Google Custom Search, where have you been hiding?

Just came across this really neat Google feature…

The copyright says 2007 so it has been around for a while. I am quite surprised it does not get more visibility, because it is a must have for everyone who does topical searches on a frequent basis. Yahoo! has been talking about using social / collaborative input to improve its search platform… and it seems like Google has had it for a while?

Google Custom Search is packaged as “community search” and it delivers the goods: users can include lists of sites that present more relevance to a topic. Actions speak louder than words, so click below now to try the Digital Spotlight Search Engine!