Search Engine Journal: 25 Alternative Search Engines You Can Use Instead Of Google. “Google does still hold majority market share, but there are several alternative search engines that offer distinct advantages over Google, such as enhanced privacy, specialized content, unique algorithms, and tailored user experiences. Here are 25 of the best alternative search engines you can try.” Excellent […]

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/04/19/search-engine-journal-25-alternative-search-engines-you-can-use-instead-of-google/

ChatGPT’s Memory Now Personalizes Web Searches

#AI #OpenAI #ChatGPT #GenAI #WebSearch #LLMs #AISearch #Chatbots #ChatGPTSearch

https://winbuzzer.com/2025/04/18/chatgpts-memory-now-personalizes-web-searches-xcxwbn/

Ready for the weekend?
Since in many European countries, the next few days will revolve around searching for Easter eggs and chocolates, let us also share some #websearch tips for kids and adults alike. And the good news is: They are helpful all year round!

https://opensearchfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/OpenSearchFoundation-clever-search-children.pdf

Have a happy Easter break!

Tip of the day: #DEVONagent’s web browser lets you view websites you have found without having to switch applications. And while it may not have all the features of major browsers, it has a very handy one: inspectors, which provide some additional information about the site. #productivity #research #tipoftheday #websearch https://www.devontechnologies.com/blog/20250211-devonagent-browser-inspectors

Tip of the day: We are big advocates of being diligent in your backups, especially if your data is important to you. Full and incremental machine backups are a great idea, but you may want a specific backup for the data of our apps too. Here is, how you do that. #backups #devonagent #devonthink #pkm #productivity #research #tipoftheday #websearch https://www.devontechnologies.com/blog/20250204-backup-data

Android Headlines: Google Search will eventually have the same URL worldwide. “Google is changing the URL for Google Search, and will begin redirecting all users worldwide to a single, unified domain. Google assures users this won’t change the way that Search works and that people will still get localized results from their searches.”

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/04/16/android-headlines-google-search-will-eventually-have-the-same-url-worldwide/

#AI #WebSearch #SearchEngines #ecommerce

'A new study tracking 768,000 citations across AI search engines shows that product-related content tops AI citations. It makes up 46% to 70% of all sources referenced.'

(This situation seems ripe for all kinds of payola fuckery.)

https://www.searchenginejournal.com/ai-search-study-product-content-makes-up-70-of-citations/544390/

Search Engine Journal: AI Search Study: Product Content Makes Up 70% Of Citations. “A new study tracking 768,000 citations across AI search engines shows that product-related content tops AI citations. It makes up 46% to 70% of all sources referenced.”

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/04/15/ai-search-study-product-content-makes-up-70-of-citations-search-engine-journal/

Search Engine Journal: Google Files New Patent On Personal History-Based Search. “Google recently filed a new patent for a way to provide search results based on a user’s browsing and email history. The patent outlines a new way to search within the context of a search engine, within an email interface, and through a voice-based assistant (referred to in the patent as a voice-based dialog […]

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/04/14/search-engine-journal-google-files-new-patent-on-personal-history-based-search/

A list of Digital Service Providers outside the jurisdiction of the United States of America.

https://codeberg.org/Linux-Is-Best/Outside_Us_Jurisdiction

This is a group project, so feel free to reach out if you have any suggestions, or learn any new information.

#Vpn #Email #Dns #Domain #Messenger #WebHosting #PasswordManager #WebSearch #SearchEngine #OperatingSystem #PaymentProcessing #UsJurisdiction #Project2025 #UnitedStates #Privacy #Security

Tip of the day: When doing a web search in #DEVONagent, you are presented with a list of matching pages. One of the tabs is called the Digest. But what information do you get in this view? Here is a brief introduction. #productivity #research #tipoftheday #websearch https://www.devontechnologies.com/blog/20241029-devonagent-digest-tab

Search Engine Roundtable: Official: Google AI Overviews Link To More Search Results. “A month ago, we reported that Google was testing linking words in the AI Overviews back to its own search results. We felt this set a horrible message but hey, Google did not, instead, Google made it an official feature of AI Overviews because it helps ‘people more easily explore topics and discover relevant […]

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/04/11/official-google-ai-overviews-link-to-more-search-results-search-engine-roundtable/

Bloomberg: Google AI search shift leaves website makers feeling ‘betrayed’. “The now-ubiquitous AI-generated answers — and the way Google has changed its search algorithm to support them — have caused traffic to independent websites to plummet, according to Bloomberg interviews with 25 publishers and people who work with them…. Many of the publishers said they have to either shut […]

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/04/07/bloomberg-google-ai-search-shift-leaves-website-makers-feeling-betrayed/

Digital Trends: Google Search’s latest easter egg lets you become a Pokémon Trainer. “Google just gave Pokémon fans a fun little surprise: a built-in Easter egg that lets you catch classic monsters straight from the search results page.”

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/04/07/digital-trends-google-searchs-latest-easter-egg-lets-you-become-a-pokemon-trainer/

Search Engine Land: LLMs are driving referral traffic – but what about engagement?. “The initial excitement surrounding LLMs often focuses on their ability to simplify workflows and provide instant answers. However, for businesses that rely on website traffic for leads, sales, and brand visibility, the implications are far more nuanced. While LLMs can act as powerful referral engines, […]

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/04/05/search-engine-land-llms-are-driving-referral-traffic-but-what-about-engagement/

Windows Latest: Microsoft Bing’s AI Search rolls out to everyone to take on Google’s AI mode. “Microsoft has been secretly working on a Copilot-powered search feature called ‘Copilot search,’ which isn’t anything like the existing Copilot or Bing search. Bing’s new AI search summarizes links from the web and tries to answer the questions.”

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/04/04/windows-latest-microsoft-bings-ai-search-rolls-out-to-everyone-to-take-on-googles-ai-mode/

Im so fucking glad of AI searches that fucks up all sites that have your search as a question with the answer buried deep on a carousel of ads.

Pageview culture is sick and I’m happy AI is fucking them over.

Google unveils NotebookLM's 'Discover sources' feature, which searches the web and recommends up to 10 sources to enhance user notebooks. #Google #AI #NotebookLM #TechInnovation #ProductivityTools #WebSearch #AIFeatures

Search Engine Land: Google AI Overviews spiked during March 2025 core update. “Google’s AI Overviews expanded greatly in three sectors – entertainment, restaurants, and travel – during the March 2025 core update.”

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/04/03/search-engine-land-google-ai-overviews-spiked-during-march-2025-core-update/