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Remote Site Search Services Reports

Searchbutton

Warning: this service has been discontinued as of Summer 2001, upon acquisition by MondoSearch

Special Features

• Supports + for required terms in searching.
• Advanced search form, for power users.
• Simple results page customization options
• Search reports are excellent, access to raw search logs can be useful.
• Simplest results page customization -- just specify an HTML page
• Redundant server farms for reliable service
• New exceptions report shows bad link URLs encountered in indexing.
• Indexing URLs with cookies, session IDs.
• New Corporate service indexes PDF files, password-protected sites, adds additional report options.

Articles and Reviews

• Search Engines: The Hunt Is On Network Computing Magazine: October 16, 2000 by Avi Rappoport
  In-depth discussion of search engines for e-commerce and other web sites covers features and future trends, software vs. services, database vs. text searching, natural-language searching, and open-source search engines covering ht://Dig and mnoGoSearch (formerly UdmSearch). The testing included indexing over 150,000 pages, and covered administration tools, customization, search features, relevance ranking and search logs. Products were Ultraseek (then Inktomi Search) (which won Editor's Choice), AltaVista Search, and Excalibur RetrievalWare, services were Atomz Enterprise Search and Searchbutton Corporate, which has since addressed some of the shortcomings reported. Also included an email poll of Network Computing readers.
  
  
• Site Search: A Strategic Weapon Aberdeen Group Executive White Paper, August 2000
  Describes the value of site search engines for site navigation for, and as an element of CRM. Emphasizes the importance of activity reporting and analytics. Analyzes the option of outsourcing to ASPs in general and the advantages of outsourcing search given the technical requirements for search administrators. Covers how Searchbutton addresses these needs and provides an overview of how it performs as an element of site user interfaces.
  
  
• Search engines rev users' power eWEEK, July 26, 2000 by Grant DuBois
  Anticipates new features for Searchbutton services, also describes Intelliseek service offerings.
  
  
• In search of relevance: When can we expect the Information Age to arrive? July 24, 2000 by Sean M. Dugan
  Description of the Searchbutton service, concentrating on the reporting features. Also mentions Google.
  
  
• Go2Net Search Solutions July, 2000
  Go2Net (now InfoSpace) is offering a combination of Searchbutton for local searching and MetaCrawler/Dogpile meta search, both remotely and on the HyperMart Network.
  
  
• SearchTools Review of Remote Search Services September 27, 1999 (updated October 2, 2000) by Avi Rappoport
  Thorough discussion of the advantages and disadvantages of using remote search services, how well their indexing robots handle standards and links, search and relevance ranking features, search features, results customization, maintenance and reporting.
  

• Searchbutton.com Sees Profit Before IPO CNBC.com, September 11, 1999 by Hal Plotkin
  Description of the company and service features, early success, market strength, and analytical tools.
  
  
• Outsourcing gives search a whole new fragrance PCWeek Online, August 23, 1999 by Scot Peterson
  Laments the problems with site search engines, describes the happy experience of Garage.com using Searchbutton.
  
  
• Yet Another Search Service? Computerworld, August 16, 1999 by Cynthia Morgan
  Information about the company, founders, background and features.