SURF3D SpaceNewsAgent_1.XO WHAT IT DOES: Drilling into Search results at Space.com WHAT ITS GOOD FOR: Drilling into web site to get a sample of sentence extracts based on keywords Searching for article on strange and unusual Mars related topics HOW IT WORKS: Drills down into each web site search hit at Space.com and extracts sentences based on Metric channel keywords. Also puts text flags on web nodes with web page titles HOW TO USE IT: Open the Agent and run it. After it picks up the top 100 web page extracts, open the Report. HOW TO SET IT UP: Save-As the providedSpaceNewsAgent_1.XO to a new name, such asSpaceNewsAgent_2.XO Type preferred text extract keywords into the Metric channel lines A and B and C currently: Metric A= Standard Mars related keywords Metric B= Keywords for 'Mars Martians' and jpeg counts on the page Metric C= The Wierd stuff actual words used: Metric A=polar orbit region mission lander future budget technology Malin Metric B=mars martian cydonia "the face" .jpg .jpeg Metric C=suppressed stories wild "signs of" salvage strange unusual theories wierd speculation doubt disbelief impossible lost covered HOW TO CUSTOMIZE IT: Start your Web Browser Go to this URL: http://www.SPACE.com Type in any search terms into search window and submit The search results Report are displayed in your browser Go to the Surf3D main Agent window and click the GET-URL button Remember to GET URL from the second page set of returns (11, 20) not the first, in order to get the full URL address you need Then in the Agent terms page, in the Starting File line, (in order to start with the first page of your Space.com search), change the URL text (near the end of the long URL), changing: Start=2 to Start=1 Save your changes to the agent. 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 extraction If you want to extract particular sentences from Space.com articles, type %TEXTanywhere in the Metric A and/or B and/or C text entry lines