So, I have been noticing something odd with google search results the last few weeks. Results are coming back kinda...I don't know... "sterilized", for lack of a better term. When I search for something, I see a pattern of 5-12 stories or info resources that are listed over and over again. Then I noticed that old info, that I know I searched on months prior and read and saw, not even showing up... I don't know.... it's hard to put into words exactly. But it had me puzzled, something seems off.... Then I remembered this....
Google Develops System For Ranking ‘Trustworthiness’ Of Websites
And I think the "machine" is running full force and it makes me wonder what info I am not seeing, what info is being censored from the net. I guess it's time to ditch Google all together and try BING (which seems to be more open anyhow)or even Gogoduck (which I think is still backed by google search indexes, so I don't know if that will even help.)
Is anyone else noticing this, or is it just my google-fu getting weak?
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maiqtheliar ago
Use an alternate source. Remember the websites that you visit and go back to bookmarking in your favorites and using RSS feeds. If you find a good aggregator or use Live Bookmarks in Firefox or Thunderbird you can keep a listing of your go to sources "on the ready." Search engines are hit or miss, and the machine is very active.
You can try duckduckgo, or for the time being use a trick I've used with twitter and hashtags, then find alternative news sources from that and get on their feeds.
Tallest_Skil ago
DDG sells your personal information to advertisers. Don’t use it.
maiqtheliar ago
They're selling a lot of bullshit then. Honey pot and ghost accounts are good for regular folk too, not to mention script/cookie blocking, and the occasional proxy.
ElspethTirel ago
Which is?
maiqtheliar ago
Use hashtags to find new sources.
ElspethTirel ago
I still don't understand what you mean. Could you lay it out for me?
maiqtheliar ago