A fantastic overview of why Kagi is worth paying for and the true value of paid search, includes a list of Kagi's noteworthy features and what sets it apart:
Kagi users often start with resistance but quickly realize quality search is worth the cost.
Matthew Gault shares his journey to paid search with Kagi in "The Gizmodo Guide to Stopping Algorithms From Ruining Your Life" -
https://gizmodo.com/the-gizmodo-guide-to-stopping-algorithms-from-ruining-your-life-2000584899
Copilot Search in Bing is now officially live and Microsoft says it cares about the web ecosystem https://www.seroundtable.com/copilot-search-in-bing-39183.html
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This post is over a year old, but for the record;
@gavinellis
> Where could the country turn if it did not have google as its primary search engine
* Mojeek
* Brave
* Bing, and its many front-ends (eg DuckDuckGo)
There used to be many more alternatives. But Goggle has done a better job making its search the default in a wide range of OS and browsers, and building a surveillance ad business to subsidise it. Solve those problems and new search options will emerge.
Boolean Clashes: Discretionary Decision Making in AI-Driven Recruiting
https://cacm.acm.org/opinion/boolean-clashes-discretionary-decision-making-in-ai-driven-recruiting/
Google's @adsliaison responds to the awesome Google Ads Performance Max report from @mikeryanretail https://www.seroundtable.com/google-responds-to-comprehensive-pmax-report-39177.html
Bing related image search box - seems like a test https://www.seroundtable.com/bing-related-image-box-39137.html via @b4k_khushal
I am still getting a handle on the full power of #Mastodon #search capabilities, but the ability to combine queries and have queries that target specific data is very powerful. I thought I would share an example.
I wanted to catch up on reporting on threats to public federal research funding for universities in the last 1-2 days. This query got me what I was looking for:
“After:2025-04-01 from:\@npr\@flipboard.com fund”
Change the news site account to suit your needs, of course.
Ummm, not sure Bing knows what this word means? Bing returned zero results to the word "verisimilitude" other than a mature content warning. Google returned ... a definition. As George W. might say, "That's some weird sh**."
Not all search engines are created equal. Kagi puts you first.
(Illustration by @chazhutton for Kagi)
Search could be so much better. And I don't mean chatbots with web access
https://lifehacker.com/tech/the-best-hidden-features-in-kagi-the-paid-alternative-to-google-search
Kagi offers some good Reasons to pay for search:
- See AI results only when you need to
- Remove AI generated images from search results
- Try search filters to fine tune results
- Hide clickbait from videos
- Create lenses to refine results
- Tweak results to your liking
- keyboard shortcuts
- Use redirects to reduce annoyances
- Use the Privacy Pass for anonymity
Was trying a duckduckgo search for a restaurant in town, and I clicked on a link to read it, then came back to the search results. Suddenly a bunch of links disappeared and the first two links were now tripadvisor.
I selected hide site from these results and immediately a tripadvisor link from another url (different country) pops up. I kind of kept going and hiding about 15 results and new tripadvisor links kept popping up. This went on until "Search query entered was too long. Please shorten and try again."
So is this a bing-underneath thing, or direct enshittification of duckduckgo?
This is while using uBlockOrigin, but that didn't help, I didn't see any way that the ads differed from the normal links either.
If you love Kagi, share our passion for its mission, and want to take our ambitious products to the next level in terms of growth and partnerships, this is the perfect role for you:
https://kagi.peopleforce.io/careers/v/108201-head-of-business-development
dear #DuckDuckGo or other search engine: I want a little button next to every #search result that lets me exclude it from all search results for me, personally, forever. With an option to block the entire domain.
I'm definitely looking at #pinterest but there's just a lot of #AI slop out there. Tons of AI-generated websites. Even without the AI search "helper" things, I get a lot of shit that is just really low quality.
I don't think I see this witih DDG (there is a "give feedback" button with unclear effects on my personal search experience) and I'm not familiar with many other search engines now (except google and no). But if there's something out there that already has this functionality, I'll be happy to check it out and happy for the referral.
Lifehacker features an in-depth article highlighting several key features to help you make the most of your Kagi experience:
https://lifehacker.com/tech/the-best-hidden-features-in-kagi-the-paid-alternative-to-google-search
Microsoft Bing Copilot Search now rolling out...? https://www.seroundtable.com/microsoft-rolls-out-bing-copilot-search-39164.html
