• @beckerist
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      altavista

      wow, I had no idea it still existed! I don’t think I’ve used it since it was altavista.digital.com

      edit: it doesn’t, it’s just yahoo search now

      • @cmbabul
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        61 year ago

        I thought the same about askjeeves, can’t believe it made it this long

        • Tammo-Korsai
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          91 year ago

          Damn! This talk of forgotten search engines made me realise that dogpile.com is still alive! I dimly recall using it before Google’s rise to power.

          • @cmbabul
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            31 year ago

            What happened to lycos?

            • @beckerist
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              deleted by creator

            • Karyoplasma
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              21 year ago

              What a blast from the past. I remember using Lycos in my school’s computer room. That was almost 25 years ago.

              • Tammo-Korsai
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                21 year ago

                Lycos Mail was the very first example of email I ever saw. It blew my mind when I was a small kid.

    • @SpaceNoodle
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      21 year ago

      DuckDuckGo is Bing under the hood.

      • qyron
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        11 year ago

        I use its app and search service and it consistently outputs better and faster than google.

        Although I don’t use it personally I used google for a very short time in a professional setting, with high speed internet access, and the results and speed of delivery was trash when compared.

        In another thread, a lemming mentioned they have improved on the privacy provided, after renegotiating with Microsoft.

        • @SpaceNoodle
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          11 year ago

          I’ve had the exact opposite experience.

          • qyron
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            11 year ago

            Not doubting your word. How could we compare experiences in a somewhat reliable way?

            • @SpaceNoodle
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              21 year ago

              Can’t we just shout at each other instead like civilized people?

              • qyron
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                11 year ago

                Why? Shouting is painful to hear and a waste of energy.

                  • qyron
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                    11 year ago

                    I’ll concede to that. But why shout at each other? None of us has wronged the other.