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SearchTweaks -- 18 tools for enhancing Google search in four categories -- Query Builders, News-Related Search, Time-Related Search, and Search Utilities.

Some tools, like Back that Ask Up, make existing Google features easier to use. Others, like Super Edu Search, add search functionality.

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#Google #search #WebSearch

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searchtweaks.comSearchTweaks -- tools to make your Web search easier/better/more productive

MakeUseOf: These Results Illustrate Why Google Search Is So Awful in 2025. “If searching Google feels slower, messier, and less reliable than it used to, that’s because it is. Google’s results are now dominated by AI-generated text, aggressive ads, and SEO-optimized clutter, burying the trustworthy information you’re searching for.” SearchTweaks!.

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/05/14/makeuseof-these-results-illustrate-why-google-search-is-so-awful-in-2025/

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I’ve tried DuckDuckGo for years and it was never good enough to replace Google. I’m here to tell you that it’s no longer the case. It’s a superior experience without the tracking, AI, and boot-licking. I highly encourage you to make the switch. Set it up as the default search engine on your phone and computer. #duckduckgo #websearch

AI crooks can recruit prompt generators and annotation experts as much as they want and all day long yet -every- search engines are broken.
One can't even find anything a bit deviating from the norm anymore.
I used to find more quirky information in the days of Alta Visita.
So a retroactive time machine would be more useful than any AI tchit bots.

#websearch is #broken #AI #crookery

Tip of the day: When updating #DEVONthink or our other applications, you might want to know what’s new and what we’ve improved? This is what the release notes are for, which we provide with every update to our apps. Here’s what’s in the notes and how they can help you. #devonagent #devonsphere #devonthinktogo #freeware #notetaking #pkm #productivity #research #tipoftheday #websearch devontechnologies.com/blog/202

Et nyligt opslag foranlediget af det amerikanske præsidentvalg gjorde mig opmærksom på @european_alternatives , og den gode tanke at søge europæiske alternativer til de amerikanske #techgiganter og al deres (u-) væsen.

En af kategorierne (af alternativer) er søgemaskiner, og de findes jo også - men de bruger alle sammen resultater fra over there, typisk resultater fra google og bing. Så snarere end at være europæiske er de - lidt - mere privacy-venlige, og så er man - næsten - lige vidt.

Lige nu prøver jeg @kagihq , som på trods at være amerikansk griber om nældens rod - betal for at søge, slip for reklamer, tracking og manipulation. Tjenesten har flere smarte features - man kan selv påvirke resultater på flere måder, en oversætter, en opsumeringstjeneste, 'small web' - kuraterede lister af indhold fra ukommercielle kilder mv. En klar anbefaling om at prøve kagi.com fra mig :)

kagi.comKagi Search - A Premium Search EngineBetter search results with no ads. Welcome to Kagi (pronounced kah-gee), a paid search engine that gives power back to the user.
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@RickiTarr Great post. Just wanted to piggyback and suggest people use non-algorithmic feeds for as many things as possible. I use @duckduckgo rather than #Google for #search. It serves me the same search results as everyone else because it doesn’t know who I am.
You can actually use its !Bang shortcuts to search other sites like #YouTube or #Amazon (among many others) while obscuring your identity to that site and evading its algorithm. #privacy #websearch duckduckgo.com/duckduckgo-help

DuckDuckGo Help PagesHow To Use “!Bang” Shortcuts on DuckDuckGo Search!Bang commands perform your searches directly on other search engines. Learn how to use these powerful shortcuts on DuckDuckGo Private Search.

Now that it's no longer possible to rank in web searches, unless you're a content farm or a major publisher, it's a good time to ditch SEO, drop keywords, use descriptive headlines instead of catchy or clickbait ones, and write for humans. SEO won't help anyway, so let's help the readers who care.