Unofficial Google Subscribed Links List

[dannysullivan]

Lots of people are creating subscribed links through the new Google Co-op program. The only problem is that the current Google Subscribed Links Directory (http://www.google.com/coop/directory) isn't listing all of these submissions. Some are listed now; a few more will be added soon, but lots and lots still won't be known to people going to Google Co-op itself. So to help, please contribute to this unofficial list. Got a new link you created and want people to know about. Post the URL below and what it does, briefly. Know of a cool one? Post that as well.

[dannysullivan]

I'll kick things off. Barry's put together one of the best ones I've seen so far, a subscribed link that lets you see the top results for various search subjects from his Search Engine Roundtable blog. I'm jealous -- we're working on the same, but it's taking longer. So go Barry -- link is here (http://www.google.com/coop/profile?user=015090516856763095929) , if you want to subscribe. How he did it (which may help you do your own) is here (http://blog.searchenginewatch.com/blog/060511-152949) .

[rustybrick]

Yea, I rock. :D

If you guys have questions, let me know...

[detlev]

Hello everyone,

SearchReturn plans a relatively elaborate implementation of Google Coop. At the moment, you can access the archives in two formats, either by thread or full issue digest. Quick access to specific threads, such as [google] are going live.

http://www.google.com/coop/profile?user=005597861154319831551

Example queries include: threads, archive, seo, google and more...

The Alternat Formats (http://www.searchreturn.com/info-formats.shtml) page is where we provide further details.

Thanks goes to Danny for this space. Thanks to Barry for the chat that resulted in my adoption of the oddly named Google Co-op.

Stay tuned!
-detlev

[shreddies]

Thanks to this post I was motivated to knock up a Google Subscribed Links feed for Google Sightseeing (http://googlesightseeing.com/). If you search for a Country, U.S. State or Canadian Territory it will show you a couple of recent posts from that area.

View samples or subscribe at our Google Sightseeing Profile Page (http://www.google.com/coop/profile?user=006598414573356726213).

[dannysullivan]

I've just gotten the Search Engine Watch subscribed link going. You'll find it here (http://google.com/coop/profile?user=000455946290257563395), and I explain more how it works to bring up headlines plus a few tips on getting listed in the real directory and making the feeds here: Get Your SEW Subscribed Link For Google & Resources On Making Them (http://blog.searchenginewatch.com/blog/060517-103819). Barry's already got it!

[TDavid]

Our dynamic subscribed link for MakeYouGohmm (http://www.google.com/coop/trust/add?user=005020106477409788563&continue=http://www.google.com/coop/profile?user=005020106477409788563) has been up for a couple days now. To see recent posts after subscribing just do a search for "hmm"

[Tim]

What happens if your subscribed links from separate feeds claim the same keyword(s)?

[rustybrick]

Tim, they pick a source at random see http://www.google.com/coop/docs/faq.html#multiple_links

3. What happens if multiple subscribed links are triggered on the same query?

When multiple subscribed links are triggered for the same query, only one of them will be displayed in full, with links to the others. The links to other subscribed links will be what's specified as their more_url output. The subscribed link that appears in full is basically selected at random, but, over time, this process may also take relevance into account.

Multiple subscribed links usually only trigger when their triggers are too generic or ambiguous. Therefore, try to create triggers that are as specific as possible.

[Tim]

Thanks. How long did it take your developer to get it running?

[rustybrick]

Thanks. How long did it take your developer to get it running?
Few hours. The business logic, of how you want to come up with your keyword list and then how you want to display the results sets, take the most time.

[WOWDezign]

Finally got mine done! Branson area information for vacationers http://www.google.com/coop/profile?user=011732775150781532227.

[shanaka]

I would like to know few points abou google site map. after i add google site map xml file into google do i have to uplaod same file into my web server root ? it is help to index my all pages in google index ? please let me know

Yea, I rock. :D

If you guys have questions, let me know...

[rustybrick]

I would like to know few points abou google site map. after i add google site map xml file into google do i have to uplaod same file into my web server root ? it is help to index my all pages in google index ? please let me know
This is not Google Sitemaps. It is Google Coop.

