Surf3D AGENT: BBCNewsAgent_1.xo WHAT IT DOES: Gathers news extracts from articles from http://news.bbc.co.uk WHAT ITS GOOD FOR: Keeping track of particular types of news stories Getting relevant article summaries for many stories Getting extracts from articles containing chosen word terms HOW IT WORKS: Drills down into each news article in your search results and the first block of text of the article HOW TO SET IT UP: Save-As the provided BBCNewsAgent_1.xo to a new name, such as MyBBCagent.xo Type a must have search term keyword into the AND line of the Transport (X) window such as Rumsfeld Type preferred text keywords to be counted into the Metric channel lines A and B and C HOW TO USE IT: Start your Web Browser Go to this URL: http://news.bbc.co.uk Type in any search terms into the BBC search window and submit The BBC search results are displayed in your browser Go to the Surf3D Transport window and click the GET-URL button Now click the right pointing triangle on the main Surf3D toolbar to start the agent VARIATIONS TO TRY: Browse the different view buttons #1 through #8 Try different searches with different keywords for text counts Try different searches with different keywords for AND line evaluation Make agents for different news topics by changing keywords you type in at BBC search and also in the Agent keywords in Metric and AND lines