Checking email was the tipping point. Having two web mail accounts means that typing in mail[dot] in the Address Bar brings up both domains. I actually like Yahoo’s mail better, but the classic version. I just happen to forward the email for this domain to our competitor’s site and let them handle the spam. Maybe that’ll change now that I have the pro account with the POP access, which is given out by our competitor for free. I thought I would type in the word gmail to differentiate and was hoping just maybe, this one time, Yahoo! would be kind enough to take me to the page. When it did not I typed in the phrase “change firefox search engine” in the Firefox Search Bar.
It was nice to see the Mozilla link in first place yet it was the second one which gave me my answer, listed here as well. Strange, the database for that site just went down. Anyway, that’s not the point, neither is the fact that now when I type in gmail it takes me straight to the application. The point is somewhat about choice; getting what I want out of the applications I use. Closer to it is about how much companies are aware of consumer sentiment. I had a different intention in the use of the application, and would never click on a sponsored link. In this particular instance, there aren’t even any!