[shanaka]

i want to know about google sitemap information ?

I would like to know few points abou google site map. after i add google site map xml file into google do i have to uplaod same file into my web server root ? it is help to index my all pages in google index ? please let me know

[petbadbreath]

i want to know about google sitemap information ?

http://www.google.com/webmasters/sitemaps/docs/en/protocol.html

or search the fourms here. Your questions have already been answered.

[petbadbreath]

Can someone help me understand how the co-op program is supposed to help? Sure, I see the value in people weading through all the nonsense found in a regular search and posting the ones they feel are important, but from what I've seen in a lot of the guides already created they are pretty much self promotion. One guide a saw had a hundred or more links with 95% of them pointing to her own business website.

Unless I'm missing something, how is this 'new' feature supposed to benefit searchers? Looks like it has good intentions, but I see it very quickly becoming a new way for people to redirect people just to content that mainly benefits themselves. Not to say there is anything wrong with making a buck or two but that's what advertising is for, not cramming these guides with links to self-promoting web sites. It quickly dilutes the value to the users.

Interested in getting some feedback on this. Even from the perspective of actually understanding how one would use this to profit all while helping others get what they need/want.

[TDavid]

Can someone help me understand how the co-op program is supposed to help? Sure, I see the value in people weading through all the nonsense found in a regular search and posting the ones they feel are important, but from what I've seen in a lot of the guides already created they are pretty much self promotion. One guide a saw had a hundred or more links with 95% of them pointing to her own business website.
For those with website communities, readers, subscribers, etc, it provides an additional way to target the search results to relevant material that might be buried in the site's archives (and perhaps buried from Google and their own site search).

Google doesn't unearth everything that is relevant at a given site, even with the site targeted search, which I think they clearly realize and are offering site owners an additional tool they can use to build quick reference by keywords. If a lot of people sign up and use these subscribed links then they could at a later date mine this data to move this information up for all users, even those unsubscribed. There is great incentive there for site owners to lead to your point of where is the profit in this.

It's up to the webmaster to explain to subscribed link users why their query results are useful and important enough to show up above all the other results for specific Google queries. The subscriber can judge accordingly if the rubber meets the road.

I'm seeing the subscribed links as a good supplement for a site with a community and/or a good reference of third party sites. Since one can have 100 files and up to 10MB of data, this presents an enormous opportunity to become a useful player in the subscribed links search results or not.

The other thing to consider is that if a guide provides no value to you, then you can easily unsubscribe. It's sort of like a newsletter you sign up for that is 90% spam and you unsubscribe. I think this will have a balancing effect on those who use it primarily as an advertising vehicle instead of helping them to unearth the useful and relevant from their site archives and elsewhere.

And think about (most or primarily) non-text sites like podcasts witout transcripts. This could be a way for a site that has say 30 or 40 podcasts to match those shows to specific, relevant keywords. Those who haven't heard all the podcasts in the article but are looking for specific, relevant shows, this could be helpful.

Some will see this as glass half empty, but as someone who has been on the web publishing for over 10 years, I see this as a win-win-win for subscriber, webmaster and Google.

[nish]

Got one up for montred. com Here it is: http://www.google.com/coop/profile?user=006045390916985377978

[Stone Cold]

We got one up for our site at: http://www.google.com/coop/profile?user=008291016253664647185.

Our feed provides detailed information on 20,000+ cities and towns across the US.

We also got a headache or two in the process!

To me, it seems like the launch of the Coop program is not fully baked. The idea is cool, and you can imagine that a Google controlled tagging system could become a significant factor in search engine rankings in the future (once there are enough participants).

But the documentation is really rough right now. It took us a lot of trial and error to work through the kinks, and we didn't even get to the tough stuff (dynamic content).

[EricWard-LinkMensch]

And then there were three...

http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=link+building

Search Engine Watch
seroundtable.com
EricWard.com

Except that mine shows up as UNKNOWN, because either

a). I'm an idiot
2). It was too hard

I hope it isn't a). What the heck did I do wrong?

