lol 🙄 On Sat, Sep 14, 2024, 09:09 Richard Owlett <[email protected]> wrote:
> On 09/14/2024 10:24 AM, wes wrote: > > On Sat, Sep 14, 2024 at 6:10 AM Richard Owlett <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > >> On 09/14/2024 07:23 AM, Daniel Hückmann wrote: > >>> Kagi. It's $5 - $10 a month, but you aren't the product. I switched > last > >>> year and never looked back. > >> > >> I'm not opposed to a search engine being ad supported. > >> > > > > the problem with that is that supporting a service purely from ad revenue > > is no longer possible. > > That I've seen in the realm of email and USENET. > I don't recall ever using a "free" email provider. > I currently use both a paid and "free" USENET service. > > > > > > the only reason that ever worked was by taking advantage of weaknesses in > > user understanding of how web pages worked. they made ads look just like > > search results so people would click on them unintentionally. as the > > general populace has grown wiser to tricks like this, they fall for it > > less, to the point where it now costs more to run the ad network than > they > > make from it. > > > > the only way to avoid charging for a service is by selling your data. > it's > > so lucrative that there is more money to be made from it than by charging > > for a service directly. > > > >> > >> In any case their homepage is so disgusting that I'll not consider them. > >> Reminds me of old hamburger ad "Where's the beef". Its all their version > >> of visual "glitz" - without content. > >> > > > > judging a book by its cover. > > As the saying goes "You have only one chance to make a first impression". > > > > > disregarding a direct report of personal experience. > > Not really. He said he was a happy customer but did not say why. > Thus I did a DuckDuckGo search. I read the ~20 resulting site snippets > and visited the linked Wikipedia page. The comments were favorable but > didn't mention anything that got my attention. > > > > > site design is right in line with current design trends. > > Major point against it! > I have vision and perception issues. Therefore I surf with JavaScript, > cookies, and some items SeaMonkey's Preferences menu allows me to ignore. > When using machine at public library, I've generally found sites that > don't display aren't worthwhile. YMMV ;/ > > > > > -wes > > > > >
