I don't know why more sites don't use Google's Ajax API and instead waste resources on making really bad search engines. Sure, users get more features if you ro

I don't know why more sites don't use Google's Ajax API and instead waste resources on making really bad search engines. Sure, users get more features if you roll your own engine (sort-by-hotness, hide self-posts etc.) but what users want are good results, not features. I wish reddit, HN, and SO used Google's Ajax. I made a very simple JS/CSS tool to add a Google search box to any site: http://chir.ag/projects/drop-search/ http://chir.ag/projects/drop-search/ - I use it on my blog and it works pretty well.