OneRiot Extends First Realtime Search API to All

7/09/09 - Posted by Carmel Hagen under Industry, OneRiot News

Today OneRiot is announcing the General Availability of the very first realtime web search API, allowing third-party developers to introduce realtime web search results into their applications. Tapping into this API will deliver a stream of fresh, buzzworthy content from across the web for any subject.

The OneRiot Realtime Web Search API offers several implementations including:

Realtime Search Results :a realtime stream of related web pages and videos that the social web is buzzing about right now for any search query.
PulseRank Search Results: a feed of search results ordered by relevance using OneRiot’s PulseRank algorithm, PageRank for the realtime web.
OneRiot Trending Topics: a feed of emerging topics heating up across the web right now.
Simple Web Search Interface: allowing developers to provide innovative search integration with minimal investment.

Today’s release is highlighted by several new partnership announcements, including bDule and EventBox (social messaging desktop apps), Scour (a leading search results aggregator) and Vicinite (the hip mobile search startup). Selected partners already using the API include top browser add-on Shareaholic, desktop messaging app Nambu, and Microsoft.

Prospective Partners can find more information about the OneRiot API at our Wiki.

Enjoy!

Tags: OneRiot API, Realtime Search, Search Partner Program

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