Thursday, July 31, 2003
GooFresh -- Fresh Google Results!: "GooFresh - Query Recent Additions to Google!
Query:
What time period do you want to check?: Today Yesterday Last 7 Days Last 30 Days
Google offers a date-based syntax, but you can only access it via the advanced search, which limits your time options, or the daterange: syntax, which uses Julian dates and is a bit difficult to use.
This form is a way to search for sites added today, yesterday, within the last seven days, or last 30 days. You can search now and you can create an URL that you can use in search monitoring services like TracerLock -- more about that in a minute.
*NOTE: The date based search finds only pages that have been ADDED OR UPDATED IN THE INDEX ON A PARTICULAR DAY. It does not find pages based on their CREATION date. So keep that in mind.
*ANOTHER NOTE: Google does not support their daterange: syntax, which this form uses (You can use a search with daterange: if you like, but Google doesn't guarantee the veracity of the results.) If you get weird results, please don't blame Google.
Use this search the way you'd use regular Google, with a couple of exceptions. The daterange: search does not support the link: syntax, nor does it appear to support the special content syntaxes like phonebook:, etc.
Use the information generated by this form to monitor Google for newly-indexed pages containing information in which you're interested. All you need is an URL and a monitoring program, like TracerLock, SpyOnIt, WebSite Watcher, etc. Here's the URL format:
http://www.researchbuzz.com/cgi-bin/goofresh.cgi?query=xx&datemod=yy
xx = the QUERY that you want to run. This can be anything. Denote phrases with quotes; link words together (except those in quotes) with +. If you want to exclude an item in your search, use +-. So for example:
?query="sword dance"+site:edu
means "sword dance" site:edu
?query="sword dance"+-site:org
means "sword dance" -site:org
yy = the DATE MODIFIER for indexing. The valid datemods are as follows:
0 = Search pages indexed TODAY
1 = Search pages index YESTERDAY
7 = Search pages indexed IN THE LAST SEVEN DAYS
30 = Search pages indexed IN THE LAST THIRTY DAYS
So let's put it all together. The query:
http://www.researchbuzz.com/cgi-bin/goofresh.cgi?query="morris dance"&datemod=7
finds all pages containing the phrase "morris dance" that have been indexed by Google in the last seven days.
http://www.researchbuzz.com/cgi-bin/goofresh.cgi?query=giraffe+-zoo&datemod=1
Finds all pages that contain the word giraffe but don't contain the word zoo that were indexed by Google yesterday.
Query:
What time period do you want to check?: Today Yesterday Last 7 Days Last 30 Days
Google offers a date-based syntax, but you can only access it via the advanced search, which limits your time options, or the daterange: syntax, which uses Julian dates and is a bit difficult to use.
This form is a way to search for sites added today, yesterday, within the last seven days, or last 30 days. You can search now and you can create an URL that you can use in search monitoring services like TracerLock -- more about that in a minute.
*NOTE: The date based search finds only pages that have been ADDED OR UPDATED IN THE INDEX ON A PARTICULAR DAY. It does not find pages based on their CREATION date. So keep that in mind.
*ANOTHER NOTE: Google does not support their daterange: syntax, which this form uses (You can use a search with daterange: if you like, but Google doesn't guarantee the veracity of the results.) If you get weird results, please don't blame Google.
Use this search the way you'd use regular Google, with a couple of exceptions. The daterange: search does not support the link: syntax, nor does it appear to support the special content syntaxes like phonebook:, etc.
