"&udm=14"
It's a search form which takes you to Google but applies a code to the query which removes all the AI and other BS in search results today.
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Boneheaded mistake on the new search - the server code required a user to be logged into the backend. Oops.
That works for me, but not so much for you. (Whoever you may be.)
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Site search is live
Well, here it is. It's not perfect. But it's mine. I am particularly proud of the integration of my social posts from X, Bluesky, and Mastodon. The system auto updates my social posts from Mastodon and Bluesky nightly. X requires me to do a manual update process, which is fine as I don't post there almost at all anymore.
It doesn't yet handle pagination which I still need to do, but I've run out of steam for it tonight and it's completely usable without it.
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Adding Search
Tonight I started work on writing code to add a search function to this blog. However, not just posts on the blog, also posts I make on social media. So I wrote code for importing posts from Bluesky and Mastodon, the latter mainly for completeness as I don't post there much anymore. It imported my backlog and then I modified the same code to be usable for a nightly cron job.
The search itself is still something I'm wrestling with. Aside from the added sources of content, I am trying to figure out how to best do this.
It's no secret that search is complicated. Which makes this a fun mental challenge.
So I have the most basic parts done, and now it is the gritty details of adding logic for ordering these posts, as well as adding things like spam protection, caching, XSS protection, etc. And then it will be writing the client side code and display functionality.
I'd guess I'm like 30% done.... famous last words. We'll see.
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"You.com wants to take on Google"
I'm always interested in search engines, and anything that might compete with Google. I did a few test searches on You.com and found the results acceptable, but nothing spectacular. Granted, I didn't delve into the developer focused search queries that the site is currently tuned for. I'll be giving it a bit more exploration.
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"Google exec suggests Instagram and TikTok are eating into Google's core products, Search and Maps"
The TikTok threat to Google’s business isn’t just limited to YouTube, as it turns out. Core Google services, including Search and Maps, are also being impacted by a growing preference for social media and videos as the first stop on younger users’ path to discovery, a Google exec acknowledged today, speaking at an industry event.
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Brave Search crossed 2.5B searches
I have to be honest. When it comes to searching, I've been pretty much only a Googler for a while now. I would use DDG when I wanted to ensure a search didn't end up connected with me for advertising, but otherwise I haven't strayed from big G.
It might be time I start.
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The Future of Search Is Boutique
An interesting examination of a potential way to compete with Google and other search engines. I'm not sure I believe it as something that should be treated as simple. One problem I foresee with something like this is when you approach a problem like this from defining a vertical, you will struggle with boundaries and scope creep as your vertical grows more and more complex. So the management and protection of that vertical is a growing challenge.
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