@rustybrick@c.im avatar rustybrick , to Bing

Bing now supports the data-nosnippet HTML Attribute https://www.seroundtable.com/bing-data-nosnippet-html-attribute-40270.html via @facan @glenngabe @Bing

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@jablkoziemne@101010.pl avatar jablkoziemne , to random Polish

fajne, czytam dzięki niemu strony których nigdy bym nie znalazł gdybym używał , czy

@rafals@pol.social avatar rafals , to random Polish

Pytanie do użytkowników DuckDuckGo / Bing:

Czy wam też jakość wyników w ostatnich dwóch-trzech tygodniach dramatycznie spadła?

@Birk_lab@fediscience.org avatar Birk_lab , to random German

Would like to promote the / extension here. Motivated by seeing a post about summaries pretty much every where these days.

Ublacklist allows to hide search results from results like .

Next to each result is a small block icon which adds the domain to the filter and not 1 link of this site will reappear in your results.

Each time the result of a website is clearly generated I block the whole domain. Last week I searched an issue about CNC milling and 9 out of the 10 first results on duckduckgo had been ai crap that didn't answer any questions but just rephrased a question multiple times.

Probably sysifus work but I'm feeling pretty good about making sure I'm never kicking a second time on basically fake links of fake websites.

Try it! If search engine companies can't do a good job or don't want to, I'm happy I can do it myself and stop them being able to show shit to me.

https://ublacklist.github.io/docs

@aerique@genart.social avatar aerique , to random

"Ask Bing" seems new since Android 16.

How do I turn this off? A casual stroll through settings didn't turn anything up.

Is this specific to ? I doubt it.

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gjkroese ,
@gjkroese@mastodon.social avatar

@mcc @aerique having checked, I would guess that it's caused by the app. I have that installed (no separate app) on my

@heiseonline@social.heise.de avatar heiseonline , to random German

Auf dem Weg zu medizinischer Superintelligenz: Microsoft stellt Forschung vor

Laut Microsoft kann sein neues KI-System Patienten viermal genauer und auch kostengünstiger diagnostizieren als menschliche Ärzte.

https://www.heise.de/news/Auf-dem-Weg-zu-medizinischer-Superintelligenz-Microsoft-stellt-Forschung-vor-10465336.html?wt_mc=sm.red.ho.mastodon.mastodon.md_beitraege.md_beitraege&utm_source=mastodon

@TechDesk@flipboard.social avatar TechDesk , to random

Google "has all the important parts of the web, plus niche sites, abandoned blogs, sketchy copies of legitimate websites, copies of those copies, and AI-rephrased copies of the copied copies—basically everything. And the result of this Herculean digital inventory is a search experience that feels increasingly discombobulated," writes Ryan Whitwam for @arstechnica as he delves into how unleashing Google's search index and algorithm could remake the web.

https://flip.it/0rkLAm

@heiseonline@social.heise.de avatar heiseonline , to random German

Microsoft spendiert Bing einen KI-Video-Ersteller

Microsoft hat Bing nun auch einen KI-Video-Ersteller verpasst. Der lässt sich kostenlos nutzen und erstellt 5-Sekunden-Schnipsel mit Sora.

https://www.heise.de/news/Microsoft-spendiert-Bing-einen-KI-Video-Ersteller-10425495.html?wt_mc=sm.red.ho.mastodon.mastodon.md_beitraege.md_beitraege&utm_source=mastodon

@gamingonlinux@mastodon.social avatar gamingonlinux , to random
Blort Bot ,
@Blort@social.tchncs.de avatar

@gamingonlinux

Generally yes, although @kagihq certainly seems to be an exception, getting better over time.

@dbat@mastodon.gamedev.place avatar dbat , to random

Have you heard that MS is closing Bing's API's soon? DuckDuckGone?

I think it good news. Finally, the hegemony of creeps is shrinking back down into the USA.

We will all have increasing moments of clear-eyes awakening and realize that we can do all that tech-stuff ourselves, without the obvious oligarchic doom-side.

Let the USA retreat. Let them go! One day, when the rest of us have a new world, we can invite their grandkids to join again.

🦇

@johnleonard@mastodon.social avatar johnleonard , to random

Microsoft has announced it is to retire access to its Bing Search APIs for must users on 11th August.

