where my site shows up in google search results. To be more specific, it could be handy to keep an RSS feed in my [www.FredRocks.net] Google Start Page of results for Frederick Maryland Entertainment so I don't have to do the search manually. I can just glance at the RSS gadget from time to time and see if it shows up.
Darren W.
CK
Posted 11:46 PM 14/7/08
This could be useful with Yahoo Pipes or Dapper.net.
CK
strabes
Posted 11:33 PM 14/7/08
Why would you want to view search results in an RSS reader instead of a browser? Seems to overly complicate things for no reason. =\
strabes
jsmorley
Posted 12:27 AM 15/7/08
@Darren W.:
Actually it does need the "not" to have the meaning intended, but it would be less awkward if it said "not to turn into" rather than "to not turn into". Either is correct though.
jsmorley
Darren W.
Posted 12:44 AM 15/7/08
@jsmorley: That depends on if the "voluntary spam" is referring to the RSS feed, or the would-be Google Alerts email. If the spam to be avoided is that which would show up as a Google Alert, then the "not" is inappropriate.
Darren W.
DaveRod
Posted 2:52 AM 15/7/08
I can see the use for app building, but I just don't get it as something a person would subscribe to. Maybe if the results for the search term change frequently? But is that common?
DaveRod