Thanks Jeremy. Well, 65 positions is enough for me (I don't need more currently).... But I guess I may be in touble with the automated-queries clause. Damn ;-(
Ron On Apr 6, 1:58 pm, Jeremy Geerdes <[email protected]> wrote: > I'm not a legal expert, but I would say that using an automated > application to run search queries, even if it is just to check > rankings, would fall under the retrieve portion of that prohibited > clause. Also, if all you're looking for is to find your site's rank > in the Google index for given keywords, the AJAX API is going to be > really rather restricting because you can only retrieve a maximum of > 64 results. So if your site is number 65, you'll never know. > > Jeremy R. Geerdes > Effective website design & development > Des Moines, IA > > For more information or a project > quote:http://jgeerdes.home.mchsi.comhttp://jgeerdes.blogspot.comhttp://jgeerdes.wordpress.com > [email protected] > > Unless otherwise noted, any price quotes contained within this > communication are given in US dollars. > > If you're in the Des Moines, IA, area, check out Debra Heights > Wesleyan Church! > > And check out my blog, Adventures in Web Development, > athttp://jgeerdes.blogspot.com > ! > > On Apr 6, 2009, at 4:00 AM, RonMertens wrote: > > > > > Jeremy, > > > I've read and re-read the TOS (http://code.google.com/apis/ajaxsearch/ > > terms.html) and I cannot find anything about automated queries... > > beside: > > > # use any robot, spider, site search/retrieval application, or other > > device to retrieve or index any portion of Google services or collect > > information about users for any unauthorized purpose; > > > But checking ranking does not fall within that I think (I'm not > > retrieving or indexing and Google services or user info)... I'm just > > checking a web site position in the search... Anyone has any info on > > that? > > > Thanks! > > > Ron > > > On Mar 17, 7:50 pm, Jeremy Geerdes <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Legality will depend on your application abiding by the TOU. The > >> clause of primary concern with a SEO application like this would be, > >> in my mind, the prohibition of automated queries. I am not, however, > >> alegalexpert, so you should probably consult one (because they might > >> find more cause for concern). > > >> That said, practically speaking, the AJAX API's result limitations > >> will likely present a insurmountable problem. Namely, the 64-result > >> limitation will be a huge hindrance to effectively finding a site's > >> page rank. > > >> Jeremy R. Geerdes > >> Effective website design & development > >> Des Moines, IA > > >> For more information or a project quote:http://jgeerdes.home.mchsi.comhttp > >> ://jgeerdes.blogspot.comhttp://jgeerdes.wordpress.com > >> [email protected] > > >> Unless otherwise noted, any price quotes contained within this > >> communication are given in US dollars. > > >> If you're in the Des Moines, IA, area, check out Debra Heights > >> Wesleyan Church! > > >> And check out my blog, Adventures in Web Development, > >> athttp://jgeerdes.blogspot.com > >> ! > > >> On Mar 17, 2009, at 5:45 AM, RonMertens wrote: > > >>> Hi guys. > > >>> I want to introduce a new web app that will include google ranking > >>> for > >>> web sites (i.e. your google search position for a keyword). > > >>> I know I can use the new AJAX API to do that (using PHP, I have > >>> made a > >>> small test case). My question - is thatlegal? Will you guys approve? > > >>> Ron --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Google AJAX APIs" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/Google-AJAX-Search-API?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
