I think this should be very easy for any one familiar with the Google API. All I need is the code to retrieve the number of hits/results for a certain keyword. For example: If I put in 'George Bush' I should get something like 144,000,000. The script should be written in PHP. If any one can fix this rather quickly I give the first one $20 via paypal.
If I'm correct, Google is no longer issuing developer keys for their search API. Is it alright to do it via direct screen scraping?
You can't automated query google's servers, it's against their t&c. Scraping risks a ban. This might not be important to you or not, if so just get a throwaway domain on cheap hosting. The google api sucks, it's javascript and very difficult to scrape. If you scrape them, use proxies and good luck.
Do you mean the SOAP API or the AJaX API? I can probably help you with SOAP but you must already have your own developer key, they are not giving any more out. For AJaX, Can't help.
No, then I could do the code myself just as easily and it's just a lot of problems. Yes I know and thanks. I sent you a PM