Most Useful Web Accelerators For IE8
Posted By Keith Dsouza On March 19, 2009 @ 8:01 pm In Internet Browsers | 4 Comments
Quite recently we had told you about IE8 [1] Web Accelerators [2], a feature that allowed you to quickly share content, search maps and more, however the power of accelerators is limited to the accelerators you use, here is a list of the Most Useful Web Accelerators for IE8.
The accelerators have been divided into different categories for easier browsing, you can click on the links below, to directly jump to the categories you want.
- Search Related Accelerators [3]
- Social Networking Accelerators [4]
- Email Related Accelerators [5]
- Shopping Related Accelerators [6]
- Utility Accelerators [7]
- Blogging Related Accelerators [8]
- Video Search Accelerators [9]
Search Related Accelerators
Define With Wikipedia [10] Allows you to quickly lookup a word or phrase on Wikipedia, if the word does not exist, it will launch the default Wikipedia search.
Dictionary Reference [11] Looks up the meaning of the selected word or phrase on Dictionary.com.
Google Definition Lookup [12] Uses Google to lookup definition for selected words or phrases.
Search with Google Code Search [13] Lookup programming code on Google code search.
Search on IMDB [14] Lookup movie reviews and synopsis on Internet Movie Database.
MSDN Search [15] – Quickly search for content on the Microsoft Developer Network
Search on Netflix [16] – Search movies to rent on Netflix.com
Social Networking Accelerators
Shareaholic [17] Share content in 30 social networking sites with this single accelerator, also has a Firefox add-on which we had told you about in the post about converting Firefox into a social networking hub [18].
Share on Twitter [19] Share any content on Twitter [20].
Share on Facebook [21] Allows you to share the current page or selected text in Facebook [22].
Reviews on StumbleUpon [23] Tells you if a page has been submitted to StumbleUpon and displays the users reviews for the page.
Find in LinkedIn [24] Find selected persons profile on LinkedIn.com.
Share with Delicious [25] – Share your current document or a selected link using Delicious.
Add to Reddit [26] Add the current page to your Reddit favorites.
Find on Last.fm [27] Find the artist or music on Last.fm.
Digg Accelerator [28] – Discover and share the best of the web on Digg.
Email Accelerators
Send Mail Using Gmail [29] Allows you to quickly send a page or selected text as a email using Gmail [30].
Send Mail Using AOL [31] Allows you to quickly send a page or selected text as a email using AOL.
Email Using Windows Live Hotmail [32] – Allows you to quickly send a page or selected text as a email using Windows Live Hotmail.
Shopping Related Accelerators
RetailMeNot [33] Find coupons for your favorite retail sites, with RetailMeNot.
Amazon Search [34] Search Amazon.com for products
Find on eBay [35] Lets you find and preview items on eBay, without the need to leave the current page.
Newegg Search [36] Search and preview products on retailing website Newegg.com.
Google News Search [37] Search Google News for related content.
Utility Accelerators
Google Translate [38] Translate webpages or URLs with Google Translate.
Google Maps [39] or Maps on Live Maps [40] or Yahoo Local Maps [41] Convert a address to a location on the maps using any of the plugins listed here.
Login using BugMeNot [42] Bypass website registration by logging in with already created users, provided by BugMeNot community.
Shorten with is.gd [43] Shorten URL with is.gd
TinyURL [44] Convert a long URL to a tiny URL using this accelerator.
Shorten with bit.ly [45] Shorten URLs with bit.ly
Weather.com [46] Lookup your local weather on Weather.com
Preview and Launch URL [47] Preview a URL before opening the entire page.
Currency Converter [48] Convert different currencies to your desired currency.
Yahoo! Finance [49] Lookup stocks on Yahoo Finance.
Track Package with DHL [50] – Use the DHL tracking number to find the current status of your packages.
Translate with Babelfish [51] Translate selected text or URL with Babelfish.
Blogging Related Accelerators
Post Content to Blogger [52] Post the selected content or webpage to your Blogger website.
Blog on Live Search Spaces [53] Post the selected content or webpage to your Live Spaces account.
Post to LiveJournal [54] Post the selected content or webpage to your LiveJournal account.
Video Search Accelerators
YouTube Video Search [55] Search YouTube [56] for videos matching the selected text.
Truveo Video Search [57] Search Truveo for videos matching the selected text.
Search Videos with Live Search [58] Search videos using live search
Do you have any other accelerators to share with us? Do let us know through your comments.
