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Which are the best search engines that aren't Google or Yahoo?

  • Which are the best search engines that aren't Google or Yahoo? I want to find one that is good for searching but which also isn't in the business of turning http://images.google.com/images?q=tiananmen into http://images.google.cn/images?q=tiananmen. Dear Ask Mefi. I'd like to avoid using Google where possible. Yes, I know this won't make any difference to anything but it will make me feel better. I'd appreciate recommendations for other search engines that deliver good results and aren't run by companies that are snuggled up all cosy in bed with murderers, conspiring to help them better hide their crimes. So that's Yahoo! out, for starters. Looking around over the last day or so, Gigablast and Clusty seem to be getting a few recommendations. Anyone here used them much? Any other recommendations?

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Rash, Google recently released a Chinese version of their search site, and made the decision to comply with the censorship of the Chinese government. You can access the site from anywhere and see that the results that are being returned can be vastly different, as in the example given by reynir.

youarenothere

Thanks all. http://studentsforafreetibet.org/article.php?id=800 looks like a useful collection of alternatives.

reynir

http://www.dogpile.com/ I mean. *kicks computer*

Smedleyman

meh. Dogpile.

Smedleyman

I guess you may as throw the Yahoo! corp in the shitbin too which means Flickr, etc... http://xinwen.yahoo.com.cn/search.html?p=tiananmen&ei=utf-8&source=ysearch_www_filter_noresult

JJ86

Back in the old days I used to use http://www.lycos.com/all of the time. I can't vouch for their usability anymore but they may be worth a try if you feel that this issue is something worthwhile. Otherwise I stick with http://www.yahoo.com/ Honestly, I think you are throwing the baby out with the bathwater here. If you want to make a real difference, don't buy products made in China. The choice of a search engine isn't going to make a dent in the policies of the Chinese. I assume if you really care about the plight of Chinese oppression then you are already boycotting everything manufactured there? I know I will go out of my way and even pay more to purchase American products over anything made in China. If faced with no choice except a Chinese made product, I usually elect not to buy. It's a noble cause but if you are going to stick it to one company, stick it to them all.

JJ86

You may also want to keep your eye on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quaero, a soon to start European search engine. Seems be supported largely by the French and Germans, with the goal of reducing American search imperialism or something like that.

MetaMonkey

A9 is just Google wrapped in Amazon. Clusty queries Looksmart, Lycos, MSN, Open Directory, Teoma, Gigablast, and Wisenut Teoma uses Google ads. "Quintura is a program that lets you search for items using a combination of different search engines. Google, Google News, Yahoo!, MSN Search and a few more are included." Hmm, not many options when it comes down to it.

krisjohn

http://a9.com/ perhaps?

rinkjustice

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