Have you ever noticed that you naturally love to be in the spotlight? Or that you can't help but to take charge of situations? Believe it or not, these personality traits may have been ordained by the stars via your astrological sign. Many believe that when stars, planets and moons move, they have an impact on the universe that extends all the way to your personality and daily life.

You don't need a star chart to figure out how astrology will impact your mood and the events of your day. We have astrologers to do that for you. All you have to do is search for horoscopes on AOL Search. Just select your star sign once, and we'll make sure we have your personalized daily horoscope ready for you every time you come back.

If you don't know your astrological sign yet (they are arranged by birth date), you can find it on AOL Horoscopes. Once you figure out if you are an optimistic Sagittarius, compassionate Pisces or another zodiac sign, you can search for it by name too, such as 'Taurus.' Whichever way you controlling Scorpios prefer, you're daily horoscope will be waiting.

Try searching for your horoscope now. Once you see how easy it is to get your daily horoscope, we know you'll keep coming back for more. Also, check out which celebrities share your star sign, you might be surprised.

Election season is in full swing with debates, polls, speeches and, of course, mudslinging. We know you don't want to miss a minute of the campaign action, so stay in the know with the AOL Elections Toolbar.

Now you can take all the latest breaking election news with you wherever you travel on the web. The Elections Toolbar has a live ticker that scrolls through today's important headlines. It stays right at the top of your browser, which means you don't have to go searching anywhere else for news.

Both Internet Explorer and Firefox users can download the toolbar and customize it with widgets, feeds and buttons to their favorite sites. The toolbar also features direct access to information about both presidential candidates. Wondering what John McCain said last night on the campaign trail or what the latest action is at the Democratic Party camp? On the Elections Toolbar, those answers are just a click of the button away .

Also, let your voice be heard with links to daily straw polls. Its the best place to practice your vote before the presidential election this November.

Download the Elections Toolbar now and then let us know what you think!

Gamers, where can you find the latest and greatest information on video games? Check out AOL Video Game One Clicks. Just enter in your favorite game on AOL Search for the newest cheats, reviews, downloads and tons more.

We've gathered all the must-know info about today's most popular games and put it together for your one stop convenience. When you search for a video game, like 'Mercenaries 2,' you will also see the game description, images from the game, the genre and all the other platforms it is available on. It's everything you would want to know!

We worked closely with GameDaily to make sure you got the best of the best. If you don't use GameDaily yet, check it out today for the latest game information.

What is your favorite video game? Search for it now and then let us know how much you like its One Click!

Everyone knows that typing on a mobile phone (even the iPhone!) is a royal pain. So today we're improving the experience by incorporating Smart Box technology into mobile search for the iPhone and iPod Touch to help in faster query completion.

As you type a query into the Smart Box, items containing the words you've already typed will begin to appear. Select the one you want to complete your query.

Voila!: Less typing and better answers faster. But wait...there's more...

We've programmed the Smart Box to include thousands of the most popular queries submitted by all AOL searchers. As you type, the Smart Box will populate the list with related suggestions. You may have thought about searching for 'John McCain.' What you'll see is several more detailed options for a John McCain search such as 'John McCain family pictures.' Or if you're searching for 'Barack Obama' you may also want to take a look at the results for 'Barack Obama Speech.'




























By combining the functionality of query auto-complete and related searches all in one place, we've maximized the screen space of the iPhone and hopefully made AOL Mobile Search easier for you to use.

For more on Smart Box, check out our video. Then, try it out and tell us what you think by going to search.aol.com on your iPhone!

Encyclopedia collections are a thing of the past. Why flip through 20 volumes to find information when there is a wealth of it right at your fingertips? One reason is credibility. When you are looking through a print resource, you know that someone checked the facts before it was published. On the Internet, however, anyone can publish information, no matter how false it is. Just because it rhymes with encyclopedia, it doesn't mean it has the same credentials.

With that being said, there are still plenty of reliable resources on the web. You just have to know where to find them, like on AOL. We recently updated AOL Search Reference Center so it is even easier to use and more informative.

Now with one search, you are connected to the newest dictionary, thesaurus and encyclopedia data sources. AOL Search Reference Center also enhances your research with video results from Truveo. If you are just browsing, check out the "related searches" section for more articles that you might be interested in.

For trustworthy information on the web, search AOL Search Reference Center. Then, come back and tell us how much you like it!

Regular season football kicked off this weekend with games chock-full of action and surprises. Brett Favre came out of retirement to beat the Dolphins, Tom Brady injured his knee and is out for the season, and the Bears trumped the Colts. If the rest of the season has excitement like this in store, no one will stray from their TVs on Sundays.

If you do happen to miss a game, don't panic! AOL makes it easy for you to catch up on all of the NFL action. Just search for your favorite team and get one-click access to stats, rosters, photos, ticket sales and merchandise. We also put current news headlines up front and center so you can check the latest updates during half time.

For the many football enthusiasts who are also managing their fantasy team, AOL has all the best resources ready for you. When you search for a player, you will see a OneClick with all of his latest season stats and news, like recent injuries. You can also check out AOL Fantasy Sports for more full coverage.

