Betshopboy.net

I bet all you creatures of habit, like me, uses Google as our default search engine. What if we stay off Google for a while and try out other alternate search engines? Can you even begin to imagine life without Google?

The folks over at AltSearcEngines are actually asking everyone to go one day (6 am – midnight), this Tuesday(June 12th), without using one of the major search engines; Google, Yahoo!, MSN, AOL, or Ask.

Instead, try one of the alt search engines. The list of the most recent Top 100 is here. Then on Wednesday, please leave a detailed comment describing how it went, and share your experience with other readers.Some ground rules:

1. All day Tuesday, June 12th, don’t use any of the 5 major search engines.

2. Avoid Meta search engines, since most of them include the major search engines. (for this day only! Meta search engines are important; see the Great Debate Tuesday night!)

3. Likewise, the specialized vertical search engines may be too narrowly focused. (for this day only. It’s the vertical search engines that usually search the best; within their niche.)

4. Consider changing your homepage or downloading their toolbar. You can always uninstall everything and change back on Wednesday.

5. On Wednesday, leave a detailed comment under this post and share your experience with the rest of us. Which alt search engine did you chose? How would you rate the experience?

These alternative search engines have worked very hard to get our attention, with limited success, unfortunately. So please for once – just for Tuesday, support the underdogs!