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
  • XLE@piefed.socialEnglish
    52·
    17 days ago

    How’s that?

    Last time I checked, Ecosia and DuckDuckGo both use the Microsoft Bing index, just one of them promises to plant trees if only if you click on ads

    • Lojcs@piefed.socialEnglish
      2·
      17 days 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·
        17 days 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.