40 productivity-boosting search bookmarklets

UK shopping search bookmarklets

When you find a real bargain online then it's tempting to buy right away. But don't part with any cash until you've compared the prices available at other stores. Select the product name on the page, then click one of our bookmarklets to search for better deals.

Search Shopping.com

javascript:q = "" + (window.getSelection ? window.getSelection() : document.getSelection ? document.getSelection() : document.selection.createRange().text); if (!q) q = prompt("Enter your search here", ""); if (q!=null) location="http://uk.shopping.com/xFS?KW=" + escape(q).replace(/ /g, "+"); void 0

Search Google Shopping

javascript:q = "" + (window.getSelection ? window.getSelection() : document.getSelection ? document.getSelection() : document.selection.createRange().text); if (!q) q = prompt("Enter your search here", ""); if (q!=null) location="http://www.google.co.uk/products?q=" + escape(q).replace(/ /g, "+"); void 0

Search ciao

javascript:q = "" + (window.getSelection ? window.getSelection() : document.getSelection ? document.getSelection() : document.selection.createRange().text); if (!q) q = prompt("Enter your search here", ""); if (q!=null) location="http://www.ciao.co.uk/sr/q-" + escape(q).replace(/ /g, "+"); void 0

Search Amazon

javascript:q = "" + (window.getSelection ? window.getSelection() : document.getSelection ? document.getSelection() : document.selection.createRange().text); if (!q) q = prompt("Enter your search here", ""); if (q!=null) location="http://www.amazon.co.uk/s/field-keywords=" + escape(q).replace(/ /g, "+"); void 0

Search eBay

javascript:q = "" + (window.getSelection ? window.getSelection() : document.getSelection ? document.getSelection() : document.selection.createRange().text); if (!q) q = prompt("Enter your search here", ""); if (q!=null) location="http://shop.ebay.co.uk/" + escape(q).replace(/ /g, "+"); void 0

Search mySupermarket

javascript:q = "" + (window.getSelection ? window.getSelection() : document.getSelection ? document.getSelection() : document.selection.createRange().text); if (!q) q = prompt("Enter your search here", ""); if (q!=null) location="http://www.mysupermarket.co.uk/Shopping/FindProducts.aspx?Query=" + escape(q).replace(/ /g, "+"); void 0

Shopping search

SAVE MONEY: Make sure you're getting the best possible deal with our shopping bookmarklets

Social networking search bookmarklets

If you want to find out more about someone then their social networking profiles are a very good place to start. Just select their name on the page, then click one of the bookmarklets here to track them down.

Search MySpace

javascript:q = "" + (window.getSelection ? window.getSelection() : document.getSelection ? document.getSelection() : document.selection.createRange().text); if (!q) q = prompt("Enter your search here", ""); if (q!=null) location="http://searchservice.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=sitesearch.results&qry=" + escape(q).replace(/ /g, "+")+'&type=People'; void 0

Search Facebook

javascript:q = "" + (window.getSelection ? window.getSelection() : document.getSelection ? document.getSelection() : document.selection.createRange().text); if (!q) q = prompt("Enter your search here", ""); if (q!=null) location="http://www.facebook.com/home.php#/s.php?ref=search&init=q&q=" + escape(q).replace(/ /g, "+"); void 0

Search Bebo

javascript:q = "" + (window.getSelection ? window.getSelection() : document.getSelection ? document.getSelection() : document.selection.createRange().text); if (!q) q = prompt("Enter your search here", ""); if (q!=null) location="http://www.bebo.com/Search2.jsp?SearchTerm=" + escape(q).replace(/ /g, "+"); void 0

Search Friendster

javascript:q = "" + (window.getSelection ? window.getSelection() : document.getSelection ? document.getSelection() : document.selection.createRange().text); if (!q) q = prompt("Enter your search here", ""); if (q!=null) location="http://www.friendster.com/search/user?query=" + escape(q).replace(/ /g, "+"); void 0

Search hi5

javascript:q = "" + (window.getSelection ? window.getSelection() : document.getSelection ? document.getSelection() : document.selection.createRange().text); if (!q) q = prompt("Enter your search here", ""); if (q!=null) location="http://hi5.com/friend/processBrowseSearch.do?&searchText=" + escape(q).replace(/ /g, "+"); void 0

MySpace

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