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I was under the impression that Mozilla also got a sizable chunk of revenue from Amazon. Every time I search Amazon, I do it via the browser search box, and th

by Kuiper 15y ago

I was under the impression that Mozilla also got a sizable chunk of revenue from Amazon. Every time I search Amazon, I do it via the browser search box, and there's a referral code appended. Even if Mozilla doesn't have a special agreement with Amazon (this would not surprise me), they would no doubt qualify for Amazon's highest volume-based advertising rate, which is 8.5% on all sales (excluding electronics and gift cards, which have a rate of 4% regardless of your referral-volume tier). I presume that the same is also true of eBay in some fashion.

mirkules 15y ago
I always found it easier to type "ctrl/cmd-l amazon.com" and do my search than use the mouse to switch engines (is there a keyboard shortcut??) But, knowing that it can potentially benefit Mozilla, I will start using it more often now. Thanks.
- mbrubeck 15y ago
  Control-K will highlight the search bar and Control-Up/Down will change the search engine.
  - mirkules 15y ago
    On Mac, up/down goes to the beginning and end of the line but cmd-up/down switches engines. Thanks for the hint!
- deleted 15y ago
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- AndyKelley 15y ago
  I recently found out a life-changing tip with Firefox. Right click any search box on any website and hit "Add keyword for this search." You can then assign a prefix which you can use in the address bar to search that site. For example, I have these set up: Search YouTube: tube <query> Search Urban Dictionary: urban <query> Search Amazon: amazon <query> Search Wikipedia: wiki <query>
  - ww520 15y ago
    Yeah, the keyword quick search is my most used feature. I use short keywords to save typing. g - Google gg - Google Group b - Bing d - DDG q - Yahoo stock quote s - Stackoverflow w - wiki y - Youtube dt - Dictionary t - Google Translate
    - T-hawk 15y ago
      Opera has had this feature forever, since around 2001. Long enough ago that it shipped with search keys for Altavista and Lycos along with Google. The feature was a primary reason I started using Opera in the first place. Originally you had to dive into a config file to add non-default search providers, but it's now in the UI just like Firefox, right click any text field and select "Create Search".
    - AndyKelley 15y ago
      dt - Dictionary that's clever.
  - Natsu 15y ago
    I've long done that myself. It's amazingly useful. Every type of search I use regularly is in there, and I never actually need the search bar itself.
gkoberger 15y ago
You may want to look into this -- it might be another add-on or toolbar you have installed, since Mozilla does not do that. (Disclaimer: Mozilla employee)
- demetris 15y ago
  No. It is not an addon or toolbar; it is what happens when you select Amazon.com in the search box and then search for something. The query string includes this: tag=mozilla-20 (To be sure, I just checked this in three different instances of Firefox: Iceweasel 9 on Debian, Firefox Nightly on Debian, Firefox 9 on Windows.)

by Kuiper 15y ago

mirkules 15y ago

I always found it easier to type "ctrl/cmd-l amazon.com" and do my search than use the mouse to switch engines (is there a keyboard shortcut??) But, knowing that it can potentially benefit Mozilla, I will start using it more often now. Thanks.

mbrubeck 15y ago
Control-K will highlight the search bar and Control-Up/Down will change the search engine.
- mirkules 15y ago
  On Mac, up/down goes to the beginning and end of the line but cmd-up/down switches engines. Thanks for the hint!
deleted 15y ago
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AndyKelley 15y ago
I recently found out a life-changing tip with Firefox. Right click any search box on any website and hit "Add keyword for this search." You can then assign a prefix which you can use in the address bar to search that site. For example, I have these set up: Search YouTube: tube <query> Search Urban Dictionary: urban <query> Search Amazon: amazon <query> Search Wikipedia: wiki <query>
- ww520 15y ago
  Yeah, the keyword quick search is my most used feature. I use short keywords to save typing. g - Google gg - Google Group b - Bing d - DDG q - Yahoo stock quote s - Stackoverflow w - wiki y - Youtube dt - Dictionary t - Google Translate
  - T-hawk 15y ago
    Opera has had this feature forever, since around 2001. Long enough ago that it shipped with search keys for Altavista and Lycos along with Google. The feature was a primary reason I started using Opera in the first place. Originally you had to dive into a config file to add non-default search providers, but it's now in the UI just like Firefox, right click any text field and select "Create Search".
  - AndyKelley 15y ago
    dt - Dictionary that's clever.
- Natsu 15y ago
  I've long done that myself. It's amazingly useful. Every type of search I use regularly is in there, and I never actually need the search bar itself.

gkoberger 15y ago

You may want to look into this -- it might be another add-on or toolbar you have installed, since Mozilla does not do that. (Disclaimer: Mozilla employee)

demetris 15y ago
No. It is not an addon or toolbar; it is what happens when you select Amazon.com in the search box and then search for something. The query string includes this: tag=mozilla-20 (To be sure, I just checked this in three different instances of Firefox: Iceweasel 9 on Debian, Firefox Nightly on Debian, Firefox 9 on Windows.)