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

submitted 5 months ago by FallenWalnut@lemmy.world to c/technology@lemmy.world

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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/47107360

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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[–] WaxRhetorical@lemmy.world 17 points 5 months ago (-1 children)

Yeah, it's so tiring. Search for something, entire first page is useless aggregator sites, containing nothing about the actual topic other than keywords. Waste of time

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[–] blargh513@sh.itjust.works 3 points 5 months ago (-1 children)

That is the point. Search is free. You will be paying for ai soon. If you don't then you'll get the low-quality results. This is nothing more than greed. They were making lots of money with search, but like everything in the modern world, businesses only exist now to extinguish what was free or a good value and sell the same thing back at an extreme markup.

Furniture was made of wood. Now it's mostly disposable composite junk. Wood, now commands a high premium.

Household goods like toasters, irons, lamps, sofas were all at one point made to be durable. Many people would buy these things and maybe replace them every 15-20 years. Now the same stuff lasts five if you're lucky.