The performance of ROR is influenced by many factors, particularly the configuration of your deployment server(s). However the application code can make a big difference and determine whether your site is slow or highly responsive. Achieving good performance is a tricky business.
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Yahoo BOSS is an API that allows for use of search results from Yahoo’s search index.

Under the surface though, Yahoo has removed the 5,000 query per day limit, you’re unrestricted in how you present the data returned, you can re-order the data, and no attribution is required.

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