PROJECT: Blogroll [Google Apps Script]

[CLICK HERE to VIEW DEMO]

GOALS:

• To create a Google Apps Script [GAS] to pull data off of a Google Spreadsheet (blogDB) into thedtn.org site [left panel below] and display the Blogroll of current blogs on thedtn.org site
• To develop and utilize a custom Social Network Search relevant search engine from Google to search blog writer names and get Social Network results [right panel below] and display in a Google Site via an XML Gadget (socialSearch.xml).
• The custom search engine will pull relevant Social Network search queries FIRST then anything else after that.
• The blogDB pulls the following KEYS as categories:
• Blog Name
• Blog Author
• Blog Category
• Blog Description
• Blog URL
• Rating (future feature)
• The Google Apps Script (blogDB Script) handles the pulling from the spreadsheet and writes the contents to an app that is displayed on thedtn.org site.
• Added a link analyzer to allow users to add their own blog links to the database

*FUTURE GOALS: 

• further develop link analyzer
• allow for more than one blog category tag to be chosen...or create your own tag
• add a "+1" button to vote for blogs

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