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Google Search as you know it is over - but there are alternatives (see post) (techcrunch.com)

submitted 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) by FallenWalnut@lemmy.world to c/PurchaseWithPurpose@lemmy.world

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Google is making its Search more centred around AI, turning it into a conversation.

Besides being a worse experience, the websites from which it sources its information are losing all traffic and recognition.

Recommend a list of alternatives:

Kagi - Paid but better experience than Google
Ecosia - Similar experience while supporting a good cause
Qwant - Increasingly unique results and building a EU-first index
DuckDuckGo - Privacy-focused search, but quality of results may vary

More options: https://purchasewithpurpose.io/category/search-engine/

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[–] badgermurphy@lemmy.world 0 points 2 days ago (1 children)

The problem I see with that approach is that adding garbage to a mixture doesn't necessarily lead to a more robust mix. It can just end up a formerly delicious soup with chunks of crap floating in it.

I don't know off the top of my head how SearXNG does it, so maybe this is moot for them, but I don't see a ton of merit in adding useless things together. If for example, the Google results contain nothing useful, leaving them out would actually improve the relevance of the total result.

[–] crypt0cler1c@infosec.pub 0 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Then why don't you try it instead of yapping about garbage?

[–] badgermurphy@lemmy.world 0 points 2 days ago

Because this is a conversation that I'm contributing to. You have no idea if I tried it or not but are coming in awful hot for no reason I can discern.