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**Jeremie** @jdrouet@mamot.fr · 1h

Jeremie @jdrouet@mamot.fr

And now, the part 3 or my series of articles on how to build a #crossplatform #searchengine, in #rustlang.

This article is about how the sharding mechanism works.

Enjoy reading it, feel free to provide me some feedback, here or directly on GitHub

If you enjoy it, feel free to share it on other platforms!

Here is the link: https://jdrouet.github.io/posts/202503231000-search-engine-part-3/

jdrouet · 10hBuilding a search engine from scratch, in Rust: part 3Or how we'll implement sharding and transactions for our search engine.

#encryption #opensource #wasm

**Bhavani Shankar** @bshankar@fe.disroot.org · 2h *

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Bhavani Shankar @bshankar@fe.disroot.org

Which search engine do you prefer? These are my favourites:

1. Mullvad leta
2. Searxng (self-hostable, sometimes just fails or gives results in other languages)
3. duckduckgo html
4. Mojeek has interesting new results
5. Ecosia turns ads into trees

#searchengine #search #privacy #mojeek #searxng #duckduckgo #mullvad #ecosia

#ecosia

**Michael Nordmeyer** @mnordmeyer@indieweb.social · 20h

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Michael Nordmeyer @mnordmeyer@indieweb.social

I published a draft from 2024-03, which is still relevant, because Google’s search engine indexing speed is still lacking.

https://michaelnordmeyer.com/google-retired-its-sitemap-ping-endpoint-and-its-not-good

Michael Nordmeyer · 21hGoogle Retired Its Sitemap Ping Endpoint and It’s Not GoodGone since end of 2023 and still being missed.

#Blogging #SEO #Google

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**eobet** @eobet@oldbytes.space · 1d *

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eobet @eobet@oldbytes.space

Also, UK based @Mojeek is actually the only alternative #SearchEngine with its own crawler, but it unfortunately shows because their results are DIRE. Additionally, their countdown to #enshittification is already telegraphed by a tone deaf CEO who brags about his "two exits" on their about page.

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**eobet** @eobet@oldbytes.space · 1d *

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eobet @eobet@oldbytes.space

Briefly tried @kagihq as my #SearchEngine too, but they have embraced the polluting lying machines (via #OpenAI) and only their lowest tier paid membership excludes it and their chats/forums are full of creative theft apologists. ️

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**All Europeans** @ueeu@vivaldi.net · 1d

All Europeans @ueeu@vivaldi.net

@mkj @antonyh

There's this map made by Mojeek that shows how many alternative search engines use Google/Bing services.

The Search Engine Map by @Mojeek https://social.vivaldi.net/@ueeu/114174129661206035

As for Qwant and Ecosia's reliance on Bing, it's partial - when their index isn't enough to deliver results, they turn to Bing, for example for images, recent news, etc. They're both working on a European index to be released in 2025:

The European search engines (and competitors) Ecosia and Qwant are joining forces to build their own European search index
https://social.vivaldi.net/@ueeu/114121519155791386

Web indexing: where is Qwant's independence? https://social.vivaldi.net/@ueeu/114173976536281650

Vivaldi SocialAll Europeans 🇪🇺 (@ueeu@vivaldi.net)Attached: 1 image The Search Engine Map by @Mojeek@mastodon.social The map is interactive, so you can click on each circle to find out more about the different search engines. We'd love to know when the map was made, as some of the info looks out of date, but unfortunately we couldn't find that information. And the repo on GitHub no longer exists! European search engines listed: Mojeek 🇬🇧 Oscobo 🇬🇧 Entireweb 🇸🇪 Metager 🇩🇪 Ecosia 🇩🇪 Lilo 🇫🇷 Qwant 🇫🇷 eTools.ch 🇨🇭 Swisscows 🇨🇭 ZapMeta 🇳🇱 Startpage 🇳🇱 https://www.searchenginemap.com/ #SearchEngine #europeanalternatives

#qwant #ecosia #SearchEngine

**Kagi** @Kagi@pixelfed.social · 1d

Kagi @Kagi@pixelfed.social

Not all search engines are created equal. Kagi puts you first.

(Illustration by @chazhutton@mastodon.art)

#Kagi #Search #AdFree #Privacy #SearchEngine #Illustration

A comic titled "Search Engine Priorities" compares the priorities of "Other Search Engines" and "Kagi" using stair-step diagrams. The top diagram, labeled "Other Search Engines," shows a staircase with "Advertisers" on step 1, "Data Mining" on step 2, and "Shareholders" on step 3. The user is placed far away on step 7. The bottom diagram, labeled "Kagi," shows a staircase where "The User" is on step 1, emphasizing the user as the top priority. Steps 2 through 7 are empty. The illustration uses simple stick figures and minimalistic design. The Kagi staircase is colored orange, while the other staircase is plain white. The artist is Chaz Hutton.

#illustration

**Working Class Games** @workingclassgames@tech.lgbt · 2d *

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Working Class Games @workingclassgames@tech.lgbt

Was trying a duckduckgo search for a restaurant in town, and I clicked on a link to read it, then came back to the search results. Suddenly a bunch of links disappeared and the first two links were now tripadvisor.

I selected hide site from these results and immediately a tripadvisor link from another url (different country) pops up. I kind of kept going and hiding about 15 results and new tripadvisor links kept popping up. This went on until "Search query entered was too long. Please shorten and try again."

So is this a bing-underneath thing, or direct enshittification of duckduckgo?

This is while using uBlockOrigin, but that didn't help, I didn't see any way that the ads differed from the normal links either.

#search #searchEngine #enshittification

**looopTools** @looopTools@mastodon.social · 3d

looopTools @looopTools@mastodon.social

I have swapped to @ecosia search engine a couple of years ago and I see that I have to fewer and fewer occasions where I need to go to google.

I Just wanna recognize them for making an awesome product! #searchengine

**Detun3d** @tuneintodetuned@mastodon.social · 3d

Detun3d @tuneintodetuned@mastodon.social

A quien le interese usar un motor de búsqueda diferente, aquí algunas #alternativas que me han gustado, en orden de preferencia:

- 1: https://startpage.com
- 2: https://leta.mullvad.net/
- 3: https://searxng.org
- 4: https://search.brave.com
- 5: https://duckduckgo.com

Desactivad cualquier opción de IA que no os guste. Total, sacaréis mejores conclusiones que cualquiera de ellas echando un vistazo rápido a la primera página de resultados.

www.startpage.comStartpage - Private Search Engine. No Tracking. No Search History.Search and browse the internet without being tracked or targeted. Startpage is the world's most private search engine. Use Startpage to protect your personal data.

#SearchEngine #MotorDeBusqueda #Google