Comment from , @brave @MetaGer and @Mojeek on Microsoft’s sudden move

https://www.computing.co.uk/news/2025/microsoft-s-plan-to-retire-bing-api-access-and-what-it-means-for-web-search

@heisec@social.heise.de avatar heisec , to random German

Microsoft: Attacken auf Power Pages, Bing abgesichert

Angreifer hatten mit Power Pages erstellte Websites im Visier. Schadcode hätte durch Bing-Schwachstelle schlüpfen können.

https://www.heise.de/news/Microsoft-Attacken-auf-Power-Pages-Bing-abgesichert-10288840.html?wt_mc=sm.red.ho.mastodon.mastodon.md_beitraege.md_beitraege&utm_source=mastodon

@jackyan@mastodon.social avatar jackyan , to random

In my blog
January 2025 site: tests on occidental search engines: Bing recovers

https://jackyan.com/blog/2025/01/january-2025-site-tests-on-occidental-search-engines-bing-recovers/ @Mojeek

@heiseonline@social.heise.de avatar heiseonline , to random German

Googles Marktanteile bei Internet-Suche erstmals in 10 Jahren unter 90 Prozent

Die Dominanz Googles scheint langsam zu bröckeln. Erstmals seit Anfang 2015 nutzen mehr als einer von zehn Internet-Nutzern eine andere Suchmaschine als Google.

https://www.heise.de/news/Googles-Marktanteile-bei-Internet-Suche-erstmals-in-10-Jahren-unter-90-Prozent-10242911.html?wt_mc=sm.red.ho.mastodon.mastodon.md_beitraege.md_beitraege&utm_source=mastodon

@jackyan@mastodon.social avatar jackyan , to random

In my blog
is probably scared of

https://jackyan.com/blog/2025/01/duck-duck-go-is-probably-scared-of-mojeek/ @Mojeek

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@jon@vivaldi.net avatar jon , to random

The Fediverse is unique.

My survey asked what your favorite search engine is.

51% said DuckDuckGo, 12% Startpage, 9% Ecosia and 4% Qwant. Only 6% said Google and 1% Bing. 17% said they preferred another search engine, with many mentioning Kagi and Mojeek.

This is quite different from what the market share out there is, which shows how unique you all are here in the Fediverse. You make your own choices and do not follow everyone else. Be proud.

@Vivaldi

@bcshort@aus.social avatar bcshort , to random

5 years ago, I would have considered paying for the ability to search the web a bit of a rich man’s endeavour.

A lotsearchengine in 5 years though, with SEO spam and generative AI turning search results into a terrible experience.

For the last month I have been trying out premium search engine , and have written some thoughts about it.

https://blog.tribesmanjohn.au/2024/11/paying-for-search-a-month-with-kagi/

@kevinrothrock@infosec.exchange avatar kevinrothrock , to random

One of my favorite Google mistakes is when I'm trying to convert metric to imperial, and I accidentally type "___ km to usd" by mistake. (It doesn't work.)

cazabon ,
@cazabon@mindly.social avatar

@kevinrothrock

Bing gives it the ol' college try.

@matt@oslo.town avatar matt , to random
@lfa@hostux.social avatar lfa , to random

I made @Mojeek my default search engine. It is refreshing to get results from other sites than the %&*# twenty sites which pay and to always show up in the results

https://www.mojeek.com/

faab64 , to random

Now that is just a cover for shit, what search engine do you recommend?

The results of DDG have been worse than google lately and I found out they started using Bing as their engine.

I really need to find a non corporate America search engine.

Any suggestions?

@jackyan@mastodon.social avatar jackyan , to random
@alainmi11@mamot.fr avatar alainmi11 , to random French

&udm=14

L'excellente astuce pour retrouver les résultats d'une recherche Google SANS avoir tout le bullshit des réponses de l'IA qui vient d'être rajouté en tête des réponses (et sans les liens d'actus, les vidéos, et tout ce qui parasite l'affichage des réponses)
https://udm14.com/

Sinon, vous pouvez tout bêtement rajouter ce paramètre à la fin de l'URL, après les termes de votre recherche, après avoir fait la recherche, par exemple :
https://www.google.com/search?q=logiciels+libres&udm=14

remi_lavigne ,
@remi_lavigne@framapiaf.org avatar

@pierrotechnique @alainmi11 @Mojeek merci, est-il indépendant de ? Je veux m'affranchir de Bing, déjà parce que c'est Microsoft, mais en plus avec les déboires de cette semaine...

@timesandseasons@mastodo.neoliber.al avatar timesandseasons , to random

While is down, I tried out a few other search engines. I did a search I made yesterday in each. gave me an interesting looking blog first, then some less-related info from high-trust sources, then an interesting paper, then a bunch of garbage. gave me nothing that looked interesting, just pages that used some of the words from my search. gave me the less-related high-trust sources first, then the entire rest of the first page looked interesting.

@Yoss1960@mastodon.me.uk avatar Yoss1960 , to random

I've tried in multiple browsers, both with and without plugins enabled, yet DuckDuckGo is still failing to provide search results (here, at least) just responding;

There was an error displaying the search results. Please try again.

It's been this way for several hours. Anyone else seeing the same? I'm in the UK.

smallcircles Bot ,
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