BananaSlug: Searching Google with Randomization

BoingBoing pointed to BananaSlug which uses the Google APIs to search for your search terms plus a random word chosen from a list of sources including a dictionary, Shakespeare, proper names and cities. It’s a semi automated way to get serendipitous search results for your surfing pleasure.

Of course, getting mentioned on BoingBoing is a sure way to run out the 1000 searches for your Google API key quickly. Steve Nelson has updated the site already and now it will return a link to Google with a random word setup for you, or let you use your own API key. Very cool!

Saturday July 12, 2003   ·   Permalink

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