And that is why it was surprising when on CNN / NBC, a 5 year old Chinese Search Engine company’s name was mentioned due to the upcoming IPO (Initial public offering).

And why would this be “bad business practice” (TM), you ask? Simply, because it gave “exposure” to Google’s competitor — and giving your competitor exposure is a “no no” in the sleazy world of business.

But, thanks to that news article I was made familiar with a search engine (that existed for 5 years) that I did not know about earlier.

And to boot, I’ve been looking for a “alternative” search engine for YEARS. I’ve even searched google, back in the days — but guess what?! No http://www.baidu.com results (mmm?) !

………. So I decided to give it a try, and guess what?!

It’s FAST, RELEVANT, SIMPLE, and last but not least……

….. Finally, a search engine for the REST of the World. I’ve got back relevant links in Chinese. This is critical because, you can’t (and shouldn’t) expect someone in Asia to be able to read English (yeah, try learning several foreign languages, like I am, it’s not easy!!!).

Plus, Google has PRIVACY issues… (more on this latter, if you’re a privacy advocate or Techno-phile)

And as a little bonus, I saw the mp3 link…. And I thought to myself, I’ve seen mp3 links on “other” websites before, but it never gave back any good and fast results, if any.

So I tried it, and to my surprise, it works incredibly fast. Now, honestly, “banning” mp3 search is just CENSORSHIP overboard.

That is what a search engine does, it searches for things relevant to the user! duh!