Coins 2.0 - search engine for Russian numismatic resources
Today, another specialized Russian-language search engine based on the Google Custom Search Engine was launched . This time it is Coins 2.0 - a search engine for Russian numismatic resources. It is intended, respectively, for coin collectors.
For those who are not up to date, Google CSE technology implies searching using standard Google tools on a limited set of sites, the list of which is determined by the author of the search engine. Habr already wrote about Google CSE here .
What does Coins 2.0 promise numismatists? What we expect from a specialized search engine is higher quality results than standard search engines. This is especially noticeable on queries containing commonly used words. For example, compare the issue for the query “2 Euro Germany” from Yandex and Coins 2.0 .
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But for ordinary people, Coins 2.0 can sometimes be useful - for example, to find out what an old coin is left from a grandmother or help a child prepare an interesting essay .
At the moment, Coins 2.0 is looking for 260 Russian-language sites on the near-topic theme. But if you could not find the information of interest in Russian, you are invited to go to the English-language “sister” of the search engine - www.coins2.com . Its base includes about 3,500 sites. True, it will be necessary to give inquiries and process answers in English.
Additionally, the site provides an opportunity for coin collectors to install the Coins 2.0 search string on their website.
Since Google provides a free and easy access to a truly simple and reliable means of organizing your own search engines, in the foreseeable future we will certainly see a lot of specialized search engines. Which is probably not bad. Well, whether Coins2.0 will receive recognition - time will tell.
For those who are not up to date, Google CSE technology implies searching using standard Google tools on a limited set of sites, the list of which is determined by the author of the search engine. Habr already wrote about Google CSE here .
What does Coins 2.0 promise numismatists? What we expect from a specialized search engine is higher quality results than standard search engines. This is especially noticeable on queries containing commonly used words. For example, compare the issue for the query “2 Euro Germany” from Yandex and Coins 2.0 .
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But for ordinary people, Coins 2.0 can sometimes be useful - for example, to find out what an old coin is left from a grandmother or help a child prepare an interesting essay .
At the moment, Coins 2.0 is looking for 260 Russian-language sites on the near-topic theme. But if you could not find the information of interest in Russian, you are invited to go to the English-language “sister” of the search engine - www.coins2.com . Its base includes about 3,500 sites. True, it will be necessary to give inquiries and process answers in English.
Additionally, the site provides an opportunity for coin collectors to install the Coins 2.0 search string on their website.
Since Google provides a free and easy access to a truly simple and reliable means of organizing your own search engines, in the foreseeable future we will certainly see a lot of specialized search engines. Which is probably not bad. Well, whether Coins2.0 will receive recognition - time will tell.
Source: https://habr.com/ru/post/1212/
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