Eric

[scotthopkins]

I added one for FlightStats.com

http://www.google.com/coop/profile?user=009381639728882060958

Flight status, airport information etc...

Scott Hopkins
wwwflightstats.com

[pleeker]

Despite my bitching and moaning in the other thread on Co-Op, we've managed to get a list going for @U2 (independent site for U2 fans)....

http://www.google.com/coop/profile?user=012507225875915348450

[Tim]

If I subscribed to your list and I'm getting the feeds in my search
results, any ideas why my subscription hasn't showed up?

[Stone Cold]

Hi Tim,

I am not sure if you subscribed to my feed or not (I got an email saying you replied to my post, so I am assuming that this is in fact the case). For clarity, our feed is for the site City Town Info, with a feed URL at: http://www.google.com/coop/profile?...016253664647185.

So here is what happens when you subscribe to a feed (ours or someone elses). When you perform a Google search on a term that is defined in the site operator's Coop feed file, you get a special result that shows up above the organic search engine results.

In the case of our feed, you will see these results if you type in (for example) "boston", "boston ma", or "boston massachusetts". We present detailed information right in the Google search results about the city or town you searched on.

How this works for other people's feeds depends on how they have set them up (what search terms they have defined). One of the things that is confusing about the program is that it is not easily visible to a subscriber what searches have been enhanced by their subscribing to someone's feed.

In addition, if you have your own Google Co-op profile, I have seen instances where the feeds you subscribe to are not listed in your profile, but other feeds you subscribe to are. Absent any really research into that topic, I am guessing that the feeds you subscribe to will be listed in your Google profile if, and only if, that feed is part of the Google Co-op Directory.

Hope this helps!

[webkidsan]

I just finished adding to one of my site - its basically real estate industry news and views ... its so exciting.

[Tim]

Hi Stone,

Thanks for your reply.

I understand how the Co-op "subscriptions" pop in my search results -
I am getting those for the two I subscribed to.

What I don't understand is why the subscriptions I have begun are not
reflected in their respective Google Co-op profile subscriber's list -

For instance, here is the list of subsribers to SEW:
http://google.com/coop/profile?user=000455946290257563395

Here is the one for SER:
http://google.com/coop/profile?user=015090516856763095929

My "subscription" isn't reflected in either list yet I am getting their feeds
under searches for their respective key phrases.

Is this a list of their entire Co-op inventory at this stage?
http://google.com/coop/directory

Is it possible my Google Personalized home page / Google account is
permitting me to subscribe to these Co-op sites as if they were RSS
feeds where otherwise I would have needed to establish my own
Co-op account before I could get access?

Is that what you did to get the feeds? Anyone else?

Well - I just answered my own question. By going to a browser
that wasn't logged in to my Google Personalized home page...
no "Co-op"subscribed links appeared for keyphrases found
while logged into my account.

Don't quite know what the implications are of this for Google
personalized home page / Google account holders but that's all
of the Beta testing I am doing tonight.

[dannysullivan]

Tim, what's your name on Google Co-Op? It's sort of annoying, but you have to keep hitting More... to go through all the subscribers, so you might have missed yourself being on it. I'd check, but I don't know your name over there :)

[Stone Cold]

Hi Tim,

Now I understand your question better. However, I don't know the answer. I can tell you that I know people who have subscribed to our feed that do not show up in the list.

At the moment we have 14 subscribers, and only one name shows up in the list. For a while I thought the answer was that you only show up in the list, only if you have filled out a Google Co-op profile, but I now know that its not that simple.

I know two of our subscribers, and I asked them to create Google Co-op profiles, which they did, and nothing happened - they still don't show up in the list of our subscribers.

Question - do you have a Co-op profile. Did you have one at the time that you subscribed to the two feeds you mentioned in your post?

In any event, this is just another indication that the status of this program is "beta".

[Tim]

I don't have a Google Co-op account which I think explains why
my "subscription" doesn't show up in either of the subscribers
lists. I drilled through each of the lists.

