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What Search Engine or terms do you use? (kbin.social)
submitted 1 year ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
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What search engine do you use? What terms might you use to filter out junk?

Over the past few years I've gotten into the habit of using Google and reddit for general information. When searching I append "reddit" to the terms and tend to get good results. Without appendjng I often don't get back anything relevant. It sort of works if I'm searching for a particular product or company by name but doesn't show me relevant reviews or guides. For something not by name it is just a ton of blog spam and useless articles.

Sometimes YouTube can have reviews but with the way content creation works I have reason to take positive reviews with a grain of salt most of the time. For review sites or reviews on stores I just assume 95% are not/paid.

I have had some success appending something for particular sites. Way more specific to a topic though like board game geek or stack overflow. I've tried "forum" but that doesn't seem to do much.

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

I'll have to check this out. I'm done being sold to advertisers, I want to be a customer. I do 30-50 internet searches a day, so I'll probably try out the professional tier. I wish it was FLOSS, but I'm willing to compromise on that.