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Re:DuckDuckGo removed the ability to filter search results by tannhaeuser on Monday April 24, 2023 @01:17AM (#35683929)
By the changes in the search market, I'm assuming you mean the introduction of ChatGPT and the higher prices Bing is able to command due to bundling it, or rather the brand boost and raise of profit expectations at this time. Which would spell further trouble ahead for kagi and ddg going forward, wouldn't it?
Re:DuckDuckGo removed the ability to filter search results by freediver on Monday April 24, 2023 @01:32AM (#35683986)
You are correct, the ascent of ChatGPT and its impact on the search industry has been substantial. Fortunately, the swift commoditization of models (and rising pressure from open-source) is reducing their potential influence to pricing, quicker than we initially anticipated.

On the other handm, we were forced to reassess our approach due to the situation with Bing, which led us to invest further in alternative partnerships and strengthen our own infrastructure. And despite the challenges this transition presented, it ultimately instilled a renewed sense of optimism in our team.

The most difficult aspect of this process has been receiving emails from customers who felt let down by the way we managed the change. We are committed to learning from this experience and improving our communication and execution in the future.

Re:DuckDuckGo removed the ability to filter search results by mtlmtlmtlmtl on Monday April 24, 2023 @02:35AM (#35684323)
Have you considered or are you working on building your own index?

I'm not in the space, but that seems to me like the natural way to avoid having your company brought down on a whim by Microsoft, in the long term.

Re:DuckDuckGo removed the ability to filter search results by eitland on Monday April 24, 2023 @02:50AM (#35684405)
... or even partnering with someone like search.marginalia.nu?

I'm actually serious. At least I think I check Marginalia more often than bing or ddg or google.

Re:DuckDuckGo removed the ability to filter search results by freediver on Monday April 24, 2023 @03:13AM (#35684529)
We actually do partner with Marginalia, through our Teclis index. Marginalia is an amazing project and I hope it continues to grow.
Re:DuckDuckGo removed the ability to filter search results by eitland on Monday April 24, 2023 @03:53PM (#35692296)
This is cool, two of my currently favorite projects working together!