Re:Almost all searches on my independent search engine are n...
by dylan604 on Monday May 16, 2022 @11:07AM
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And who uses your search? I had never heard of "you" until just now. And there is the problem with "new" search engines. Unless you can come up with what would have to be one of the greatest ad campaigns the world has ever seen, no significant number of users will know you exist. Where does the money to pay for that ad campaign come from? How will a search engine generate money to stay relevant? Once people see you becoming relevant, they will figure out how to game your system. It's just the nature of the beast. I don't think I'm being overly cynical about this either.
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Re:Almost all searches on my independent search engine are n...
by marginalia_nu on Monday May 16, 2022 @11:24AM
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Why would I need to generate money to stay relevant?
Re:Almost all searches on my independent search engine are n...
by dylan604 on Monday May 16, 2022 @12:01PM
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<edit>The first </edit>relevant was the wrong word. sustainable would be more appropriate. on the assumption that hosting the search engine isn't free, and unless it is supported by a generous benefactor it will need to have a way of generating money to keep the servers running.
Re:Almost all searches on my independent search engine are n...
by marginalia_nu on Monday May 16, 2022 @12:38PM
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I'm self hosting so my operational cost is like $50/mo.
Re:Almost all searches on my independent search engine are n...
by throwaway14356 on Monday May 16, 2022 @11:26AM
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then he must be relevant