This is an update to jwgoerlich's Search-Chrome Function.

Search-Chrome.ps1

function Search-Chrome {
	[CmdletBinding()]
	param(
		[Parameter(Mandatory=$true, ValueFromPipeline=$true)]
		[string]$Search
	)
	
    	begin {
        	Write-Verbose -Message "Starting $($MyInvocation.Mycommand)"
        
        	Write-Verbose -Message "Loading System.Web .NET Class"
        	$null = [Reflection.Assembly]::LoadWithPartialName("System.Web")
        
        	Write-Verbose -Message "Setting searchString to null"
        	$searchString = $null
    	}
    	process {
        	Write-Verbose "Encoding $Search into a URL Friendly string."
        	$searchString = [System.Web.HttpUtility]::UrlEncode("$Search")
        
        	Write-Verbose -Message "Starting Google Chrome to search for $searchString"
    		Start-Process -FilePath chrome.exe -ArgumentList "http://www.google.com/search?q=$searchString"
    	}
   	end{
    	    Write-Verbose -Message "Ending $($MyInvocation.Mycommand)"
    	}
	
	<#
		.SYNOPSIS
			This script launches Google Chrome and searchers for the specified term.
	
		.DESCRIPTION
			This script uses Start-Process to launch Google Chrome and searches for the user specified search string.
	
		.PARAMETER  Search
			The search term.
	
		.EXAMPLE
			PS C:\> Search-Chrome -Search "mwjcomputing"
	
		.EXAMPLE
			PS C:\> Search-Chrome -Search "BSides Detroit 2013"
            
        	.EXAMPLE
			PS C:\> "Test1", "Test2" | Search-Chrome
	
		.INPUTS
			System.String
	
		.OUTPUTS
			Null
	
		.NOTES
			This script was my modification to Wolfgang Goerlich's (@jwgoerlich) Search-Chrome function.
			http://pastebin.com/a4XkRRWZ
	
		.LINK
			www.mwjcomputing.com
	
		.LINK
      			www.twitter.com/mwjcomputing
	
	#>
}