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The closest things we have to the web search equivalent of a public broadcaster are Wikipedia and Archive.org. These institutions offer a model for how a public interest web search engine might be created and maintained. Lots of people are building bespoke search engines for the small web;
https://the.socialmusic.network/t/marginalia-search-engine/167/2
These are important experimental steps in the right direction. How can we support and build on these efforts?
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A new search engine to check out, awesome! There are a few human-curated search tools like this, focused on the human-scale web; Curlie SearchMySite RawWeb Ooh Directory PoweRSS indieblog.page Scour I can imagine a future where every community operates one of these. For example by dumping any links shared using their fediverse service/ web forum into a moderation queue, to be added to a search index. Then federated search being built by Web of Trust relationships between ...
#HatTip to @blocsonic for releasing music by Louis Lingg and the Bombs. Also, to Donnie Ozone and the crew at Tha Bloc Report podcast. Who introduced me to the band by playing a whole bunch of their tracks - including Freaky Deaky and Nowhereland from that 2021 album - on an April 2024 edition of the show;
https://blocsonic.com/bloccasts/episode/the-april-2024-episode/
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Here we go folks! Donnie Ozone and Timezone Lafontaine return with another fantastic episode of Tha Bloc Report! A couple weeks ago Parisian Punk band Louis Lingg and The Bombs dropped their fantastic new EP “Can You Hear The Uproar?” right here at blocSonic! So, for this month’s New Music and Arch…
🚨 IT'S HERE. Donnie Ozone drops "How Will It End? b/w Slopoke" — his 23rd blocSonic release! Dystopian heat on the A-side. Scrappy vibes on the flip. Download it NOW in FLAC, OGG or MP3. Brooklyn's boom bap ambassador delivers again. 💥🎧
https://bloclinks.com #ccmusic #hiphop #boombap #donnieozone
Guest appearances on certain selections from Chuck D of Public Enemy and Kool Keith of Ultramagnetic MCs / Dr. Octagon fame. And lots of great netlabels represented, including @blocsonic, Jumpsuit, Business Casual, Flowerpot, and Dusted Wax Kingdom. Other cuts are found via some virtual crate digging over on Bandcamp, Jamendo, and the Free Music Archive. Look for this episode within your favorite podcatcher of choice. 🙂
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/but-first-music-netlabel-day-2025/id90663096?i=1000755343045
🎧 New podcast episode! I meet Gregory Davis, aka Tha Silent Partner.
We talk about his music, creative processes, and the story behind his latest album, Platters, Tha Final Act (Tha Lost Plates Of Egadz).
Listen to it on the website! https://www.lorenzosmusic.com/podcast/tha-silent-partner-lorenzos-music-podcast/
🔊 IT'S HERE! Tha Bloc Report Episode 91: The March 2026 Episode is available NOW! Donnie Ozone brings the heat with fresh picks and blocSonic classics, plus Timezone Lafontaine goes 15 tracks deep in the 20-Minute Workout. Download it now in FLAC, MP3 or OGG! 🎧🔥
https://bloclinks.com #ccmusic #podcasts #bloccasts #netlabels #donnieozone #timezonelafontaine
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