However, I do have a Google "Master?" Account which apparently
is letting me "subscribe" to the two Co-op sites without a Co-op
account.

When I am logged in - I get Co-op feeds I requested.

When I am logged out of my Google account which serves as
my personalized home page with Ajax/RSS feeds, I don't get the
Co-op feeds.

It must be because of this unified Google dashboard / login for
all of my Google accounts - Personalized home page, My Client Center,
Adsense, Base, etc.

I have had problems trying out some of their other services because of
this before - most recently when I attempted to run Adwords for
my Google Base account.

[dannysullivan]

Tim, some subscribed links are automatic for everyone on Google, regardless of whether you signed-up for them or not. Health is like that. Google considers it so good they basically make everyone see it.

[Tim]

Danny,

What are some examples of health keywords that produce
subscribed links results?

I haven't see any under "health care" etc. over here whether
I am logged into my Google account or not.

[ZorbaZiv]

Lots of people are creating subscribed links through the new Google Co-op program. The only problem is that the current Google Subscribed Links Directory (http://www.google.com/coop/directory) isn't listing all of these submissions. Some are listed now; a few more will be added soon, but lots and lots still won't be known to people going to Google Co-op itself. So to help, please contribute to this unofficial list. Got a new link you created and want people to know about. Post the URL below and what it does, briefly. Know of a cool one? Post that as well.


Hi, I have just set my Psychic google coop profile. :eek:

http://www.google.com/coop/profile?user=013091442419030262982

[dannysullivan]

Flu should do it. Search for that word, and you'll see a "Refine results for flu" section at the top of the list.

Here's the way to see. Make sure you are signed out of Google. Go to the Coop directory: http://google.com/coop/directory. Go through each section and look at what shows as subscribed. Right now, it's all the health and travel info, http://google.com/coop/directory?cx=destination_guides_devel.

Those people are doing the more advanced topic labelling of content, which produces the refinement results you see for flu, rather than the easier blue box thing we've been talking about here. But you can do both as a subscribed link. If I ever work up the energy, I might create a taxonomy then label a bunch of pages from across the web, then you'd see both our subscribed links as now plus some refinement results. At least that's my understanding -- I haven't seen this in action, yet.

[Tim]

Looks like a land grab to me... What do you think about the Yahoo / Ebay deal?

[Stone Cold]

Tim,

Another phrase the works in the health category is "cancer".

[Robert_Charlton]

Flu should do it. Search for that word, and you'll see a "Refine results for flu" section at the top of the list.

Those results are a startling improvement over straight algorithmic results... I mean, absolutely the biggest jump in search functionality (and perhaps quality) I've seen in a long time.

It will be interesting to see how the medical results fare over time as they touch on highly commercial territory... eg, search for [impotence] and click on "Treatment" under Refine results. Compare with a search for [viagra]... obviously not exactly the same thing, but I'm not seeing the kind of quality I'd seen with the flu results.

Are they expecting some sort of Wiki-like effect, where authority wins out in the long run, or are they underestimating the dedication of commercial interests? Or are they throwing the switch by hand when they think the authority is sufficiently in place to use the results?

[Stone Cold]

I think that there is a major degree of "trust measurement" already in the system. You see that they have only certain sites were launch partners, and they have stated that no money was paid for this privilege.

In addition, many sites that have feeds do not appear in their directory, but some do appear after a while. Google has indicated that who shows up in the directory is based on the number of subscribers, and the quality of their experience with your feed (I interpret this to mean do they use it, do they click the back button as soon as they get to your site, or do they unsubscribe)

My opinion is that over time these things will be used to maintain the quality of this program, AND to influence organic search results as well.

[Tim]

I think you are both right.

They are going to let organic authority / results be improved upon when
collective consciousness whether commercial or otherwise has proven it.

[schwardo]

I've uploaded a set of Subscribed Links containing the IANA descriptions of all Well Known TCP/UDP Ports, so you can query for "port 80" and see "Port 80 (http): World Wide Web HTTP".

