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66. A Bookmarklet for digging up articles based on keywords

Posted on WisdomBay @ 12:01 AM 05-04-2006 | Post by Pramod S Nair

This Bookmarklet can be used for finding interesting articles on a wide range of topics. The bookmarklet provides user with the option of inputting keywords and the Area of search. This bookmarklet launches results from www.findarticles.com based on user keywords.

javascript:(function(){var lA=new Array();lA[0]='1:arts';lA[1]='1:auto';lA[2]='1:bus';lA[3]='1:comp';lA[4]='1:health';lA[5]='1:home';lA[6]='1:news';lA[7]='1:ref';lA[8]='1:sports';qry=prompt('Enter the keyword on which to search for articles : ','');if (qry !=null){l=prompt('Select Topic : 0-Arts,1-Auto,2-Business,3-Computers,\n4-Health,5-Home,6-News,7-Reference,8-Sports','0');if (l !=null){v =' http://www.findarticles.com/p/search?qt='+qry +'&qf='+lA[l]; window.open(v); }}})()

How to Install :
1. Copy the code given above to clipboard.
2. Add a new entry to your Favorites menu.
3. Take the property of the newly added Bookmark by right clicking on it from Favorites menu and paste the copied code in to the URL textbox in the resultant property box.
4. Press Ok. (If an warning message is shown regarding Javascript Protocol, continue with the Yes button)
5. Now if you need to do search for interesting articles on a wide area of topics, then use this bookmarklet.