Re:WriteFreely – An open source platform for building a writ...
by armchairhacker on Sunday July 11, 2021 @04:46PM
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> I think the problem with the web as it is now is that it's too easy to discover sites. Both are the same problem: it’s hard to find good sites among the massive amount of clickbait, SEO optimization, and generally low-quality sites.
It’s a hard problem too. There are a million users who all want blogs, and a million bloggers who all want viewers. The reality is, if you or I were to start a blog it would probably only be interesting to a few people. So your goal is to get said blog to the right few people, while getting a different blog to a different right few people, etc. a million times.
A niche search engine is a good solution, for niche content you already know about. For discovering new niche content you’d need a really good algorithm (perhaps based on similar niches) or some other system.
I think the problem with the web as it is now is that it's too easy to discover sites. Which is why more and more (though not enough) people distrust the large search providers.
Nothing the tech companies have invented carries the weight of word-of-mouth and personal recommendations. You've probably seen it in your own browsing.
Search for something → Open 30 tabs from the search results and look at each one for a fraction of a second.
See a link described on HN → Open one tab and give it a fair shot.
It would be nice to see the return of niche search engines. Want to know something about architecture? Visit architecturesearch.example and when you search for "skyscraper" you get information about tall buildings, and not bad action films and ads for high-heeled shoes.