[Marginalia](https://marginalia-search.com/) - An Awesome Independent Search Engine!

- [Unobtanium](https://unobtanium.rocks/) - Search the web a little simpler

- [Stract](https://stract.com/) - Cool idea with lots of optics

- [Lieu](https://lieu.cblgh.org/) - A search engine aimed at searching webrings.

- [Search My Site](https://searchmysite.net/) -Only crawls user-submitted sites instead of trying to discover new sites.

- [Wiby](https://wiby.me/) - A search engine for websites using older technology, great for use on vintage computers.

- [YaCy](https://yacy.net/) - A decentralized search engine;

- [PeARS](https://pearsproject.org/) - A search engine that can be run in the browser, without needing a server.

- [Mojeek](https://www.mojeek.com/) - independent search engine

- [Startpage](https://startpage.com/)

- [Mojeek](https://mojeek.com/)

- [Ecosia](https://ecosia.org/)

- [Qwant](https://www.qwant.com/)

- [GOOD search](https://good-search.org/)

#searchengines #search #find

You know what really grinds my gears? When I look for #Fortinet memes but all I get is #Fortnite memes .

Sometimes I hate modern search engines trying to guess what they think you really meant. I need a good old lexical search for images that includes the whole web regardless of license. @Mojeek only does free licenses using Pixabay and OpenVerse. Which is often great! But sometimes not lol.

#search #searchengines #boos #annoyed #annoying

TechSpot: Google adds search to Play Store reviews to improve app discovery. “Most Android users rely on Play Store reviews to decide which apps to install. But sifting through hundreds – or even thousands – of reviews has rarely been convenient. Google is addressing that with a new search function that lets users find specific information within app reviews, a small but meaningful […]

Search Engine Land: One in five ChatGPT clicks go to Google: Study. “Over 30% of outbound clicks go to just 10 domains, with Google alone taking more than 20%, according to a new Semrush study published today. ChatGPT also relies less on the live web, triggering search on 34.5% of queries, down from 46% in late 2024.”

PC Mag: Is Perplexity Better Than Google Search? I Switched for a Week to Find Out. “To test its functionality, I put Google aside for a week and relied solely on Perplexity AI. As a tech and science writer, I use search a lot to provide context for topics or to deep-dive into topics like scientific principles and manufacturing histories.”

Google Verbatim Mode Custom Search Shortcut

https://social.emucafe.org/naferrell/google-verbatim-mode-custom-search-shortcut-04-13-26/

https://winbuzzer.com/2026/04/13/google-ai-mode-rolls-out-restaurant-booking-to-8-countries-xcxwbn/

Google AI Mode Rolls Out Restaurant Booking to 8 Countries

#AI #Google #AIMode #GoogleSearch #GoogleGemini #GoogleAI #AgenticAI #AIAgents #BigTech #SearchEngines

Search Engine Journal: ChatGPT Search Is Citing Fewer Sites, Data Shows. “Resoneo says ChatGPT responses began referencing about 20% fewer websites after what it identifies as the early-March transition to GPT-5.3 Instant. The analysis comes from the French SEO consultancy and draws on data from Meteoria, an AI visibility-tracking platform that monitored 400 prompts daily over 14 weeks, […]

RE: https://c.im/@michael_martinez/116387035470757393

And given that Google supposedly processes 15% - 25% new queries EVERY DAY - how the heck are they supposed to use click data as a primary signal for THOSE searches?

#seo #google #navboost #searchengines #clickdata