Show your team pride with one of our NFL toolbars. You can take your favorite team with you wherever you travel on the web with team news, the pro shop and fan mail. When you download the toolbar you get a free email address too, such as yourname@ultimateredskinsfan.com or @All4Rams.com. You can also add all of your favorite buttons and feeds to the toolbar, so make your favorite team a part of your weblife. Download the Rams toolbar or the Redskins toolbar now, or check our all of our other great AOL Toolbars.


Which is your favorite team? Every play could take them closer to the Super Bowl, so don't miss their latest updates and stats with NFL coverage on AOL Sports.

Have you ever read something on the web and wondered how other sites cover the same topic? Ever been reading an article on CNN.com and wondered what other news sources have to say about the same issue? Ever been on TMZ reading about the latest embarrassment and wondered what bloggers are writing about it?

The web is all about providing dozens of perspectives about any topic, and new functionality in our toolbars helps to bring you the diversity of the web with just one click.

AOL recently acquired a very cool company called Sphere that tries to give you easy ways to "find related stuff" to whatever you are looking at on the web. Sphere currently powers little widgets on thousands of news and blogging sites, and now that same functionality can be added to any page on the web.

You can also add Sphere functionality to any of our toolbars. Just click the little "plus" sign on your toolbar to access the button gallery. Then select the "Technology and Research" category on the left, and click on the "Sphere" button to add it to your toolbar. Don't have an AOL toolbar yet? What are you waiting for? Download the latest versions of our toolbars and start enjoying the Sphere functionality, which is already built in.

The Sphere tool will open your eyes up to how wide the World Wide Web actually is, and it is easy to use. Once you have a Sphere button on your browser toolbar, go to any website that interests you and click on the "Sphere" button. You will then see a little widget appear on the page that delivers you related content from articles and blogs around the web.

Leave us a comment and let us know how much you enjoy this feature. We think that when you get lots of different opinions about the same subject, you will really understand the subject better. Now go find some related stuff!

On the sunset of the Democratic National Convention and the sunrise of the Republican National Convention, AOL has eagerly been preparing to make sure we have the best 2008 Presidential Election coverage available for our users. We know that you want the latest breaking news, quotes, videos and photos all within the click of a button. So, check out our 2008 Election Coverage One Click and our other AOL features for the most up-to-date election news.

Instead of digging around for today's headlines, just search election coverage and you are instantly connected to the latest breaking news and all things election related. If you want more information on both candidates, click Barack Obama or John McCain for their biography, news, videos, votes and so much more.


AOL is the only search engine that gathers search results from Truveo, one of the largest and most widely used video search engines on the web. No matter what you are searching for, look for our relevant AOL Video content up front and center on the search results page.

A lot can happen between now and November 4, so visit AOL for all the latest Presidential Election news and coverage!

Are you ready for the upcoming school year? We hope so. But if not, AOL is here to help you prepare. Time is running out before the first day. So instead of running around from store to store trying to collect everything, search all of your Back to School necessities on AOL Search for easy one-click access to the best back to school items.


No matter which grade they are entering, kids love picking out their own school supplies. It may actually be one of the few things they actually do like about going back to school. Check out our deals of the day by clicking on Back to School Shopping.

Start your school year off on a good note with the perfect new outfit for the first day back. Search for Back to School Clothes to see the latest fashions for juniors, boys and girls. We round up all the best styles, specials and stores for you to easily browse through without the tiring hassle of searching clothing racks for your size.

For all you college students, now that you've gotten in to a great school, you need a great room to go along with it. You are going to want a room that expresses your personality and feels like your home away from home. Find the best Back to School dorm furniture on AOL Search and get the perfect furniture for you with easy-access to dorm furniture shopping.

What is your favorite new back to school item? Let us know! For more back to school help, search back to school on AOL Search. Make sure you are ready for school by checking out some of our other posts, like Top Searched Back to School Gadgets and Top Searched Ways to Survive College Expenses.

Celebrity gossip is a guilty pleasure. Hollywood stars are always up to something new, whether it's breaking up, fighting, hooking up, partying or simply living their extravagant lives. With so many celebs, so much drama, and so little time, how can you keep up on all the best celebrity news? Unless you are planning to become a paparazzi, check out the new TMZ Celebrity Tracking Toolbar for the best way to track your favorite celebs.



Be the first to know when Amy Winehouse finally goes to rehab, which celeb is pregnant, who John Mayer's new girlfriend is, and so much more with the celebrity news ticker. The ticker puts all of the TMZ Headlines right on the toolbar so you'll never miss the latest breaking gossip.

Still can't get enough of your favorite celebs! Add Brangelina, JT, Paris and all your favorite stars directly to the toolbar. Their headhshot becomes a button that tracks all the latest news and gossip for each celeb. You may not be able to hang out with them, but at least you can take them with you wherever you wander on the web.

I know there are just too many celebs to chose from, so if you can't decide which is your favorite, do not despair. The toolbar gives you one-click access to the best videos and photos. If you still want more, use the search box powered by AOL Search to look up even more info about your favorite actors, models, rockstars and...what does Paris do again?

