You can find all sorts of great stuff using these alternative search engines that you might not be able to find on the more popular search engines; plus, many of these niche search engines have really interesting features that are fun to play with.
Did you know that many online retailers have some pretty fantastic after Christmas sales? It's true - and you don't have to brave the crowded stores to get the best deals. Here are a few Web stores and shopping search engines that you can use to grab a few bargains:
Free Printable Coupons: Looking for free printable coupons? Check out my list of the best sites to find free printable coupons for both online and offline stores - you'll be able to save some serious money and find some great deals.
The Ultimate Guide to Online Shopping: Online shopping is something I enjoy immensely, since I don't have to get dressed up and get out of the house, and I can do it at 3 AM if I want to.
Santa is on the move! And you can track him right now with the official NORAD Santa Tracker. At this very moment, he is in Omsk, Russia, making his way over to Pavlodar, Kazakhstan. Here's a video of him taking off from the North Pole:
If you've got kids in the house, you're going to want to check out the Portable North Pole, a fantastic site that lets you create a completely personalized video message from Santa Claus; name, age, what they want for Christmas, what behaviors they've been working on this year, even questions they might have for St. Nick (does he really eat all those cookies?). Check it out, you will be amazed!
Now, that's not to say that these alternate search engines are not available at all. Verizon has simply made the default search option to be Bing. Why are people upset about this? Well, because Verizon decided to do this without letting smartphone users opt in to whether or not they actually wanted Bing to be the default, plus, the phone's default browser search field can ONLY be used with Bing.
Folks at the popular Blackberry support forum CrackBerry are understandably up in arms about this change, and they're also making their voices heard on Verizon's web forums.
What do you think? Tempest in a teapot, or a legitimate gripe? Personally, I think that Verizon smartphone users are right to be miffed about this change; a search box that only has one option available is too limiting. Let's hear from you in the poll below:
