#Searchengines

2025-06-18

Discovered via Calishat Snaps: WhereToWatch.stream. From the front page: “Discover what’s streaming worldwide — Check Netflix, Disney+, Hulu, and Prime Video libraries across the United States, UK, Canada, India, Australia, New Zealand, Ireland and more.”

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/06/18/wheretowatch-stream/

PPC Landppcland
2025-06-18

SEO expert releases AI search content optimization checklist: SEO consultant Aleyda Solis unveils comprehensive 8-point framework for optimizing content for AI search engines. ppc.land/seo-expert-releases-a

2025-06-17

@julian
Hmm.
What I don't like is that #DuckDuckGo_Search is based on other #searchengines' indexes. On non-private ones… :(

2025-06-17

Engadget: How to turn off Google’s AI Overviews in web searches. “Google’s AI Overviews do not save me time. For one, I work for a tech blog and am therefore professionally curious as to whether or not the generated answers are correct, so I spend a few ticks figuring that out. (Answer: Sometimes, but not always!)”

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/06/17/engadget-how-to-turn-off-googles-ai-overviews-in-web-searches/

2025-06-15

9to5 Google: Google testing Audio Overviews for Search results . “In Google Search, Audio Overviews will use Gemini models to ‘generate quick, conversational audio overviews for certain search queries.’ The idea is to provide a ‘lay of the land’ for topics you’re not familiar with. It can also be used to ‘absorb information whether you’re multitasking or simply prefer an audio […]

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/06/15/9to5-google-google-testing-audio-overviews-for-search-results/

Coach Spore Dieselspringdiesel@spore.social
2025-06-14

Okay, I like marginalia-search.com but it's not quite there yet. Ecosia ^H^H^H Leta led me to the news about the shooting of lawmakers in Minnesota right away. Marginalia doesn't have it yet.

#SearchEngines

2025-06-09

I looked for a rarely used git command with a search engine. The first page had only AI generated results. The first StackOverflow result was at the bottom of the second page. 😞

I miss that feature from search engines that I can blacklist sites, so I won't see them again in the results.

#AI #stackowerflow #searchengines

I had recently stumbled upon a research/study (from this year) outlining why an #LLM is NOT a good replacement for traditional #SearchEngines. Unfortunately I have misplaced it. Does anyone here have a pointer/link to that?

Thanks in advance!

#GenAI #search #research

2025-06-07

Dev.ua: How censorship plays against the Russian Federation: Yandex gave away Russian military facilities in Moscow, blurring them on its maps. “The Russian company Yandex, by order of the Russian Ministry of Defense, blurred out military facilities in Moscow on its map service, thereby revealing their location. At the same time, all these facilities are displayed on Google Maps. Now, behind […]

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/06/07/how-censorship-plays-against-the-russian-federation-yandex-gave-away-russian-military-facilities-in-moscow-blurring-them-on-its-maps-dev-ua/

#media #Google #SearchEngines #AI

'New research reveals that Google’s AI Overviews tend to favor major news outlets.

The top 10 publishers capture nearly 80% of all news mentions. Meanwhile, smaller organizations struggle for visibility in AI-generated search results.'

searchenginejournal.com/google

2025-06-07

Search Engine Journal: Google AI Overviews Favor Major News Outlets: Study Reveals. “New research reveals that Google’s AI Overviews tend to favor major news outlets. The top 10 publishers capture nearly 80% of all news mentions. Meanwhile, smaller organizations struggle for visibility in AI-generated search results.”

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/06/07/google-ai-overviews-favor-major-news-outlets-study-reveals-search-engine-journal/

2025-06-06

Search Engine Land: Google updated its ranking algorithms for explicit videos and explicit content. “Google has revamped its search help documentation with revised guidelines for sites with explicit content. The new document covers how SafeSearch works, how Google handles sites with sexually explicit content and numerous best practices on the topic.”

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/06/06/search-engine-land-google-updated-its-ranking-algorithms-for-explicit-videos-and-explicit-content/

2025-06-06

Found via Calishat Snaps: IndieSeas. From the front page: “IndieSeas is a search engine made exclusively for the indieweb. It scrapes based on 88×31 buttons, while respecting privacy and robots.txt policies.”

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/06/06/indieseas-searches-the-indieweb/

#SearchEngines #SmallWeb #IndieWeb

"IndieSeas is a search engine made exclusively for the indieweb. It scrapes based on 88x31 buttons, while respecting privacy and robots.txt policies."

indieseas.net/

2025-06-05

Search Engine Roundtable: Bing Search Tests Chat with Copilot Section. “Microsoft is testing a new ‘Chat with Copilot’ section within the Bing Search results. This section will give you query and question ideas that expand your original search query done on Bing and try to take you into Copilot, Microsoft’s AI search experience.”

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/06/05/search-engine-roundtable-bing-search-tests-chat-with-copilot-section/

2025-06-05

TIL I can install #Clew as a #PWA using #vivaldi! #searchEngines

2025-06-04

Search Engine Journal: Google Search Console Fails To Report Half Of All Search Queries. “New research from ZipTie reveals an issue with Google Search Console. The study indicates that approximately 50% of search queries driving traffic to websites never appear in GSC reports. This leaves marketers with incomplete data regarding their organic search performance.”

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/06/04/search-engine-journal-google-search-console-fails-to-report-half-of-all-search-queries/

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