Text-link ads and search engine penalties

Jul 28, 2010. I'd like to believe I've established more genuine connections through real-world contacts and referrals, and not search engine traffic alone.
Filed under: Search | 1 comment

Firefox URL bar: combine multiple search terms

Mar 24, 2009. Not only does Firefox 3 find matches for a single word (or sequence of characters) typed in the address bar - you can include as many individual words (or sequence of characters) as you'd like!
Filed under: Firefox, URL, Search | 2 comments

Catching all Twitter @ replies

Jul 27, 2008. The Twitter web interface does include a "Replies" tab, which is a nice way to quickly see all replies directed towards you. Problem is, it often misses replies.
Filed under: Twitter, Search, Tips

Shortwave: portable keyword searches

Jul 07, 2008. Shortwave is similar to Firefox keyword searches, except as a JavaScript bookmark, it is browser independent.
Filed under: Firefox, Search, JavaScript

Firefox 3 smart address bar: wildcard search

Apr 22, 2008. I love Firefox 3's smart address bar - especially for URL wildcard search.
Filed under: Firefox, Search, Features, Tips, Browsers | 11 comments

Google search all applications

Dec 04, 2007. If I'm logged in to my Google account for standard web search, why can't I see results from all of my Google apps?
Filed under: Google, Ideas, Search

Firefox keyword search: Google glossary definition

Nov 26, 2007. Here's another useful Firefox keyword search. This time it's for Google glossary, which is great for looking up definitions of words.
Filed under: Firefox, Google, Search, Tips

Firefox keyword search for Gmail

Nov 25, 2007. You can now perform Firefox keyword searches for Gmail.
Filed under: Firefox, Gmail, Search, Tips | 1 comment

Google Maps quick reminder: Saved locations

Mar 01, 2007. Google Maps users, if you have the Enable auto-saving of locations preference checked, every "map search" is recorded in your history.
Filed under: Google, Maps, Search

Amazon search by brand name in Firefox

Feb 08, 2007. I've created a Firefox keyword search bookmark that lets you search Amazon.com by brand name, rather than product category.
Filed under: Amazon, Search