Google Search as you know it is over | TechCrunch
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Google is transforming Search from a list of links into an AI-powered experience filled with conversational answers, autonomous agents, and interactive interfaces — a shift that could further reduce traffic to publishers across the web.

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/

  • TheLastOfHisName@piefed.socialEnglish
    71·
    6 hours ago

    Kagi and Startpage are my go-to search engines these days.
    I have a paid Kagi account and feel it is very much worth the investment.

    • Photonic@lemmy.worldEnglish
      4·
      4 hours ago

      What makes it worth it to you over something like Ecosia?

      Also, I’m on the fence about startpage. They were Dutch but were bought by an American advertising company.

    • tb_@lemmy.worldEnglish
      2·
      4 hours ago

      I do not like the vibes of Startpage’s owner, System1.

      If you’re using Startpage because it uses google on the back-end, Ecosia does much the same nowadays (you can toggle between that and bing).