February 23, 2009 6:57 AM PST

Exploring a 'deep Web' that Google can't grasp

Search engines are starting to penetrate databases that are set up to respond to typed queries.
(From The New York Times)

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Would be cool if there was a google search engine to find online multiplayer games.
I am so tired of the gamespy user interface and I think using a web based service to ping any game available on the internet would be really great.
Posted by inachu (964 comments )
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The deep web is the home of intellectual property and licencing fees. Stock quotes, airline fares, map data... They are all subject to various licencing and non-disclosure agreements. I believe it's the royalties, not the technology, thats holding this up. These databases aren't free to create, I doubt the'll every be free to search either.
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But Google is giving them a potential customer to their site and they could always opt out if they don't want customers from Google. Sounds like I am working for Google, but my answer is a guess as to what Google would say about your post.
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