Use the information generated by this form to monitor Google for newly-indexed pages containing information in which you're interested. All you need is an URL and a monitoring program, like TracerLock, SpyOnIt, WebSite Watcher, etc. Here's the URL format:
http://www.researchbuzz.com/cgi-bin/goofresh.cgi?query=xx&datemod=yy
xx = the QUERY that you want to run. This can be anything. Denote phrases with quotes; link words together (except those in quotes) with +. If you want to exclude an item in your search, use +-. So for example:
?query="sword dance"+site:edu
means "sword dance" site:edu
?query="sword dance"+-site:org
means "sword dance" -site:org
yy = the DATE MODIFIER for indexing. The valid datemods are as follows:
0 = Search pages indexed TODAY
1 = Search pages index YESTERDAY
7 = Search pages indexed IN THE LAST SEVEN DAYS
30 = Search pages indexed IN THE LAST THIRTY DAYS
So let's put it all together. The query:
http://www.researchbuzz.com/cgi-bin/goofresh.cgi?query="morris dance"&datemod=7
finds all pages containing the phrase "morris dance" that have been indexed by Google in the last seven days.
http://www.researchbuzz.com/cgi-bin/goofresh.cgi?query=giraffe+-zoo&datemod=1
Finds all pages that contain the word giraffe but don't contain the word zoo that were indexed by Google yesterday.
AmphetaDesk 0.93.1: "Jupiter teases with more demographics. Jupiter Media's Jupiter Research's announced a new report, Weblog Best Practices: Seizing Business Benefits, by Melissa Stock. Reading its prospectus, the report approaches the blogosphere as an audience pool and advertising target. Keep this in mind as you read Jupiter Media's CyberAtlas' Robyn Greenspan's tidbits:
Bloggers:
2 percent of the online community has created a blog
60 percent of bloggers are dialing up
57 percent have a household income below $60,000 per year
Blogging is split evenly among the genders
70 percent of bloggers having an online tenure of more than 5 years
Blog readers:
4 percent of the online community read them
60 percent male
61 percent in homes where the total income is more than $60,000 per year
54 percent dial-up vs. 46 percent broadband
73 percent of blog readers have been online for more than 5 years "
Bloggers:
2 percent of the online community has created a blog
60 percent of bloggers are dialing up
57 percent have a household income below $60,000 per year
Blogging is split evenly among the genders
70 percent of bloggers having an online tenure of more than 5 years
Blog readers:
4 percent of the online community read them
60 percent male
61 percent in homes where the total income is more than $60,000 per year
54 percent dial-up vs. 46 percent broadband
73 percent of blog readers have been online for more than 5 years "
Wednesday, July 30, 2003
AmphetaDesk 0.93.1: "Micropayments via SMS
I needed a map of Dublin recently, so I looked up Ireland On-Line's mapping, route planning, and aerial photography service. It's a really useful service - with maps provided by Mapflow, whose other customers include Vodafone (for location-based mobile services) and the European Space Agency.
So anyway, providing maps on the Internet obviously costs money, but people don't want the hassle of subscribing, so IOL have introduced an SMS-based micropayment solution. How does it work? Well, when I click to zoom in on Dublin, I see the following window pop up:"
Smart?
I needed a map of Dublin recently, so I looked up Ireland On-Line's mapping, route planning, and aerial photography service. It's a really useful service - with maps provided by Mapflow, whose other customers include Vodafone (for location-based mobile services) and the European Space Agency.
So anyway, providing maps on the Internet obviously costs money, but people don't want the hassle of subscribing, so IOL have introduced an SMS-based micropayment solution. How does it work? Well, when I click to zoom in on Dublin, I see the following window pop up:"
Smart?
Monday, July 28, 2003
ResearchBuzz News -- July 17 - July 23, 2003: "Google News Now Offering Advanced Search
Yay! Google News, even though it's still in beta, is now offering advanced searching with options to limit searches by date and more. The advanced search is available by choosing 'Advanced Search' from http://news.google.com.
If you've ever used the regular Google advanced search, this won't look too unfamiliar. From here you can specify all words, at any words, phrases, and omit words. But also you can specify source, location, and either calendar based date ('from June 20 to July 20') or time span (within the last hour, day, week, or month.)
For those of you who like searching for a basic interface, the syntax for searching by specific location (US state or country) is location:. You can do a simple location search without any keywords -- location:spain works fine by itself. You may NOT do a date search by itself -- for example, you can't search for all articles indexed in the last hour. But you can search for 'the' in the news search as well as Google's Web search. "
Yay! Google News, even though it's still in beta, is now offering advanced searching with options to limit searches by date and more. The advanced search is available by choosing 'Advanced Search' from http://news.google.com.
