Another interesting search engine: Kosmix

Like we've said before, we're here to point our visitors to the content their looking for on the internet. This search engine is pretty interesting, especially if you're looking for blog/news content on subjects. You can see how Kosmix will allow you to just dive into a subject, which I think is pretty cool.

Give it a whirl.
Here's my search for "tennis"

New Search Engines being added soon

S3 loyalists keep coming back over the next couple of days and see the addition of two new search engines to Search3. One starts with T...... and is constantly in the press right now and the other is an e-commerce favorite. We are really excited about the possibilities of doing one search and getting the official website, an e-commerce site to buy 'it' as well as the wisdom of crowds about how good the product or service is, truly the power of Search3 at work. Check it out soon.

Who would add their own search engine?

Not saying you can, but if you could add your own search engine to Search3 would you? Please add comments below or send feedback to Search3 or send a tweet to us on Twitter

Cool site to check out; Searchme.com

Everyone you have to check out searchme.com they are building out visual search and its really cool. Let us know if you think this would be cool to add to Search3? Its very 'applesesque' not sure if that even a word or if i created a word today but its similar to what Apple does with their new Safari browser and with the iPhone album covers.

Habits, can you change them, should you change them?

So I have a habit, I use Google to search for stuff. Lots of things and I, like 70% of people don't even realize I am doing it. I use Google like I use my email client or my telephone, its a product feature in my browser rather than a company. Essentially its a crazy habit that I am not sure I can break. So a few months ago I tried going 30 days without using Google. 30 DAYS!!! I dare you to just try 2 days without using Google! During this time I used a bunch of search engines and was surprised at how good they all where at finding what i was looking for.
Yet at the end of the 30 days like a CRACK addict I returned to using Google, it was a habit I could not break. It was during this time I realized that you can't beat Google you need to join with them and hence the reason search3 will be Google + any other two engines you choose. The jury is still out on whether I can change my habit completely but why wouldn't you choose Google + two vs. Google by themselves?
Please let us know your reasons below

What do you search for offline?

Everybody hear at Search3 is all about making it easier to find what you're looking for on the web. It's just the beginning for us, and we'll be adding some really cool stuff in the future, but I'm curious what you constantly find yourself searching for offline.

I'm one of those people that always seems to misplace his keys. It's always when I'm running late, too. I'll frantically search the house, covering rooms that I know I haven't been in since I placed my keys wherever I placed them. I'll search under the bed, in the http://www.search3.com/search/?q=closets, on the countertops...you name it, I'll search for it there. And without fail, I always discover them in one of two places:

1) my pocket from yesterday's pants (or slightly more rarely in the pants I'm wearing).
&
2) in the hands of my wife who found them immediately in a location I'd already searched, but missed in my haste...

The real question is...why don't I start with these two places???

So for me, search isn't just online. Unfortunately, there's not much that Search3 can do to help me with this one. ;)

What do you search for?

Find what you're looking for

The coolest thing about Search3.com is that it just makes finding "IT" easier. By "IT" i mean...you enter the blank. What are you trying to find? Just check it out.

For me, it's photography gear. I'm a professional photographer, who's been in the photo game for just a couple of years, so naturally I'm still trying to pull all my stuff together. But the biggest challenge is knowing where to get stuff, where to find the deal, or the information on the brands I use. I'm a Nikon guy, so I wanted to find reviews on the new Nikon D700. After searching for "Nikon Reviews", THE top result across all 3 search engines was Ken Rockwell's site. This guy has reviewed everything under the sun that takes pictures, so it was such a great way to find information on the stuff I'm really looking for.

So, I still haven't made the purchase, mostly because Ken's review pointed me at the newer D90 which is only $1k for the body. It's not nearly the camera the D700 is, but it would probably suffice and do way more than the D80 I'm currently working with.

Search3.com is Live...but on the DL

Search3 is unofficially live. You can go on the site right now and search anything your heart desires! It's really exciting to see it up and running and we can't wait to get everything where it needs to be to share with the world. Of course...if you're seeing this blog post, then you should go give Search3 a whirl. It lets you see the top search results from 3 search engines, instead of just one, because searching one engine at a time is soooooo old school.

Stay tuned for more updates, and we'd love to hear your thoughts on the site and how you think we can make it better. After all, Search3 is meant to help you search the web better!