The weird thing is that this should be true, and perhaps used to be, but I'm finding mostly that the Internet is increasingly going the opposite way, with most products (and even porn).
It's got something to do with Google and a few other companies controlling everything, and algorithms, but for example I tried to buy a classic tiered Me…
The weird thing is that this should be true, and perhaps used to be, but I'm finding mostly that the Internet is increasingly going the opposite way, with most products (and even porn).
It's got something to do with Google and a few other companies controlling everything, and algorithms, but for example I tried to buy a classic tiered Mexican skirt a few years ago of a sort that I know isn't uncommon, or didn't used to be, but it was impossible to find on Google shopping, Amazon, Etsy, Ebay, or anywhere else. I kept seeing the same six skirts which were modern and only Mexican-adjacent because I don't know, that's what the powers that be wanted to sell me.
Turns up not precisely what I was envisioning, but something much closer and a reasonable substitute, thanks. It isn't actually too late--I was going to craft a thing for Halloween/Day of the Dead. I might still do it.
Check out the Neeva search engine and/or browser. It's privacy focused and does not use any tracking profiles to serve you search results.
Sometimes you get the same results. But often, you get surprisingly different results from google/bing/etc.
I find the difference to be particularly stark when searching within my domain of interest...where the other browsers have such a hard core profile on what they _think_ I want vs. what is, most likely, the most correct result for the search.
I will! I doubt it does much for shopping, because I think that problem is at the level of the readily available products. But I have been looking for a better search engine in general. Duck Duck Go and those others commonly recommended just haven't indexed enough stuff in my experience.
I have a logical mind and high research skills, so the google fuzzy algorithm crap annoys me to no end (and they keep removing or changing the functionality that allows you to do override that). First, there are already a million results for what I type in. Why expand out my keywords so that I get two million? Second, there can be a world of difference between things like staple, Staples, stapler, etc. I know what im doing, stop giving me variations. Third, i really do want the random ass sixies folk song with the extra two words in it, not the Lizzo song from last year that you get when you remove words from my search string. Stop trying to read my mind!
I tried the search recommended below. First few hits were Etsy, but I also got some boutique shops out of CA that clearly specialize in traditional Mexican folk clothing.
Google gave me similar results, but the folk shops were a bit buried in amazon, Pinterest, eBay, etc. links.
I've always found the Amazon product links in Google hits fairly useless (and suspect)......I mean, yeah. Ok. Yeah, I know what Amazon is. And I know they have everything. So, uh, if I were looking to buy something from Amazon I'd go to Amazon.com...kay? (which I do...more than I should probably)
The weird thing is that this should be true, and perhaps used to be, but I'm finding mostly that the Internet is increasingly going the opposite way, with most products (and even porn).
It's got something to do with Google and a few other companies controlling everything, and algorithms, but for example I tried to buy a classic tiered Mexican skirt a few years ago of a sort that I know isn't uncommon, or didn't used to be, but it was impossible to find on Google shopping, Amazon, Etsy, Ebay, or anywhere else. I kept seeing the same six skirts which were modern and only Mexican-adjacent because I don't know, that's what the powers that be wanted to sell me.
Try searching for "baile folklorico" skirt/falda. Probably too late, but I'm curious if that search turns you up any results.
Turns up not precisely what I was envisioning, but something much closer and a reasonable substitute, thanks. It isn't actually too late--I was going to craft a thing for Halloween/Day of the Dead. I might still do it.
Check out the Neeva search engine and/or browser. It's privacy focused and does not use any tracking profiles to serve you search results.
Sometimes you get the same results. But often, you get surprisingly different results from google/bing/etc.
I find the difference to be particularly stark when searching within my domain of interest...where the other browsers have such a hard core profile on what they _think_ I want vs. what is, most likely, the most correct result for the search.
I will! I doubt it does much for shopping, because I think that problem is at the level of the readily available products. But I have been looking for a better search engine in general. Duck Duck Go and those others commonly recommended just haven't indexed enough stuff in my experience.
I have a logical mind and high research skills, so the google fuzzy algorithm crap annoys me to no end (and they keep removing or changing the functionality that allows you to do override that). First, there are already a million results for what I type in. Why expand out my keywords so that I get two million? Second, there can be a world of difference between things like staple, Staples, stapler, etc. I know what im doing, stop giving me variations. Third, i really do want the random ass sixies folk song with the extra two words in it, not the Lizzo song from last year that you get when you remove words from my search string. Stop trying to read my mind!
I tried the search recommended below. First few hits were Etsy, but I also got some boutique shops out of CA that clearly specialize in traditional Mexican folk clothing.
Google gave me similar results, but the folk shops were a bit buried in amazon, Pinterest, eBay, etc. links.
I've always found the Amazon product links in Google hits fairly useless (and suspect)......I mean, yeah. Ok. Yeah, I know what Amazon is. And I know they have everything. So, uh, if I were looking to buy something from Amazon I'd go to Amazon.com...kay? (which I do...more than I should probably)
Re: Last couple statements. Can identify.
Thanks for the tips.