People pay for VPNs but continue using the web with their normal accounts, thinking their privacy is protected.
A private search engine would be a much better way to protect the privacy.
Kagi: A Premium Search Engine
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Re: Kagi: A Premium Search Engine
#62> Be snappy and responsive on every device even without JavaScript enabled. Huh, I thought I'd catch them out by disabling all javascript but they actually didn't use any for this webpage. Nice.
Not just that but all of Kagi Search works without JavaScript! We see JavaScript as a way to enhance product experience, not create it.
Re: Kagi: A Premium Search Engine
#63There have been a couple of discussions on HN lately [0][1] about the current state of search engine results, be it served by Google, Bing, DDG or other. Also, it seems like there is a lot of work on search engine alternatives as in the case of Kagi and also here [2] to name but a few. Of all alternatives, Kagi seems to be off to a very good start and I personally am a very happy beta user. What I have not seen so fa…
Honestly, I'd say around $2-5. It's not that I wouldn't value better quality search but in a world where search feels like an almost 'invisible' part of browsing the web I'd struggle to pay that much. I guess it's comparable to what I feel is a price I'd be willing to pay for a VPN say compared to a coffee subscription.
This also isn't a reflection of what I percieve the work in building a search engine to be but more my subconcious perception of what I'm getting.
Re: Kagi: A Premium Search Engine
#64There have been a couple of discussions on HN lately [0][1] about the current state of search engine results, be it served by Google, Bing, DDG or other. Also, it seems like there is a lot of work on search engine alternatives as in the case of Kagi and also here [2] to name but a few. Of all alternatives, Kagi seems to be off to a very good start and I personally am a very happy beta user. What I have not seen so fa…
Around 100 usd on annual subscription basis.
Re: Kagi: A Premium Search Engine
#65There have been a couple of discussions on HN lately [0][1] about the current state of search engine results, be it served by Google, Bing, DDG or other. Also, it seems like there is a lot of work on search engine alternatives as in the case of Kagi and also here [2] to name but a few. Of all alternatives, Kagi seems to be off to a very good start and I personally am a very happy beta user. What I have not seen so fa…
I think $120/yr is good. I pay $120/yr for Dropbox, which is also a service I use multiple times a day and I think it's fair.
Re: Kagi: A Premium Search Engine
#66There have been a couple of discussions on HN lately [0][1] about the current state of search engine results, be it served by Google, Bing, DDG or other. Also, it seems like there is a lot of work on search engine alternatives as in the case of Kagi and also here [2] to name but a few. Of all alternatives, Kagi seems to be off to a very good start and I personally am a very happy beta user. What I have not seen so fa…
I already pay over 100$ a month for subscriptions I rarely use. If we get alternative to Google that is simply on par or slightly better, 10$ is nobrainer just for the de-googlification. For something significantly better - like option of paying some extra cash for more processing power - 20$.
Re: Kagi: A Premium Search Engine
#67Whoa... this was really confusing to me for a moment. Kagi.com used to be one of the premier digital commerce platforms for software and shareware, especially Mac games, serving customers from 1994 until 2016. [0][1][2] Anyone who registered one of Ambrosia's awesome shareware games used Kagi's services, for example. It's really weird to see the company name and domain return again in this way! Best of luck to the te…
Yeah, that was my thought too
Re: Kagi: A Premium Search Engine
#68Earlier quoted context omitted.
No, I don't think so. Try searching: https://kagi.com/search?q=google+search+api or similar in your preferred search engine.
Have you tried to click on the results ? The public google search API is very limited, you can't do much with it.
The public api is limited.
Kagi pays.
I think anyone can pay for access unless they live in Iran, Cuba or North Korea.
Re: Kagi: A Premium Search Engine
#69Re: Kagi: A Premium Search Engine
#70Founder here. Thanks for submitting it, but I am afraid there is not much to see right now. We are still in closed beta (mostly to control cost and gradually improve user experience), with much more left to do. There are some examples of what Kagi can do in my twitter feed. [1] Main idea of Kagi is to offer a paid search product, where user is also the customer and is central to everything that happens. Btw. Kagi is…
How would you solve the issue of self-censorship when the exact identity of a searcher is known? Can you Guarantee the privacy of searches and that you will never sell search history data?
I'm also interested in this, especially since they will have the user's payment information with the search history.