This post won’t matter to most people, but I finally gave up on using web addresses*. I invested 20 seconds in configuring OmniWeb’s address bar to Google’s “I’m Feeling Lucky” feature**. Now I get to my school’s web site by typing “Cal Poly Pomona” into the address bar instead of www.csupomona.edu. I get to the city’s web site by typing “Rancho Cucamonga” instead of www.ci.rancho-cucamonga.ca.us – I never have to look up a web address, never have to remember if the site I’m looking for is a .com, .net, .org or .edu, and I don’t have to worry about cybersquatters. As long as the good folks at Google keep doing their job, life is good. — * Obviously, my web sites still (and will always) have web addresses, because pretty much everyone else still uses them. I promise, though, that Google works better. ** If anybody else is interested in doing this (and is using OmniWeb), all you have to do is open up the shortcuts preferences and wire the * keyword to http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=%@&btnI=I%27m+Feeling+Lucky |
Comments:Comments: @linkpolice I should probably have clarified that I still use URLs to link to stuff. You're right that "Lucky" searches don't work for hyperlinks (mostly because they aren't static, but also because linking to them steals bandwidth from Google).
Comment from Connor Carney [Member]  · http://www.rocksandpaper.com/ 05/25/08, 16:41 Leave a comment: |
Anyway, first of all, how do you link to stuff? Like if you want to make a blog post about an article you've found? Is it a good idea to link to "I'm Feeling Lucky" searches? Plus, you know that google doesn't work without people linking URLs.
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05/25/08, 16:36