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[1] IE8: http://techie-buzz.com/tag/ie8
[2] Web Accelerators: http://techie-buzz.com/ie8/ie8-web-accelerators.html
[3] Search Related Accelerators: #searchaccelerators
[4] Social Networking Accelerators: #socialaccelerators
[5] Email Related Accelerators: #emailaccelerators
[6] Shopping Related Accelerators: #shoppingaccelerators
[7] Utility Accelerators: #utilityaccelerators
[8] Blogging Related Accelerators: #bloggingaccelerators
[9] Video Search Accelerators: #videoaccelerators
[10] Define With Wikipedia: http://ieaddons.com/en/details/dictionaries/Define_with_Wikipedia/
[11] Dictionary Reference: http://ieaddons.com/en/details/dictionaries/Dictionary_Reference/
[12] Google Definition Lookup: http://ieaddons.com/en/details/742/Google_Define/
[13] Search with Google Code Search: http://ieaddons.com/en/details/searchhelpers/Search_with_Google_Code_Search/
[14] Search on IMDB: http://ieaddons.com/en/details/searchhelpers/Search_on_IMDB/
[15] MSDN Search: http://ieaddons.com/en/details/searchhelpers/MSDN_Search/
[16] Search on Netflix: http://ieaddons.com/en/details/searchhelpers/Search_on_Netflix/
[17] Shareaholic: http://ieaddons.com/en/details/bookmarks/Sharing_Email_Bookmark_Tool/
[18] converting Firefox into a social networking hub: http://techie-buzz.com/firefox-news/convert-firefox-into-a-social-networking-hub-with-add-ons-and-extensions.html
[19] Share on Twitter: http://ieaddons.com/en/details/sharing/Share_on_Twitter/
[20] Twitter: http://techie-buzz.com/tag/twitter
[21] Share on Facebook: http://ieaddons.com/en/details/204/Share_on_Facebook/
[22] Facebook: http://techie-buzz.com/tag/facebook
[23] Reviews on StumbleUpon: http://ieaddons.com/en/details/other/Reviews_on_StumbleUpon/
[24] Find in LinkedIn: http://ieaddons.com/en/details/social/Find_on_LinkedIn/
[25] Share with Delicious: http://ieaddons.com/en/details/sharing/Share_with_Delicious/
[26] Add to Reddit: http://ieaddons.com/en/details/sharing/Add_to_Reddit/
[27] Find on Last.fm: http://ieaddons.com/en/details/music/Find_on_Lastfm/
[28] Digg Accelerator: http://ieaddons.com/en/details/news/Digg_Accelerator/
[29] Send Mail Using Gmail: http://ieaddons.com/en/details/739/Gmail/
[30] Gmail: http://techie-buzz.com/tag/gmail
[31] Send Mail Using AOL: http://ieaddons.com/en/details/email/AOL_Mail_Accelerator/
[32] Email Using Windows Live Hotmail: http://ieaddons.com/en/details/email/Send_with_Live_Search_Hotmail/
[33] RetailMeNot: http://ieaddons.com/en/details/searchhelpers/RetailMeNot/
[34] Amazon Search: http://ieaddons.com/en/details/searchhelpers/Amazon_Search/
[35] Find on eBay: http://ieaddons.com/en/details/shopping/Find_on_eBay/
[36] Newegg Search: http://ieaddons.com/en/details/searchhelpers/Newegg_Search/
[37] Google News Search: http://ieaddons.com/en/details/741/Google_News/
[38] Google Translate: http://ieaddons.com/en/details/738/Google_Translate/
[39] Google Maps: http://ieaddons.com/en/details/740/Google_Maps/
[40] Maps on Live Maps: http://ieaddons.com/en/details/201/Map_on_LiveMaps/
[41] Yahoo Local Maps: http://ieaddons.com/en/details/mapping/Yahoo_Local_Maps/
[42] Login using BugMeNot: http://ieaddons.com/en/details/other/Login_using_BugMeNot/
[43] Shorten with is.gd: http://ieaddons.com/en/details/other/Shorten_with_isgd/
[44] TinyURL: http://ieaddons.com/en/details/bookmarks/TinyURL_Accelerator/
[45] Shorten with bit.ly: http://ieaddons.com/en/details/other/Shorten_with_bitly/
[46] Weather.com: http://ieaddons.com/en/details/weather/Weathercom/
[47] Preview and Launch URL: http://ieaddons.com/en/details/other/Preview_and_Launch_URL/
[48] Currency Converter: http://ieaddons.com/en/details/finance/Currency_Converter/
[49] Yahoo! Finance: http://ieaddons.com/en/details/finance/Yahoo_Finance/
[50] Track Package with DHL: http://ieaddons.com/en/details/searchhelpers/Track_Package_with_DHL/
[51] Translate with Babelfish: http://ieaddons.com/en/details/translation/Translate_with_Babelfish/
[52] Post Content to Blogger: http://ieaddons.com/en/details/bloggings/Blogger/
[53] Blog on Live Search Spaces: http://ieaddons.com/en/details/bloggings/Blog_on_Live_Search_Spaces/
[54] Post to LiveJournal: http://ieaddons.com/en/details/bloggings/Post_to_LiveJournal/
[55] YouTube Video Search: http://ieaddons.com/en/details/searchhelpers/Get_Videos_from_YouTube/
[56] YouTube: http://techie-buzz.com/tag/youtube
[57] Truveo Video Search: http://ieaddons.com/en/details/photosvideos/Truveo_Video_Search/
[58] Search Videos with Live Search: http://ieaddons.com/en/details/other/Search_Videos_with_Live_Search/
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