Google had it search nailed for a long time. I don't expect Kagi to replace it if it's asking questions like "what killer feature do you want from a search engine" (paraphrased)
I don't want any features. I want a search bar, a search button, and results that relate to my query based on more than simply matching a keyword to a query word, but based on less than whatever Google factors in these days and certainly not based on whether someone has paid to have their domain featured for a query. I have never clicked a paid promoted search link on Google, or any other service, and I never will. If you have to pay for your content to be displayed as matching a query, it probably shouldn't be. Content should speak for itself.
The one thing I 100% never want to see is a selection of results that are at all influenced by what lots of other people have clicked on. I want to see results that pertain to my query, regardless of whether they have attracted the interest of others who have searched for something the same/similar.
I also don't want to see results that are influenced by my previous searches, by my location, or by data gathered about my Google account unless I specifically want those to be factored into my search.
Features like ways to refine search like inurl: or intitle:? Yes, cool, have them available.
Also, I expect a search engine to load fast. I don't expect a ton of JavaScript to be required for an input box and a button, and I don't want doodles of the day and other junk. They're fun, sure, but at least let me turn that off because I'm a psychopath.
I don't think we'll see a true Google competitor. Would I pay for a search engine that was just as good but kept it simple and returned better results than the trash Google can come up with? Yeah, probably, but I think all that will happen is that Google itself will come up with Google Premium Search, run it for two years and then shut it down.
I don't think for one second think that search is easy, it most definitely isn't, and Google has a head start on its competitors -- but I do think that Google was more effective 10 years ago than it is now. I cannot however say whether that's down to Google overcomplicating their search algorithms or whether there's just x% more garbage out there, where x is some very large number.
I don't want any features. I want a search bar, a search button, and results that relate to my query based on more than simply matching a keyword to a query word, but based on less than whatever Google factors in these days and certainly not based on whether someone has paid to have their domain featured for a query. I have never clicked a paid promoted search link on Google, or any other service, and I never will. If you have to pay for your content to be displayed as matching a query, it probably shouldn't be. Content should speak for itself.
The one thing I 100% never want to see is a selection of results that are at all influenced by what lots of other people have clicked on. I want to see results that pertain to my query, regardless of whether they have attracted the interest of others who have searched for something the same/similar.
I also don't want to see results that are influenced by my previous searches, by my location, or by data gathered about my Google account unless I specifically want those to be factored into my search.
Features like ways to refine search like inurl: or intitle:? Yes, cool, have them available.
Also, I expect a search engine to load fast. I don't expect a ton of JavaScript to be required for an input box and a button, and I don't want doodles of the day and other junk. They're fun, sure, but at least let me turn that off because I'm a psychopath.
I don't think we'll see a true Google competitor. Would I pay for a search engine that was just as good but kept it simple and returned better results than the trash Google can come up with? Yeah, probably, but I think all that will happen is that Google itself will come up with Google Premium Search, run it for two years and then shut it down.
I don't think for one second think that search is easy, it most definitely isn't, and Google has a head start on its competitors -- but I do think that Google was more effective 10 years ago than it is now. I cannot however say whether that's down to Google overcomplicating their search algorithms or whether there's just x% more garbage out there, where x is some very large number.