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> I normally search "<song name> rapgenius". Now, it is no longer on the first few pages. It's not an answer to whether Google is giving users what they want,
by w1ntermute 13y ago
> I normally search "<song name> rapgenius". Now, it is no longer on the first few pages.
It's not an answer to whether Google is giving users what they want, but you can just create search engines in Chrome[0] for the sites you search frequently. Make sure you set a custom shortcut for it that's only one or two letters. When I want to search Rap Genius, I type 'rg ' (note the space) and I get this: http://i.imgur.com/At9KxBr.png http://i.imgur.com/At9KxBr.png
I have this for at least 20 different sites, so I almost never use Google if I know what site I want to search, a prominent exception being if the site's search really sucks, like reddit. In those cases, I have custom search engines set up that will search Google without whatever I searched, plus "site:example.com" appended to it.
You can also hack this functionality to set up shortcuts for frequently visited sites ('hn' for Hacker News, 'gm' for Gmail, etc.) by creating a search engine without a '%s' (which is where whatever you search is substituted in). So I type 'hn', hit Enter, and it takes me to http://news.ycombinator.com http://news.ycombinator.com
0: https://support.google.com/chrome/answer/95653?hl=en https://support.google.com/chrome/answer/95653?hl=en
- pkfrank 13y agoI use a "search shortcut" as well with the "Alfred App" for Mac. It's easy to bind a shortcut to either search directly at the intended site, or perform a google search with the appropriate prefix (i.e. "site:rapgenius.com). If you're finding that you continuously make such searches, it might be worth taking the time to set up your shortcuts. I have them set for Amazon, YouTube, Wikipedia, EtymOnline, etc.
- rplnt 13y agoAs well as in firefox and opera (at least The Opera, not that crap they ship nowadays). And perhaps others. Edit: That being said, searches on various sites often suck. My default search engine is Google's Feeling Lucky, so if I want to search and IMDb entry for example, I just type in `imdb <name of the movie>`. If I'd had imdb as a keyword for IMDb search, I'd go to the IMDb's search results and would have to click on the result. With feeling lucky search I end up on the entry directly. Same goes for Wikipedia and a few others. If I want to see Google results, I have a keyword for that - g.
- w1ntermute 13y ago> If I'd had imdb as a keyword for IMDb search, I'd go to the IMDb's search results and would have to click on the result. With feeling lucky search I end up on the entry directly. Right, that's why I, if I were a frequent IMDb user, would have 'imdb' set up to do an I'm Feeling Lucky search with "site:imdb.com" suffixed to whatever I'd entered. Pretty much the same as suffixing 'imdb', but the "site:" syntax ensures that only IMDb results actually show up. > Same goes for Wikipedia and a few others. I actually find Wikipedia to be very good about sending me directly to the page of interest, without having to click through from a search results page. I use Wikipedia for movie info (rather than IMDb), and it works very well.
- pbreit 13y agoPet peeve: saying "you can just" and then describing something completely esoteric.
- tracker1 13y agoI have done this so that SMS takes me to me Google voice inbox. It's pretty nifty...