A simple plugin which wraps the Google Ajax Feeds API (without having to load google ajaxlib)

jquery.getfeed.js

/*
 * jQuery getFeed Plugin 1.0
 * 
 * Tested in jQuery 1.4.2
 *
 * Copyright 2010, Rowan Manning (http://www.rowanmanning.co.uk/)
 * Dual licensed under the MIT or GPL Version 2 licenses
 */
(function($){
//============================================================
// jquery function

$.getFeed = function(feed, callback, options){
	
	// default options
	var options = $.extend({}, $.getFeed.defaults, options), data = {
		q: feed,
		num: options.count,
		v: options.apiVersion
		};
	if (options.key){
		data.key = options.apiKey;
		}
	if (options.language){
		data.hl = options.language;
		}
	
	// get feed
	$.ajax({
		url: 'http://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/services/feed/load',
		dataType: 'jsonp',
		data: data,
		success: callback,
		error: options.error
		});
	
	}

//============================================================
// public variables and functions

// jquery function option defaults
$.getFeed.defaults = {
	count: 5,
	apiKey: null,
	apiVersion: '1.0'
	};
	
//============================================================
})(jQuery);;

jquery.getfeed.min.js

/*
 * jQuery getFeed Plugin 1.0
 * 
 * Tested in jQuery 1.4.2
 *
 * Copyright 2010, Rowan Manning (http://www.rowanmanning.co.uk/)
 * Dual licensed under the MIT or GPL Version 2 licenses
 */
(function(b){b.getFeed=function(c,d,a){a=b.extend({},b.getFeed.defaults,a);c={q:c,num:a.count,v:a.apiVersion};if(a.key)c.key=a.apiKey;if(a.language)c.hl=a.language;b.ajax({url:"http://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/services/feed/load",dataType:"jsonp",data:c,success:d,error:a.error})};b.getFeed.defaults={count:5,apiKey:null,apiVersion:"1.0"}})(jQuery);