Subscribe here: http://www.google.com/coop/profile?user=000484553965831569086

[Volcanica]

Just created my subscribed link for Volcanica Coffee at http://www.google.com/coop/profile?user=011678583853907745564

Details
Volcanica Coffee specializes in single origin gourmet coffee from around the world. Grown on volcanic soil giving it a remarkable smooth and rich taste. Selected by Food & Wine Magazine as one of the Best Boutique Roasters. Free Shipping!

Thanks Danny for bringing attention to this and helping us out.

[nexenator]

And here comes a german one: http://google.com/coop/profile?user=017943475454489480015

It will be triggered on searches for [immobilien], german zipcodes/cities and on searches like [Haus in Darmstadt] => (means "House in Darmstadt" where Darmstadt is a german city). You can change Darmstadt to whatever city you are looking for. It just has to have listings in http://newhome.de. In exchange for "Haus" you can use "Wohnung" which means "apartment".

Query examples:
Haus in Köln
Wohnung in Darmstadt
Wohnungen in Bad Sachsa
Haus in Duderstadt
60320

Thanks Danny for putting this up

[lzr]

I am developing two topics - Electric generators and Power supplies:
http://www.google.com/coop/profile?user=008922110187038032155

Both are related to electric power and can be useful for both users and designers.
Lazar

[CADxp]

For those of you involved in CAD (Computer Aided Design), as the webmaster of CADxp.info, a CAD portal, you can subscribe to my "subscribed link" from my profile page: http://www.google.com/coop/profile?user=010419890039929332209

[guardianx]

I have made a basic subscribed link - that dynamically pulls up new from one of our 4 sites... http://google.com/coop/profile?user=005700172635630360468

keywords are - skateboarding, snowboarding and a few more

MY question is - how do i get the list of subscribers to appear on the public profile page, with their prfile pics etc...?

[GlobalSpec]

We here at GlobalSpec - a vertical search engine for the Engineering and Industrial communities - have a Subscribed Links feed available here:

http://www.google.com/coop/profile?user=013242527567810056472

If you type a relevant query in at Google, you will now see a link to GlobalSpec's search results page. Perfect for engineers looking for parts or supplier information.

Enjoy!

[CSharpOnlineNET]

Hi!

I am an Editor of C# Online.NET. I have a subscribed link for technical people searching for C# and .NET related results.

So, check out the C# Online.NET subscribed link profile, try out the subscribed link, and let me know what you think!

Thanks! And, good luck with you links!

[rider99]

Thanks for putting this list together!

Our development team has created a powerful subscribed link for healthcare information that includes PICTURES and text. This is pretty cutting edge in terms of subscribed links. Check it out

http://www.google.com/coop/profile?user=002214883944276702938

[customsearch]

We have created a custom search engine for searching for rented accommodation -- flats, houses, apartments, and so on -- in India.
The search brings up matches for Delhi, Chennai (Madras), Mumbai (Bombay), Bangalore, and other smaller cities and towns in India.

The subscribed link is here ( http://google.com/coop/profile?user=011534872314142241139)

Hope you find it useful.

[GilbertZ]

OK I tried this out.
They've added a new feature which I don't see mentioned here...you can add an image...

Subscribed Links for Diamonds (http://www.google.com/coop/trust/add?user=003951642743363021065&sig=__nvd0O_WpQ0RCcbBBHo6k-smD99U=).

There are a couple of bugs which I've emailed the support team about. The documentation also seems to have an error or inconsistency here or there.

EDIT: Yesterday I remember seeing a place where you can submit your link to the directory. Today I don't see that link anymore. Anyone can help?

[GilbertZ]

I asked several friends to test out my subscription today...and when they added a subscription, it did not get reflected in the profile page.

Unless there's a lag in showing subscribers?

[Mini Apps]

Just finished some subscribed links for the Google Mini Apps Directory (http://googleminiapps.blogspot.com/).
Since this is a directory of Google Gadgets I though at least one of the links should be a gadget.
Here is the profile page: GMA profile (http://www.google.com/coop/profile?user=017897718807980037540)