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.

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
  • Lojcs@piefed.socialEnglish
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    1 month ago

    Last I heard like 6 months ago microsoft stopped selling Bing api access to other compaines, so I think Ecosia is just google now

    • XLE@piefed.socialEnglish
      22·
      1 month ago

      You may be right. From their privacy policy:

      This means that when you search through Ecosia, we work with either Microsoft Bing or Google to provide you with search results and ads.

      They also have their own index.