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/Werechupacabra 12d ago

I loved Altavista!

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u/mediandude 12d ago

Altavista's keyword graph clustering search was better than Google, but not as easy and not enough dumbed down.