If you've ever used the regular Google advanced search, this won't look too unfamiliar. From here you can specify all words, at any words, phrases, and omit words. But also you can specify source, location, and either calendar based date ('from June 20 to July 20') or time span (within the last hour, day, week, or month.)
For those of you who like searching for a basic interface, the syntax for searching by specific location (US state or country) is location:. You can do a simple location search without any keywords -- location:spain works fine by itself. You may NOT do a date search by itself -- for example, you can't search for all articles indexed in the last hour. But you can search for 'the' in the news search as well as Google's Web search. "
ResearchBuzz News -- July 17 - July 23, 2003: "Rocketnews.com Now Offering Weblog Results
News search engine Rocketnews (http://www.rocketnews.com) is now offering weblogs as a search category. That makes the following categories available for search on their site: general, business/finance, science, technology, health, sports, entertainment, and weblogs. In addition to category you can also specify the number of days to search (from 0 to 5.)
I like Rocketnews, but for weblog search I find Feedster (http://www.feedster.com), Technorati (http://www.technorati.com), and Daypop (http://www.daypop.com) more extensive. "
News search engine Rocketnews (http://www.rocketnews.com) is now offering weblogs as a search category. That makes the following categories available for search on their site: general, business/finance, science, technology, health, sports, entertainment, and weblogs. In addition to category you can also specify the number of days to search (from 0 to 5.)
I like Rocketnews, but for weblog search I find Feedster (http://www.feedster.com), Technorati (http://www.technorati.com), and Daypop (http://www.daypop.com) more extensive. "
Sunday, July 27, 2003
Guardian Unlimited | Weblog: "Blog power
July 17: Iranian weblogger Pedram Moallemian has written a powerful piece in The Iranian encouraging his countrymen and women to set up their own weblogs as a force for free speech. 'As events in Iran develop and dynamics of power and influence change rapidly, more Iranian voices are needed to express our wants and goals to the global community. English blogs are a vital way to express your views for this audience,' he writes."
July 17: Iranian weblogger Pedram Moallemian has written a powerful piece in The Iranian encouraging his countrymen and women to set up their own weblogs as a force for free speech. 'As events in Iran develop and dynamics of power and influence change rapidly, more Iranian voices are needed to express our wants and goals to the global community. English blogs are a vital way to express your views for this audience,' he writes."
blogcount - How many blogs and bloggers? How big the blogosphere?: "Live Journal vs. Xanga demographics.
Haverford psychology student Hat Nim Choi chose to compare demographics of Xanga and LiveJournal users for the Spring 2003 Psychology of Adolescence laboratory. Choi used this survey to collect data from a small sample of both user populations and presented findings in this report. Some observations:
Live Journal users were more likely to identify themselves as whites while Xanga users were more likely to identify as Asians.
Xanga users are about two years younger (Xanga at 18.2, LJ at 20.5).
Xanga users posted less often but averaged almost twice as many comments per post (4.6) than LJ (2.6).
70% of female Xanga users had more than 50 friends in their blogroll while only 40% of males had more than 50.
I'd be happier if more of the behavioral data was observed and measured instead of anecdotal. For example, are young women more likely to exaggerate their connectedness than young men? The server knows for sure. "
Haverford psychology student Hat Nim Choi chose to compare demographics of Xanga and LiveJournal users for the Spring 2003 Psychology of Adolescence laboratory. Choi used this survey to collect data from a small sample of both user populations and presented findings in this report. Some observations:
Live Journal users were more likely to identify themselves as whites while Xanga users were more likely to identify as Asians.
Xanga users are about two years younger (Xanga at 18.2, LJ at 20.5).
Xanga users posted less often but averaged almost twice as many comments per post (4.6) than LJ (2.6).
70% of female Xanga users had more than 50 friends in their blogroll while only 40% of males had more than 50.
I'd be happier if more of the behavioral data was observed and measured instead of anecdotal. For example, are young women more likely to exaggerate their connectedness than young men? The server knows for sure. "
