Discover the Best Surfing Spots with Accoona Surf Engine

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The discussion revolves around the effectiveness of the Accoona search engine compared to Google, particularly in the context of search results related to sensitive topics such as Taiwan independence. Participants explore the implications of government sponsorship and censorship on search engine performance.

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Main Points Raised

  • Some participants suggest that Accoona, despite being sponsored by the Chinese government, does not perform as well as Google in returning relevant search results.
  • Others argue that the censorship in China significantly affects the quality of search results from Accoona, citing specific examples of differing results for the same query.
  • A participant finds humor in the discussion, indicating a lighter tone amidst the critique of search engines.

Areas of Agreement / Disagreement

Participants generally express disagreement regarding the effectiveness of Accoona compared to Google, with multiple competing views on the impact of censorship on search results.

Contextual Notes

Limitations include the lack of detailed analysis on the specific algorithms used by each search engine and the subjective nature of what constitutes a "better" search result.

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although its sponsored by China's government, google still surpasses it. (i tried the same query on both and google found me a *much* better page)
 
China censors the search results into oblivion. Just compare the google (US) and accoona for "taiwan independence". Accoona comes up with Amazon.com while google comes up with the taiwan independence party.
 
thats really funny :)
 

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