<story><title>Common Search – nonprofit search engine for the Web</title><url>https://about.commonsearch.org/</url></story><parent_chain><item><author>libeclipse</author><text>I&amp;#x27;ve tried using different search engines to Google numerous times, but each time I&amp;#x27;ve returned to Google simply because the searches are better. They&amp;#x27;re more accurate, more relevant, and I very rarely find myself searching more than once to find something.&lt;p&gt;If commonsearch can beat Google in that regard, then count me in. But I doubt it will.</text></item></parent_chain><comment><author>JohnKacz</author><text>When I switched to DuckDuckGo last year I read an interesting comment from someone. The basic idea was that we have all become so accustomed to Google&amp;#x27;s results and the manner in which we use it (i.e. the way we define our search terms) that it is actually we who must be willing to reprogram our search practices if any competitor is to have a chance to catch up.&lt;p&gt;I&amp;#x27;m not sure if I buy that, but I do believe if we don&amp;#x27;t commit to alternatives it will be next to impossible for alternative search engines to get as good as Google with result quality and relevance. Google simply know too much about me and has performed so many more searches for a rival to outperform them. I still use DDG&amp;#x27;s &amp;#x27;g!&amp;#x27; often but I feel like I&amp;#x27;m doing my part to help DDG get better for me and other users.</text></comment>
<story><title>Common Search – nonprofit search engine for the Web</title><url>https://about.commonsearch.org/</url></story><parent_chain><item><author>libeclipse</author><text>I&amp;#x27;ve tried using different search engines to Google numerous times, but each time I&amp;#x27;ve returned to Google simply because the searches are better. They&amp;#x27;re more accurate, more relevant, and I very rarely find myself searching more than once to find something.&lt;p&gt;If commonsearch can beat Google in that regard, then count me in. But I doubt it will.</text></item></parent_chain><comment><author>sylvinus</author><text>Hi! I&amp;#x27;m the founder of Common Search.&lt;p&gt;I don&amp;#x27;t think search result quality is on a linear scale so it&amp;#x27;s hard to define &amp;quot;better&amp;quot;.&lt;p&gt;The results will definitely be less personalized, which will be a big plus for some people, and a blocker for others. There will be a few other dimensions where we can stand out, and some where we will have a hard time catching up (index size for instance).&lt;p&gt;In the end, given enough contributors, I&amp;#x27;m pretty sure the results can get &amp;quot;good enough&amp;quot; for most people, and hopefully &amp;quot;better&amp;quot; for some ;)</text></comment>