In @Vivaldi@vivaldi.net, we provide a set of search engine choices. It differs a bit from country to country, but generally we have a nice set of search engines to choose from.
I would advice that you select one of the smaller search engines. They are generally better when it comes to privacy and you are supporting an alternative to Big Tech, although most of them get their search feeds from either Google or Microsoft at this time. That also means that switching from Google or Bing will allow you to get similar search results, while stepping away from Big Tech, so the switching cost should be lower.
So what is your favorite search engine?
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@jon@vivaldi.net @Vivaldi@vivaldi.net If you consider the overwhelming majority of people who use Google search, this result unfortunately also shows what a small bubble we are in here.
@UserMicha@vivaldi.net @Vivaldi@vivaldi.net
Not a bubble, just a nice place. We must invite more people to join us.
@jon@vivaldi.net @Vivaldi@vivaldi.net I selected DuckDuckGo, but I try to use Mojeek as much as possible. I think Europe should have its own search engine, and stop relying on the American Big Tech. But I do prefer DuckDuckGo :)
@jon@vivaldi.net @Vivaldi@vivaldi.net Startpage for primary (better Mandarin search result) and secondary DuckduckGo
@jon@vivaldi.net @Vivaldi@vivaldi.net I have three favorites, but Google and Bing are NOT among them!
@jon@vivaldi.net I voted for Ecosia because that’s what I had been on for several years now but recent weeks I have been using Kagi as someone here gave me access to Kagi membership (Thanksgiving offer) and i tell you what its growing on me. When I was on Ecosia I use to occasionally search Google through incognito to get the result i was looking for but I no longer feel the need! Kagi is good, really good!
@jon@vivaldi.net @Vivaldi@vivaldi.net Kagi. No ads, no spam and spot on results (and offers real useful filtering tools when needed).
@jon@vivaldi.net @Vivaldi@vivaldi.net The independent search index of brave is my favourite, Mojeek and metager notable other search engines.
Unfortunately searx instances seem to be regularly blocked by the index providers.@jon@vivaldi.net @Vivaldi@vivaldi.net I second Kagi!
@jon@vivaldi.net @Vivaldi@vivaldi.net Google in 2002.
@jon@vivaldi.net @Vivaldi@vivaldi.net I’d love to see a default option for @kagihq@mastodon.social. It’s been my search engine of choice for a year and is worth the $.
@jon@vivaldi.net I know it’s paid so maybe that makes it a bit of problem. But I switched to @kagihq@mastodon.social and honestly haven’t looked back.
Enjoy!
@jon@vivaldi.net @thibaultmol@en.osm.town @kagihq@mastodon.social here you see what is a real alternative and not a M$ Bing slave:
»A look at search engines with their own indexes«
– by @Seirdy@pleroma.envs.net🕵️ https://seirdy.one/posts/2021/03/10/search-engines-with-own-indexes/
@jon@vivaldi.net @Vivaldi@vivaldi.net I really like Ecosia. I find that the results are still good and I feel good about supporting a company that is trying to make a positive change for the environment.
@jon@vivaldi.net @Vivaldi@vivaldi.net Searching directly on wikipedia is surprisingly effective at getting at information – as opposed to content farms cashing in from showing ads.
@albertcardona@mathstodon.xyz @jon@vivaldi.net @Vivaldi@vivaldi.net I do this when I want to know about someone or something named, which is a big chunk of what would otherwise be general web searches. I go directly to the Wikipedia app on my phone, and it’s a far better scanning / reading experience most of the time.
@albertcardona@mathstodon.xyz @Vivaldi@vivaldi.net
There is a reason why we include Wikipedia as well. It is good for many things. So is adding vertical search engines, which is easy to do in Vivaldi. You can then access them all quickly through the search engine shortcuts.
@jon@vivaldi.net @Vivaldi@vivaldi.net Thank you. Another one would be to search directly into the wayback machine of the webarchive.
@albertcardona@mathstodon.xyz @Vivaldi@vivaldi.net
You can add that as well. You have to add it manually, but I tested it and it works well.
@jon@vivaldi.net @Vivaldi@vivaldi.net
Favorite to use: DuckDuckGo.
Favorite that almost certainly shouldn’t be in the default list: https://clew.se/
