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Re: [LUG] re: Alternative to Google

 

On 25/01/06, tom potts <madtom1999@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> One of googles problems (from a users point of view)
> is commercialisation. If you can buy higher ratings
> then the system is open to abuse - and therefore
> fails. Try searching for something invented and you'll
> find sites listed that want to sell it to you!
> TOO MUCH NOISE!
> The only way round it I can see is if searching
> becomes part of the internet.
> One way I can see it happening is if we can set up
> 'public' search engines - it will need a small
> 'internet tax' (~£1 per user per year?) to pay for a
> search engine service that is managed by the users for
> the users. That way you stick your meta tags in and
> ask to be indexed.

See mozdir/opendir - I'd rather have google thanks

A.

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