General Information
Infoseek is a large database searchable in a couple of different ways. Infoseek blends the "blanket search" and pinpoint searches into one search engine. "Ultrasmart" is the
blanket search that can be used to find related topics, in case the user
does not know exactly what to look for. "Ultraseek" is the other search
option, where only sites that match the query are returned. This service
is used when the user knows exactly what needs to be returned.
Submittal Policy
Your URL is submitted through e-mail to www-request@infoseek.com.
Infoseek claims the URL is added immediately to the grand database population
and, if eligible, is added to a heirarchical category system similar to
Yahoo!
Delete Method
In order for a URL to be removed from the Infoseek database, it must be added to the robots.txt file on the server the site is on. This guarantees that a site cannot be
removed from the database by anyone except the administrators of the site.
Tips
The use of meta tags in the body of the html document is very important. The meta description tag is what shows up when the URL is returned. Unless you want your Javascript
returned, it is a good idea to use meta tags.
Infoseek will list up to 200 characters of your description, and use 1000 characters of your keyword meta tag. Any word repeated more than 7 times in the keywords will make
Infoseek disregard the entire keyword meta tag. Meta tags also allow you
to add descriptions and keywords to frame pages with little text.
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