You might notice some changes over in the menu on the right. Aside from some shuffling around, I changed the search function a bit to use a Google custom search, which is part of Google Co-op. The custom search is cool because it lets me build a custom search database that contains only the sites I select. For example, I could have it search only nicheplayer.net. The way I have it set up now, entering a search term in the box will kick you to a results page that includes results from the entire Web, with hits from nicheplayer.net having priority.
I’ve added what Google calls a “refinement” on the results page that you can click to get results only from nicheplayer.net. Here’s what it looks like:
I can add any number of refinements. Granted, I don’t even have one year’s worth of posts to search, but this sure is a quick way to get a really nice, easy-to-understand search function embedded into my site. So what if Google gets to track all the searches? You think they’re going to see something they don’t already know?