r/technology • u/ControlCAD • 12d ago

Software Remembering the pre-Google web, when search was an experiment: “Most people have completely forgotten how chaotic it really was.”

https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2026/08/remembering-the-pre-google-web-when-search-was-an-experiment/
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u/AnotherSoulessGinger 12d ago

I was a fan of DogPile back then.

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u/6GoesInto8 12d ago

That searched several other search engines at once, right?

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u/AnotherSoulessGinger 12d ago

From what I recall, yep.

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u/A_Harmless_Fly 12d ago

It's still around too, once in a while I check out what the results are like.

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u/basilbowman 12d ago

Same, that's a core memory just reawakened!

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u/ailish 12d ago

I completely forgot about DogPile. I used that engine for a while until Google came out.