Start A New Search Engine

[yz0rx]

How would I go about starting a new search engine using google's search results. Similar to the following:
http://www.blingo.com
http://www.my way.com

Any help would be appreciated.

[Lord Majestic]

If you want to have something like the SE you quoted above then you will need:

1) plenty of money to give away prizes and somehow avoid attracting just those who search in hope to win
2) license Google search content (not cheap I hear) or risk your whole business by running automated queries to their site
3) good reason why should people come to you rather than just use Google

1 and 2 are just matter of cash, but 3 is either super-duper-mega-cash or extremely hard.

[yz0rx]

Lord Majestic,
Good points. Thanks for replying.

I think Google Adsense's Premium program might what I'm looking for. I just need about seven million more monthly content views to apply...

[bostonBeans]

Or in lieu of all the things Lord points out - a good, fresh idea to make search better should work (think PageRank in 1998). If you want to start another 'me too' search engine - you need cash and a gimmick.

In any case, good luck!

[MrSchmidt]

There's a couple good php search scripts that use the Google API. All you need is a liscence key and alittle knowledge of php.

[Lord Majestic]

All you need is a liscence key and alittle knowledge of php.

And also NOT to use your search for commercial purposes as well as having 1000 searches a day limit.

[MrSchmidt]

You can use it for commercial use as long as you get written consent from Google and you can ask for an increase, some get it and most don't. A good example is GoogleAlert.com

[Lord Majestic]

as long as you get written consent from Google

They did not even bother respond to my request for more information on conditions that I sent 2 years ago :)