From d323b3a298dd4a4fb8620c3f3540c8d913aa8332 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Rohan Kumar Date: Sun, 20 Feb 2022 15:58:45 -0800 Subject: [PATCH] New upcoming search engine: Ahrefs --- content/posts/search-engines-with-own-indexes.gmi | 5 +++++ content/posts/search-engines-with-own-indexes.md | 1 + 2 files changed, 6 insertions(+) diff --git a/content/posts/search-engines-with-own-indexes.gmi b/content/posts/search-engines-with-own-indexes.gmi index a65c18f..8ad68c0 100644 --- a/content/posts/search-engines-with-own-indexes.gmi +++ b/content/posts/search-engines-with-own-indexes.gmi @@ -240,6 +240,11 @@ I’m unable to evaluate these engines properly since I don’t speak the necess These engines aren’t ready yet; their indexes are either in a proof-of-concept phase with a handful of sites or aren’t available yet. * Apple: given the activity of the AppleBot crawler lately, their index will almost certainly grow to a size large enough to power a general search engine soon. Check your server’s access logs; there’s a good chance it’s crawled your site if you have a few backlinks. +* Ahrefs: Dmitry Gerasimenko from Ahrefs has announced plans for Ahrefs to release a search engine to "share ad revenue with content creators 90/10". This isn’t surprising: its crawlers are quite active and have probably built quite a large index. + +=> https://twitter.com/botsbreeder/status/1110889488706760704 Initial announcement +=> https://medium.com/swlh/investor-money-vs-public-interest-did-google-fail-to-build-a-non-evil-platform-3a054f996ea9 Blog post on Ahrefs' motivation for a new engine +=> https://twitter.com/botsbreeder/status/1405920654877028357 An update on Ahrefs' search engine (June 2021) ## Gemini search engines diff --git a/content/posts/search-engines-with-own-indexes.md b/content/posts/search-engines-with-own-indexes.md index 1fc6737..26d4c29 100644 --- a/content/posts/search-engines-with-own-indexes.md +++ b/content/posts/search-engines-with-own-indexes.md @@ -179,6 +179,7 @@ Upcoming engines These engines aren't ready yet; their indexes are either in a proof-of-concept phase with a handful of sites, or aren't available yet. - Apple: given the activity of the AppleBot crawler lately, their index will almost certainly grow to a size large enough to power a general search engine soon. Check your server's access logs; there's a good chance it's crawled your site if you have a few backlinks. +- Ahrefs: {{}} [has announced](https://twitter.com/botsbreeder/status/1110889488706760704) plans for Ahrefs to release a search engine to share ad revenue with content creators 90/10. This isn't surprising: its crawlers are quite active and have probably built quite a large index. He wrote [a blog post](https://medium.com/swlh/investor-money-vs-public-interest-did-google-fail-to-build-a-non-evil-platform-3a054f996ea9) describing the motivation and posted [a status update](https://twitter.com/botsbreeder/status/1405920654877028357) mid-2021. Graveyard ---------