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Remembering the pre-Google web, when search was an experiment: “Most people have completely forgotten how chaotic it really was.” (arstechnica.com)
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[–] 15 points 2 months ago* (4 children)

Basically, it was as shit then as Google is currently. Actually, it was still slightly better; at least they acknowledged operator signs in the search (+, -, putting phrases in quotes, etc). Google doesn't even do that anymore.

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  • [–] 6 points 2 months ago (2 children)

    I think it was better solely for the fact that you wouldn’t get ads in your search results

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