Reddit Comments Summary: Biggest Search Engines

Mojeek

• Funding: "How will it be funded?"
  • Concerns about funding strategies and viability in a highly competitive market.
• Differentiation from Duck Duck Go: "How is it better/different than Duck Duck Go?"
  • Positioned as a privacy-oriented search engine like Duck Duck Go, emphasizing independence and unbiased results.
• Unique Selling Point: "You're going to need to bring something new to the table."
  • Need for Mojeek to find a unique niche to compete successfully in the search engine market.
• Potential Concerns:
  • Critique about search results for sensitive terms like "Porn," highlighting the need for filters.
  • Addressing biases and sorting algorithms that may affect search results.

ChatGPT and Notion

ChatGPT

• Competition Impacts:
  • Potential impact on Google with faster, more valuable search results.
  • Microsoft and OpenAI collaborating on a ChatGPT-powered Bing version.
• Technology Discussion:
  • Concerns about sophisticated AI producing misinformation and false information.
• API Requests: "When do we get API?!"
  • Interest in accessing ChatGPT and Notion APIs.

Notion

• Interest in Working at Notion:
  • Questions about team size, programming languages used, work culture, and feature prioritization.
• Feature Requests:
  • Fixing issues like white splash screens and improving offline support.
• Search Enhancements:
  • Questions about encryption impacts on search and roadmap for end-to-end encryption.
• Development Process:
  • Insight into the planning and development process for features like search.
• Tool Usage:
  • Inquiry about languages, storage, testing tools, and metrics used in Notion development.

General Search Engine Discussions

• Google Critiques:
  • Conversations around Google's occasional errors and biases in search results.
• Conspiracy Theories:
  • Speculations and debates on Google's control, government ties, and censorship.
• Diverse Search Platforms:
  • Mention of other search engines like Kick/Twitch for specific content niches.

This comprehensive summary covers various aspects of Mojeek's fundraising, differentiation, and challenges, along with discussions about ChatGPT, Notion, and general search engine critiques and theories found in the Reddit comments.