We've all been hearing the rumblings that Overture's days are numbered. If you haven't heard about it yet, see this post:
http://www.namepros.com/domain-name-discussion/282068-say-goodbye-to-overture-we-know.html
I don't know how everyone else feels, but I think Overture is one of the most valuable tools we have. I use it every day, and I was saddened when I heard the news.
Background facts:
1) Overture is based on analyzing the searches performed by gazillions of visitors (all of Yahoo's properties).
2) Here at NamePros, we have tons of high quality names, and tons of traffic flowing through all our sites daily.
So here's my proposal:
Let's make our own Overture-type service, based on the organic traffic from our domains!
OK, you may think I'm crazy. But I've already written most of the code. It's pretty much a knockoff of the system they already have in place. There are two parts. The first is a search box, which can be embedded on any website (through a javascript include, or just by copy & pasting the HTML form). Right now, it just logs the search and redirects to a Google search, but this will probably change (more on that below). The second part is the 'suggestion' interface, which you'll recognize as similar to inventory.overture.com. In fact, it behaves the exact same way.
A few possible problems that I forsee:
1) There's no way it'll get as much search traffic as Yahoo's properties. Thus, all the keyword count expectations will have to be much lower, and some weak keywords might not get picked up at all.
2) How should the search results be handled? I need suggestions. This also relates to the next one-
3) What's the incentive for people to put the search box on their site? Well, it would be nice to say that people will do it just for the greater good. But I think there would have to be some kind of incentive. I'm thinking people could be able to customize the URL searches are redirected to, that way they could pick up revenue from sponsored searches. The point of this is NOT to make money, and I don't want anybody to feel that it would be stealing their traffic. Once again, suggestions welcome.
4) Many of our domains with traffic are parked, making it difficult to put the search box on the site. Any ideas?
Take a look at the system so far: http://inventory.nametag.org/
Right now it doesn't handle plurals or different spacing patterns very well, but it's a start.
Here's an example suggestion search: http://inventory.nametag.org/suggestion?term=dog
Obviously, there's very little data in there right now, so most suggestion searches will return nothing. But you can play around with it by performing searches and then looking them up.
Whew, sorry for the long post. Questions? Ideas?
Oh yeah, and it also needs a name
http://www.namepros.com/domain-name-discussion/282068-say-goodbye-to-overture-we-know.html
I don't know how everyone else feels, but I think Overture is one of the most valuable tools we have. I use it every day, and I was saddened when I heard the news.
Background facts:
1) Overture is based on analyzing the searches performed by gazillions of visitors (all of Yahoo's properties).
2) Here at NamePros, we have tons of high quality names, and tons of traffic flowing through all our sites daily.
So here's my proposal:
Let's make our own Overture-type service, based on the organic traffic from our domains!
OK, you may think I'm crazy. But I've already written most of the code. It's pretty much a knockoff of the system they already have in place. There are two parts. The first is a search box, which can be embedded on any website (through a javascript include, or just by copy & pasting the HTML form). Right now, it just logs the search and redirects to a Google search, but this will probably change (more on that below). The second part is the 'suggestion' interface, which you'll recognize as similar to inventory.overture.com. In fact, it behaves the exact same way.
A few possible problems that I forsee:
1) There's no way it'll get as much search traffic as Yahoo's properties. Thus, all the keyword count expectations will have to be much lower, and some weak keywords might not get picked up at all.
2) How should the search results be handled? I need suggestions. This also relates to the next one-
3) What's the incentive for people to put the search box on their site? Well, it would be nice to say that people will do it just for the greater good. But I think there would have to be some kind of incentive. I'm thinking people could be able to customize the URL searches are redirected to, that way they could pick up revenue from sponsored searches. The point of this is NOT to make money, and I don't want anybody to feel that it would be stealing their traffic. Once again, suggestions welcome.
4) Many of our domains with traffic are parked, making it difficult to put the search box on the site. Any ideas?
Take a look at the system so far: http://inventory.nametag.org/
Right now it doesn't handle plurals or different spacing patterns very well, but it's a start.
Here's an example suggestion search: http://inventory.nametag.org/suggestion?term=dog
Obviously, there's very little data in there right now, so most suggestion searches will return nothing. But you can play around with it by performing searches and then looking them up.
Whew, sorry for the long post. Questions? Ideas?
Oh yeah, and it also needs a name
