Today Oodle introduced an API that enables any marketplace to easily integrate Oodle Search. You can see two different implementations at Lycos and Backpage.com.
Using the API benefits a marketplace by helping their users find what they're looking for -- both from listings posted directly on their site or from listings available in other local marketplaces. And by more broadly promoting Oodle search through this API, we continue to help the partners in our index who gain more brand exposure and more traffic. As always, Oodle search results link directly to the source and are attributed as such.
We plan to make the API publicly available but we're currently only working with interested partners. We still need to shake out the implementation (with respect to features, level of abstraction, etc.). If you have comments or ideas on what you'd like to see, please let me know.
How do you cut down the url? Its too long and makes my system and search results are alot slower. This is just too long. I dont understand why the oodle url is included. If you are a search engine than is there a need for this url setup?
http://www.oodle.com/rx/105248290/cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=4445268535&category=46282
Posted by: Reggie | March 07, 2006 at 01:54 PM
I second that. Can this been done without the oodle url?
Posted by: Dan | March 08, 2006 at 07:58 PM
Thanks for the feedback. Please help me understand why this is a big issue. The URL shouldn't be visible to the user. The longer URL simply gives us an ability to track it.
Posted by: Craig Donato | March 08, 2006 at 08:18 PM
Hi,
I want to use ur API in my application , So can u tell me how could i use ur API. Means
My application has developed in dotnet technology. If i want to use ur API will u provide the WSDL file to me. Please clear this doubt.
Have seen ur site.
Really very nice.
Raghu
Posted by: raghu | May 04, 2006 at 10:40 PM