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How can I embed search results on my own page?

I've read and enjoyed your articles on adding Twitter / Google search boxes to a website. I am trying to figure out a way to have one search box on my site that displays results (in a multi-column horizontal table) for multiple sources, particularly Twitter / Google / YouTube. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks!

Question answered on March 29, 2011 at 08:06 AM :: Comments to date: 0

How do I change the default search engine in Internet Explorer IE8?

On two separate computers, I have tried to change my Search Provider on Internet Explorer 7 by (1) chosing the option on required settings page, (2) right clicking on the search icon to change/add defalt search provider, and (3) using the TEST option. Each time, I get a message at the bottom of the page that says "(!) Error on Page". Please help. I HATE Bing!

Question answered on August 27, 2010 at 08:56 AM :: Comments to date: 0

How can I debug a Japanese-language Google search?

On our site: soysource.net I have added the sample code from your website (see Add a Google Search to your Website) to the bottom of ours, I customized it into Japanese a bit. If I search something in Roman characters like "Hiroshi", I can get a number of hits. However, when I click on one of the links, it takes me to the splash page of the site and not to the actual page I was searching for. However, if I click on "cached" in the search results I do reach the page I am looking for. Do you have any idea why this might be happening?

Question answered on March 12, 2010 at 08:52 AM :: Comments to date: 1

How do I change the default search engine in Safari on my Apple iPhone?

I don't know how it changed, but suddenly the default search engine on my Apple iPhone 3G is Yahoo, not Google. Now I like Yahoo as much as the next guy, but I really want Google back. How the heck do I change the default search engine in Safari??

Question answered on March 23, 2009 at 10:25 AM :: Comments to date: 20

How to convert currency (aka fun Google tricks)

What's the easiest way to do currency conversions online? I've heard that you can do it with Google itself, but I've never had any luck.

Question answered on March 18, 2009 at 08:23 AM :: Comments to date: 2

How do I add an Ask.Com seach box to my Web site?

What is the HTML needed to add an ASK.COM search box or search form to my web page? Thanks.

Question answered on February 3, 2009 at 07:54 AM :: Comments to date: 2

How can I add a YouTube search to my site?

I'm addicted. First it was America's Funniest Home Videos, now it's YouTube. There are just too darn many hilarious videos on the site. What I really want, though, is to be able to add a YouTube search to my own site so people can easily find all the funny stuff there. Is that doable?

Question answered on February 26, 2008 at 08:44 AM :: Comments to date: 21

How can I add a new search engine to Firefox?

I think we're kindred spirits, Dave. I spend way too much of my time on the Internet Movie DB and would like to cut out a step: is there any way in Firefox that I can have the little search box on the address bar go directly to IMDB?

Question answered on February 15, 2008 at 08:46 AM :: Comments to date: 4

How do I add a Lijit search widget to my site?

I know you have shown how to add a Google search box and such to my site (see Add Google search to your site) and even saw that you've written about how to utilize Google Custom Search (see Add Google Custom Search to your site), but I want to implement a cool widget I saw on another site from Lijit. Do you have any info on that?

Question answered on February 9, 2008 at 08:50 AM :: Comments to date: 6

How can I create predefined Amazon search links?

I read your note about how to add an Amazon.com search box to your site and it's very cool, but what I want to know is: What if I want the search to only search a certain keyword, Example "Honda Parts"?

Question answered on October 2, 2007 at 07:00 AM :: Comments to date: 8

How do I change the default search engine in Internet Explorer 7 (IE7)?

Category: Windows PC Help

I've been running Microsoft's new Internet Explorer 7.0 web browser and really like it overall, except for one problem: by default searches in the search box go to MSN Search, and I want to use Google. How do I change it?

Question answered on December 12, 2006 at 09:34 AM :: Comments to date: 35

Which search engines are most popular?

What I was wondering is are their stats on what percentage of users use which search engines. Out of Google, Yahoo! Search, MSN, AOL, AltaVista, AllTheWeb, and LookSmart what percentage does of the users does Google have and so on. Just trying to guage and advise customers on which pay per click medium offers the best bang for your buck. From your book Google is obviously the leader but the others have less viewers and also less advertisers I assume.

Thanks and again I really enjoyed your Google book and am having each of my employees read it.

Question answered on November 23, 2006 at 10:50 AM :: Comments to date: 2

Can I add a Wikipedia search box to my Web site or blog?

I found instructions for adding a cool Google search box to an html/xhtml site, here on askdavetaylor. I want to add a similar Wikipedia search box to my website. Any advice on where I can get code to do this?

Question answered on November 10, 2006 at 10:36 AM :: Comments to date: 17

How do I add a Drugstore.com search to my Web site?

I really like the Google search box you demonstrate on this site, but I want to add a search box on my site for Drugstore.com, and can't figure out how to do it. I thought I had it all working, but it's not. Can you help me out? I'll be forever in your debt!

Question answered on September 20, 2006 at 08:08 PM :: Comments to date: 0

How can I improve my Google results?

I've been reading lots of different material and I'm convinced that better search engine results will help me drive more visitors to my site and hopefully turn more of them into customers. What I don't understand is how to do that. Can you tell me the easiest way I can proceed? No books, though, I don't have the patience to read...
Question answered on March 6, 2006 at 08:48 AM :: Comments to date: 4
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