Search
I was about to promote A9.com (a susidiary of Amazon.com) as an alternative search portal to Google. It is apparent now that it is in large part a mashup with live.com, the search portal of Microsoft's Windows Live. This gives me some pause to promote something extending Microsoft's reach. In addition A9.com no longer has a map search, unique for having street-level-photographic views. This gives me pause in promoting something that may still be in flux. A9.com does deliver in allowing one to "search more at once" though absent from its search options are Google and Flicker.
(Speaking of Microsoft I must say the company has made strides in improving brand image.)