For those who want a search engine with no enshittification, Kagi is a good choice. I took a look at my experience after 6 months' use:
For those who want a search engine with no enshittification, Kagi is a good choice. I took a look at my experience after 6 months' use:
I am dreaming of a somehow human-curated privacy-respectful search engine that returns results that are free from all this intolerable AI-slop soup pollution, simply while using good old keywords.
Wouldn't that be great?
Wouldn't that be the future? 😌🌱
I am dreaming of a somehow human-curated privacy-respectful search engine that returns results that are free from all this intolerable AI-slop soup pollution, simply while using good old keywords.
Wouldn't that be great?
Wouldn't that be the future? 😌🌱
Curlie - The Collector of URLs
Some search engines for the web are also based on @Curlie, among other things. You can also enter your websites in this so that they can be found more easily when people search for keywords that relate to your pages.
#websearch #searchengine #collection #url #curlie #internet #webfind #find #webpage #web #followerfriday #website #keywords
@Mojeek Mojeek is the best search engine out there in my opinion.
#mojeek #mojeeksearch #TryMojeekSearch #search #searchengine #searchengines #opinion
Hey folks 
Any of you using any search engines that:
#ActuallyAsking #AskFedi #SearchEngine #tech
Edit 2025-09-25: Tried both Mojeek and Ecosia. Not a fan of either. Mojeek showed up to 40 results, but they were rubbish. Ecosia showed better results, but can't seem to get a larger number or all on one page. 100% don't want to use a search engine designed for "AI" 🥺 Also cannot afford to pay for searching.
petition to rename SEO into SEE
(search engine enshittification)
petition to rename SEO into SEE
(search engine enshittification)
"My bold prediction? Scholar gets the axe within 5 years. Google will announce it with 12 months' notice, Bluesky will have a collective meltdown, universities will scramble for alternatives, and research workflows will be in chaos for years. "
😱
#GoogleScholar #Research #searchengine #ScholComm #AcademicResearch #AI
🔍 Time to change your #SearchEngine
⚠️ Despite the big variety of open-source safe alternatives, #Google remains the most used search engine in the world, with 90% of online searches. HOW? Google pays independent browsers, like Firefox and Safari, to be Google-by-default. It is a monopolistic practice for which they were sued.
Hey folks
Any of you using any search engines that:
#ActuallyAsking #AskFedi #SearchEngine #tech
Edit 2025-09-25: Tried both Mojeek and Ecosia. Not a fan of either. Mojeek showed up to 40 results, but they were rubbish. Ecosia showed better results, but can't seem to get a larger number or all on one page. 100% don't want to use a search engine designed for "AI" 🥺 Also cannot afford to pay for searching.
The Qwant search engine buys its French competitor Lilo 🇫🇷
https://www.lecho.be/entreprises/tech-science/le-moteur-de-recherche-qwant-rachete-son-concurrent-francais-lilo/10607272.html
#BuyEuropean#EuropeanAlternatives#Qwant#Lilo#SearchEngine
Il nuovo motore di ricerca europeo si chiama Staan ed è frutto della collaborazione tra Qwant ed Ecosia. Pensato per offrire un’alternativa ai colossi come Google e Bing, puntando su privacy, sovranità digitale e trasparenza.
Al momento è in fase di lancio, con i primi test in Francia e sarà integrato gradualmente nei motori di ricerca Qwant ed Ecosia, quindi potrai provarlo semplicemente usando uno dei due.
https://gomoot.com/ecosia-e-qwant-lanciano-il-nuovo-motore-europeo-staan/
[OLDIES BUT GOODIES]
Openverse è un motore di ricerca multilingue per oltre 700 milioni di immagini e file audio con licenza Creative Commons: https://openverse.org/it Con Openverse, gli utenti possono trovare, condividere, remixare e attribuire facilmente le opere con licenza CC in tutto il web.
#OpenVerse#MotoreDiRicerca#CreativeCommons#SearchEngine #conoscenza #scuola
@scuola@a.gup.pe
@scuola@mastodon.uno
@maupao
@lealternative
@opensource
@informapirata
@alephoto85
@devol
@prealpinux
@dado
[OLDIES BUT GOODIES]
Openverse è un motore di ricerca multilingue per oltre 700 milioni di immagini e file audio con licenza Creative Commons: https://openverse.org/it Con Openverse, gli utenti possono trovare, condividere, remixare e attribuire facilmente le opere con licenza CC in tutto il web.
#OpenVerse#MotoreDiRicerca#CreativeCommons#SearchEngine #conoscenza #scuola
@scuola@a.gup.pe
@scuola@mastodon.uno
@maupao
@lealternative
@opensource
@informapirata
@alephoto85
@devol
@prealpinux
@dado
Okay, but we can also #federate this now with the #fediverse. Like, #ActivityPub can handle search queries just fine.
So, just running on microcomputers, everyone can put on their own index whatever they want.
A person can _easily_ index 50,000 pages on a rapsberry pi.
A #FediSearch can broadcast any query to known peers. Each peer returns top-k results. The originating node can then aggregate and rank.
So @alice queries their FediSearch, it searches its own index and queries subscribed peers, those peers do the same thing. Nodes can choose who they trust, cache, etc.
The number of indexes pages will be something along the lines of `pages_per_nod * log(number_nodes)`. So a thousand nodes may only cover a million pages, but if the trust network is good, those are probably the most important million pages.
Also, I would venture that you'd have some nodes specializing in having a lot of pages: tens of millions, others just for stuff they like, others specifically for non-commercial interests. Selecting who you federate your search with really affects the ranking.
#FediSearch #ActivityPub #FederatedSearch #Fediverse #RaspberryPi #SearchEngine #DecentralizedWeb #SelfHosting