The celebrity antics never get old, so download the TMZ Toolbar and any of our other toolbars now. Leave us a comment and let us know how much you love it!

AOL Mobile Search has been awarded a Silver Medal by mocoNews! The mobile search blog held a competition of sorts to see which search engine has the best mobile results for the search term "Olympics." Yahoo! and Google tied for gold and MSN Live came in third place for bronze.

Swimmers Dara Torres and Katie Hoff are jubilant about their silver medals and so are we. OK, so ours wasn't won in Beijing's Water Cube, but it feels great just the same.

The key differentiators according to mocoNews was that Google and Yahoo shows medal results and rankings for the term "Olympics" while AOL doesn't. On the other hand AOL Mobile Search shows Olympic themed ringtones from our partner Thumplay. MocoNews judged our results for basic WAP phones but we're also really proud of our iPhone product (pictured).

We're always looking for ways to improve our search results and are open to suggestions. Let us know what you would like to see.

DMOZ, the largest human-edited directory on the Web, celebrated its 10th anniversary this June. The DMOZ directory organizes the ever-expanding Internet for it's growing population of web users. Contributors take the time to sort out the less relevant content that many search engines provide and then organize the valuable listings into categories. Anyone on the planet who has the passion and the willingness to volunteer can choose a topic they care about and join in.

The influence of DMOZ in the search industry is global and far reaching. There are thousands of specialized search engines, such as job seekers and health focused sites, that rely on the organized and focused site listings within DMOZ. Hugely popular community based projects, like Wikipedia, can trace their origin to DMOZ and attribute their large base of participation to it as well. Since it's inception, DMOZ has paved the way for future ideas and has proven that an online community can manage a successful, open project.

This anniversary is not only a celebration for the website, but also for the thousands of faceless editors who deserve recognition. These dedicated editors from across the globe enthusiastically contribute content and maintain the directory's roots. Their benevolence in committing to provide access to information to anyone on the web is commendable. Congrats everyone!

Even after ten years, DMOZ continues to improve. Up next, it plans to make integration of DMOZ data into other resources easier and less reliant on large Raw Data Feeds (RDF). For example, you could use DMOZ to find a list of sites specific to your interest, such as barbecuing. You can then add those sites to your own informational site or use them to make a widget for your blog. For more on the anniversary and what DMOZ is planning next, see the managing editor's note on the DMOZ blog.

Here's a toast to ten great years and hopefully many more: Happy Birthday DMOZ!

Emails can be so boring. Next time you have something to say, say it with an eCard. Whether it is "thank you" or "I miss you," AOL greeting cards are the best way to send a message and brighten up the recipient's day.

With AOL greeting cards, you can search through our collection of hundreds of cards until you find one that's perfect for you. Just search greeting or eCard to see our new one-click greeting card station with categories made especially to help you find what you are looking for. You can also search through our other, more specific categories, like "Just for Kids."



Say "sorry," "congratulations" and more with flair! AOL Greeting Cards are bright, fun, and animated. Visit AOL Greetings or search for your own card through AOL Search. Whichever you prefer, we know you'll never want to send a plain old email again.

The Olympics are only here for 2 weeks, so don't miss a second of them. Capture all the excitement of the Olympics right in your browser with the AOL 2008 Games toolbar!

In hundreds of years of Olympic history, it has never been this easy to keep track of the action. Toolbar buttons provide one-click access to all the most important information, including photos and video. View the schedule of upcoming events right on your toolbar with the "schedule" button. After an event is over, see who's bringing home the gold with the medal counter.

With events happening every day, it is hard to keep track of the most important Olympic news. You can stay in the loop with the toolbar's news ticker, which scrolls up-to-the-minute highlights and news updates. The only place you can get the news faster is in Beijing.

Still want more info? All you have to do is enter what you are looking for in the search box for instant access to AOL Search. Our one-clicks put all the information in one spot, right at the top. Check out our new 2008 Games one-click for coverage of the Olympics.

Download the 2008 Games toolbar and any of our other toolbars now. Leave us a comment and let us know what you think!

Are you still flipping through a three-inch thick book of yellow paper when you need a phone number? It's time to ditch that hefty phone book and turn to a better resource. The new AOL Yellow Pages combines access to phone numbers with all the best of AOL's resources.

With AOL Yellow Pages, you can find phone numbers, addresses, and the best services in your area just by searching. Every search result will bring you a detailed business page, including the web address when available. AOL Yellow Pages also integrates MapQuest and driving directions into each search result to make it even easier to find what you are looking for.

No more flipping through hundreds of pages searching for what you need. If you aren't sure the exact name of the business you need, browse through our popular categories until you find what you are looking for. Other users can rate and review all the businesses and services on AOL Yellow Pages, which means that you can make sure you are finding the business that is right for you. You can also search for businesses directly and sort your search results according to distance, A-Z, or rating.

Find phone numbers fast with AOL Yellow Pages. You can add AOL Yellow Pages to your toolbar for easy one-click access, or bookmark it for your everyday needs.