Inspired by /r/startpages—the idea is to have a homepage for your browser that is functional and sexy.
To go to a site, enter the corresponding key. To view the available commands, enter a ?. If your input doesn't match any of the commands, a generic google search will be triggered.
a # takes you to amazon.com
t: amazon # searches Twitter for Amazon
g: twitter # searches GitHub for Twitter
r: cats # searches Reddit for cats
f # takes you to facebook.com
cats # searches google for cats
You get the idea...
Feel free to use this and modify it however you like.