Custom Search Engines
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Custom Search Engines
Dear Mojeek Community,
This month we're looking at some interesting things that you can do with the Mojeek API across two articles, as well as offering up a guide to how you can optimise your searching for Mojeek's keyword-based approach.
Automating Custom Search Engines
The web is vast and increasingly full of low-quality information. Imagine if you could automate the process of searching across sites that are particularly relevant to the context of your search. Using the Mojeek API we have done just that, and explain here how you can do the same. With this you can build an automated custom search engine for any topic, category or theme. Read more...
Topical Custom Search Engines
Sometimes you may wish to search across the web about a particular topic, and so we show here how you can also do that in a similar fashion. Read more...
Getting the Best out of Keyword Web Search
Web search engines are a key tool when conducting in-depth non-academic research. Whether you are “doing your own research”, working in Open Source Intelligence (OSINT), investigating a topic, or simply satisfying your curiosity, being able to use search engine effectively matters. Read more...
A Mojeek Tip
Mojeek Focus allows you to create lists of sites to be included and/or excluded when searching, making it a very useful tool when it comes to tailoring Mojeek to your particular needs.
You can use Mojeek Focus from the URL bar, allowing you to trigger your own creations or ones from the Template Library, just as you would Mojeek. A recent post, inspired by a comment from a long-term user of Focus, outlines a method you can use to do this. Read more...
Community and Other Links
Google Blocking Browsers with JavaScript Turned Off - not on Mojeek!
Filter results by TLD - possible with Mojeek Focus, if you know how.
Check out our Blog for more content
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