Web Search R Us

Is there anything you can’t find with a web search these days?

It seems like it’s all covered. Buying, selling, news, stock quotes, song lyrics, recipes, addresses & phone numbers, you name it. You can find it on the web. Using www.Google.com or www.AskJeeves.com or www.Yahoo.com or any of the other major search engines, you can find everything.

Nowadays when we are looking to buy or sell something, most of us check the web. Ebay is the big one. You can find nearly anything you’ve ever wanted on Ebay and then some! You can find stamp collections, binoculars, furniture, curtains, jewelry, rugs, fishing gear, computers, and electronics. It’s all there. And the prices are usually excellent once the bidding is closed. If you haven’t tried it yet, definitely go check out www.ebay.com.

Craig’s List is a great grassroots networking page, with dozens of cities represented in nearly every state. Go to CraigsList.com and click the city nearest you. You’ll find things to buy & sell, services, personal ads, news, chat rooms, ride shares and more. I once found my next home on Craig’s List and the landlord called me!

Books. Where do you go to buy books? Chances are that you’ve bought from www.Amazon.com at least once, right? What about www.Half.com? And almost every retail bookstore has an outlet on the worldwide web. Try www.BarnesandNoble.com. If you go to www.Borders.com or www.WaldenBooks.com you’ll find that they’re really smart. They’ve teamed up with www.Amazon.com!

Information is out there, too. Do you want news? Www.CNN.com or www.NewYorkTimes.com. Stock Quotes? They’re everywhere. Do a Google search for your favorite broker’s site or use www.finance.yahoo.com. Song lyrics? Go to Google and type in the name of the song and the word “lyrics.” Poof! Song lyrics! Want chords, too? Just add the word “chords.” Recipes? Again, type in the dish and the word, “recipe” and you’ll find several to choose from.

Who needs a phone book anymore when you can search the web for it? I use www.DexOnline.com. There are lots of them. What’s your favorite? And, of course, there’s www.Classmates.com for finding long lost high school sweethearts and buddies. What will they think of next?

Web searching? I’m all about it!

About this writer - Marcia Mettaroy works as an IT tech by day and Ebay entrepreneur by night. She specializes in searching out the best deals for her auction customers. You can read more articles about searching at I Wanna Search