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Don't reply "just Google it" (lemmy.zip)

submitted 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago) by sith@lemmy.zip to c/fediverse@lemmy.world

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It is clear that the signal to noise ratio of the WWW is getting worse. It's much harder to find good content when using a good old search engine. And if it's good it is usually hosted on Reddit or Stackexchange.

So remember, even if it's easy too Google something (well, it isn't nowadays), we want to create a fediverse of good content that helps people (I hope). So, it's always better to write a real answer if you have the time and energy. Please help boost the SNR and reverse the AI fueled information degradation loop.

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[-] FlashMobOfOne@lemmy.world 0 points 4 days ago

Correct.

Use udm14.org instead.

[-] TriflingToad@sh.itjust.works 6 points 4 days ago

I prefer DuckDuckGo, but federated SearXNG exists too (but imo it's not as good as DDG)

[-] FlashMobOfOne@lemmy.world 1 points 4 days ago

All good choices, but udm14.org filters out ads too.

[-] Blaze@feddit.org 2 points 4 days ago

I'm surprised Google still let that feature available. Do you think there is any risk they'll kill it in the future?

[-] catloaf@lemm.ee 3 points 4 days ago

It's all but guaranteed.

[-] woelkchen@lemmy.world 4 points 4 days ago

I don't get it. I entered a search term and I was just redirected to regular Google.

[-] FlashMobOfOne@lemmy.world 3 points 4 days ago

The difference is you're not getting ads or AI. It's basically google from 2010.

[-] Blaze@feddit.org 3 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago)

Seems great, thanks for sharing!

For context: https://tedium.co/2024/05/17/google-web-search-make-default/

[-] woelkchen@lemmy.world 2 points 4 days ago

I got redirected to regular Google. If that's only supposed to be a different landing page, I can just as well search from the address bar.

[-] FlashMobOfOne@lemmy.world 0 points 4 days ago

shrugs

Use something else then. Cheers.

[-] woelkchen@lemmy.world 1 points 4 days ago

Yeah, DuckDuckGo is the way to go.

[-] Krudler@lemmy.world 0 points 4 days ago

Kindly do not portray DDG as an "alternative" because it is now trash as well.

2 years ago it was the alternative, today its a sidegrade at best

[-] woelkchen@lemmy.world 2 points 4 days ago

Kindly do not portray DDG as an “alternative” because it is now trash as well.

A simple redirector to regular Google is really not an alternative at all.

[-] Blaze@feddit.org 1 points 4 days ago

Did you notice that there was a different parameter in the udm14.org version? https://tedium.co/2024/05/17/google-web-search-make-default/

[-] woelkchen@lemmy.world 1 points 4 days ago

Did you notice that there was a different parameter in the udm14.org version?

I noticed that my test search term was fully tracked by Google because it's still regular Google. Use https://startpage.com/ if you want de-shittified Google.

[-] sith@lemmy.zip 3 points 4 days ago

Thanks for sharing!

[-] Kitathalla@lemy.lol 0 points 3 days ago

I mean, the biggest issue with me for the great googlio isn't the ads and the ai, both of which I hate, but the actual shit-infested results. It's not removing the ads full of SEO that are posing as websites, it's just giving you an old UI for the new 2025™ search.