David K. Israel
IQ-tips: The Good Search
by David K. Israel - August 21, 2006 - 3:03 PM

A mental_floss reader named Roxie recently suggested we do a post about a search enginey type site called GoodSearch, which helps support your favorite charities.

Here’s how it works:

Instead of using Google to help you find the perfect birthday gift for your mother-in-law (read: second-hand sports car with malfunctioning brakes), try GoodSearch instead. Once there, it’s pretty simple to follow their directions.

And for those skeptics out there who don’t think their little search matters, check out this success story from the website: “From just 132 searches in July, the Screen Actors Guild Foundation is on pace to reach 10,000 searches this month, which will raise more than $100 to support their educational, humanitarian and philanthropic programs.”

Thanks, Roxie, for the tip!

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Comments (2)
  1. Very cool! Thanks for the tip :) I posted in my blog and on my myspace page about it to help spread the word!

  2. I love GoodSearch. I use it every time I search the internet and have helped the Elephant Sanctuary raise over $1400 for their cause.

    It’s unbelievable how much of a difference we can all make by using GoodSearch to search the internet.

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