Online Custom Keyword Library

Using custom keywords can be very convenient, however it can be a pain to maintain the same set of keywords across different browsers, operating systems, or computers, for example when using a computer at a computer lab or an internet cafe. This problem can be solved by linking each browser you use to an online keywords account, thus keeping keywords synchronized. For example, an account at (some domain).com has an entry for the keyword "g", and the associated url is "http://www.google.com/?q=%s". Other keywords in the account are "foo" and "bar". For the browser, a custom keyword as such is created:

URL: http://(some domain).com/?q=%s
Custom Keyword: lib

Then to search for "chair" in Google, first login to (some domain).com and type "lib g chair" in the browser's address bar. This forwards "g chair" to (some domain).com, which in turn forwards "chair" to google.com. Also "lib foo" and "lib bar" can be used.

Alternatively, a search engine for (some domain).com can be used so that when the user enters "g chair" in the search bar, it would be the same as entering "lib g chair" in the address bar. A browser plugin can improve speed and efficiency by caching the custom keywords instead of hitting the servers of (some domain).com for each search executed. The online custom keywords service can provide advanced features not yet available in most browsers, such as assigning a charset for each custom keyword for url encoding of text.

A more general idea that's harder to implement would be an online service where the user can login to access browser data including bookmarks, custom keywords, and browser preferences; any changes made to the online account is immediately reflected in the browser's interface.