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I was part of the pilot [0], and enjoyed the process. It didn't cost anything, and they only requested random surveys on the service. My extension just sets t
by chris_f 6y ago
I was part of the pilot [0], and enjoyed the process. It didn't cost anything, and they only requested random surveys on the service.
My extension just sets the default search engine to Runnaroo, and I don't promote it much because people can just do that through the browser, but it was nice to get some increased exposure and I did notice an uptick in downloads, especially initially.
In general, I'm all for Mozilla testing different monetization strategies to offset some of their reliance on Google.
[0] https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/runnaroo/ https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/runnaroo/
- Wowfunhappy 6y agoActually, how do you set Firefox's search engine to something which isn't already in the default list of options, without an add-on? I couldn't figure out how to change it to Startpage without installing Startpage's add-on.
- aswan 6y agoYou can use open search -- if you load a page that provides an open search description of itself (such as startpage.com) and then click on the "Page actions" menu (the 3 dots in the url bar), one of the options there is "Add search engine". One you've added it, you can open about:preferences and set it to the default from there. Perhaps not the smoothest experience but it is possible...
- Wowfunhappy 6y agoThat did it, thank you!