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The end of the Googleverse (www.theverge.com)
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[–] [email protected] 74 points 1 year ago (17 children)

I avoid Google products as much as possible these days, especially anything launched within the last 2-3 years, because it will soon be abandoned and unsupported. Their search results are worse than they have ever been. The only Google app I actually like is Google Maps.

[–] [email protected] 16 points 1 year ago (5 children)

Yeah the search has gone to shit. I've been using Duck Duck Go but I guess that is Bing based?

Also been trying out Kagi. The format is unsettling at first but it is nice to see the results I am looking for at the top instead of a bunch of bullshit ads / sponsored results and whatever along with crappy results below the fold.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I've been using Kagi for two months now and I can't recommend it enough. Whatever I search is always on the first results, no need to filter SEO crap.

Also it's incredibly fast.

I'm not a heavy search user so their lowest tier (5$, 300 searches) is more than enough for me. I can see how the costs can add up for someone that is a heavier user tho

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I'm still figuring out what tier I should go for before I decide what to do.

But yeah it is quite zippy fast!

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

Try the low one for a month and set a soft and hard limit, then evaluate. That's what I did, but I didn't go beyond 260 searches hahaha

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Any idea if its good for non US users?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

I'm in Europe but I don't see why wouldn't it be good

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