Re: REF: Iris-specific search engine

Laurie:

We have an Iris Club website in southern New Mexico, www.zianet.com/mvis.  I
believe it's referenced to the region 23 website.

Jim Reilly
Mesilla Valley Iris Society
LasCruces, New Mexico
James P. Reilly
jpreilly@zianet.com
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Laurie Frazer" <lauriefr@localnet.com>
To: <iris@hort.net>
Sent: Wednesday, November 22, 2006 2:46 PM
Subject: [iris] REF: Iris-specific search engine


> Hi Everybody,
>
> I have been working on a project - a gift, really - for all iris
> enthusiasts (present company included).  When I moved my Shadowood
> website to its new domain, my interest in developing more iris
> resources on the site was renewed.  Then some website promotion
> newsletter arrived in my email box with news of a new custom web search
> available through Google.
>
> "Hmm," thought I.  "How cool would it be to have a search engine that
> searches ONLY iris-related websites so that I wouldn't have to slog
> through hundreds of thousands of completely unrelated search results
> that just happen to use the word "iris" within their pages?"
>
> And so, I am in the process of developing Shadowood's Iris Search!
> This is a search engine that searches ONLY the sites and pages I
> designate.  So far, I have added over 300 iris-related websites,
> forums, photo albums, mailing lists, etc. to the search index,
> including all of the sites linked on the AIS website links page, plus
> many sites linked on the sites linked on the AIS website links page!  I
> am on a quest to find every single iris-related website on the internet
> to index into Shadowood's Iris Search.  I want this to be THE one and
> only, comprehensive search engine that makes it easy for iris folks to
> find exactly what they need, quickly and efficiently.
>
> I would be very appreciative if you all would help me by sending me
> URLs to iris-related material that isn't linked on the AIS links page,
> any of the Affiliate Society websites, or any of the Regional websites
> (I've already grabbed and indexed all links appearing on all of those
> sites).  If you have a personal website with iris information or
> photos, an online photo album, or anything else iris-related that isn't
> linked on any of the sites I just listed, please send me the URL.  I
> want to get ALL of your pages into Shadowood's Iris Search.
>
> The Google Custom Search feature with which I have built my Iris Search
> isn't perfect, unfortunately.  The biggest flaw is that it will only
> search sites that Google itself has indexed into its main index.  To my
> great frustration, that means that Shadowood's Iris Search won't even
> search my own new site because Googlebot hasn't finished indexing it
> yet!  ARGH!  That also means that it won't search any sites I include
> in the Iris Search's index that Googlebot hasn't already indexed itself
> (or has rejected from inclusion in the Google index).  If you do send
> me URLs to add to the Iris Search index, and subsequent search results
> don't include entries from those sites when you know they should,
> please blame it on Google and not me.  I'll add all iris sites to my
> Iris Search index, but whether or not Google will actually search them
> is up to Google.
>
> Please also bear in mind that Shadowood's Iris Search is a work in
> progress.  I have MUCH left to do in terms of specifying labels for
> particular websites, adding more websites, and such.  Don't despair.
> I'll try to get it finished before I die of old age.
>
> In any event, I am hopeful that Shadowood's Iris Search will facilitate
> finding that special iris for which you've been searching, or locating
> information on the correct way to plant Siberian irises or even how to
> go about creating that elusive red iris.
>
> Give it a try and see how it works for you.  If you have any
> suggestions, problems, or ideas for improving Shadowood's Iris Search,
> please don't hesitate to let me know. You can find the search on the
> entry page to my iris pages at:
>
> http://lfrazer.com/iris/index.html
>
> Enjoy, and HAPPY THANKSGIVING, everyone!!!
>
> Laurie
> ---------------
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> http://lfrazer.com/iris/index.html
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> normal annual precipitation 26-27"
> slightly acid, potassium deficient, clay soil
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