A search engine that favors text-heavy sites and punishes modern web design

Re:A search engine that favors text-heavy sites and punishes... by asjdflakjsdf on Thursday September 16, 2021 @11:46AM (#28553293)

You should monetise this with amazon affiliate links that are relevant to each search. And then use that money to keep this project going. Google is fantastic, but it has become something different from what it was, the company and the product. It is so refreshing to see a modern tool that encourages exploration of the actual world wide web.

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Re:A search engine that favors text-heavy sites and punishes... by marginalia_nu on Thursday September 16, 2021 @12:17PM (#28553674)

I might add a donate button or something if people want to help support the project, hardware isn't cheap and all. But I have a job and decent income. I think if this search engine became the way I earned money, it would influence the project in a bad way, and corrupt its purpose, which is to help people explore the less-commercial internet.

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Re:A search engine that favors text-heavy sites and punishes... by kews on Thursday September 16, 2021 @12:26PM (#28553774)

Appreciated. The more things fill up with monetizing shit, the more I stay away. There's something beautiful in having higher purposes than grubbing for cash.

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Re:A search engine that favors text-heavy sites and punishes... by eigenhombre on Thursday September 16, 2021 @12:40PM (#28553996)

+1 for a donate button; much preferred over affiliate links or ads of any kind. Thank you for making this beautiful little(?) product!

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Re:A search engine that favors text-heavy sites and punishes... by RistrettoMike on Thursday September 16, 2021 @02:13PM (#28555130)

I'd donate to continued expansion/development of something like this. Where is somewhere good to follow you for any thoughts/updates?

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Re:A search engine that favors text-heavy sites and punishes... by marginalia_nu on Thursday September 16, 2021 @03:17PM (#28556010)

I have something of a blog here, with an Atom feed.

https://memex.marginalia.nu/log/

It's not very well optimized for mobile, really it's more of a bridge for my geminispace content.

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Re:A search engine that favors text-heavy sites and punishes... by marginalia_nu on Friday September 17, 2021 @01:11PM (#28567985)

I added a patron, and huh, a few people are actually donating. I don't really know what to say. Thanks!

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Re:A search engine that favors text-heavy sites and punishes... by Funes- on Thursday September 16, 2021 @04:08PM (#28556819)

That would be an absolutely awful decision.

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