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Nate 02-16-2008 12:50 PM

Search Engines
 
This one is a random thought that just occurred to me when I saw the reference to UrbanDictionary in the Slang thread. What search engines do you have in your Search List in Firefox (or whatever the equivalent thing is in IE7).

Mine are, in order:
Google (AU)
GoogleImage
Wikipedia
Dictionary.com
Thesaurus.com
Youtube
eBay
IMDb
Wayback Machine
Urban Dictionary

DarkHoodness 02-16-2008 03:04 PM

I simply have the GoogleToolbar, so I don't use the built-in search bar on FireFox much. If I used it more often I'd stick DeviantArt, E-Bay and Wikipedia on there, though.

I often search via the toolbar:
Google
Google Site Search
Google Images
Google Vids (including YouTube)
Dictionary.com

Wil 02-16-2008 03:58 PM

I don’t use the built‐in search bar, because it’s much easier to just use search keywords. I swap between computers a fair bit, but ones I use regularly that spring to mind:

Google (g)
Google News (n)
Wikipedia (w)
Wiktionary (wd)
Dictionary.com (d)
YouTube (y)
Wayback Machine (a)
The Oddworld Encyclopædia (t)
Urban Dictionary (u)
Google again, with the word ‘lyrics’ as an automatic search term (l)

I’m also very happy with the keywords I use for regular bookmarks. Some selected examples:

Google Mail (gm)
Oddworld Forums (o)
Google Reader (r)
My university account, called Portal (p)

I loooove Firefox. :D

Kyle 02-16-2008 11:54 PM

I use goodsearch.com because using it helps charities and it's just a few clicks.

Rex Tirano 02-17-2008 11:45 AM

I have:

Google
Yahoo
Amazon.co.uk
Answers.com
Creative Commons
eBay
Rollyo
Wiki

But I've never edited it so it's just what came with my firefox. =/

- Rexy

abe is now! 02-17-2008 11:50 AM

Italians:
Google
Google Images
Virgilio.it
Alice.it
Libero.it
MSN
Google Video
Youtube

and others... I will add them when I will find or remember them.

Hobo 02-18-2008 09:52 AM

Google is the only one i use. I have quick searches set up for Wikipedia, dictionary.com and urban dictionary. Anything else is found via google

abe is now! 02-18-2008 10:01 AM

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Google is the only one i use. I have quick searches set up for Wikipedia, dictionary.com and urban dictionary. Anything else is found via google

Sure, Google is the most used and it contains a lot of informations, but I can find everything I find with Google also with Virgilio. I suggest you to visit it www.virgilio.it.

Mojo 02-18-2008 01:11 PM

Unfortunately, most of us don't speak Italian that well...

So:

http://www.lolcats.com/images/u/07/2...lw3m530p50.jpg

AlienMagi 02-18-2008 03:07 PM

Wow nice girls ;D

Wil 02-19-2008 03:30 PM

Thank you for raising the bar on this conversation.

AlienMagi 02-19-2008 03:32 PM

Who, me?
No problem...

Havoc 02-20-2008 02:16 AM

*Slaps AlienMagi* Now go sit in a corner! And be quiet!!

I use Google, it's my start page. For any other references I go to Wikipedia.

Google and Wikipedia sleep together often and create wonderful delicious informative babies!