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How Quora Died (slate.com)
submitted 9 months ago by [email protected] to c/technology
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“Why Do So Many Music Venues Use Ticketmaster?” “What’s It Like to Train to Be a Sushi Chef?” “How Do Martial Artists Break Concrete Blocks?” If you were looking for answers to such questions 10 years ago, your best resource for finding a thorough, expert-informed response likely would have been one of the most interesting and longest-lasting corners of the internet: Quora.

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[–] [email protected] 10 points 9 months ago (4 children)

I’d love a plug-in to block all Quora results.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 9 months ago (2 children)

If you are using Firefox, check out https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/hohser/ You can block certain domains from your search results, works great for me

[–] RecursiveParadox 1 points 9 months ago

Saved, thanks.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 9 months ago

Thanks.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 9 months ago (2 children)

Just use kagi

[–] [email protected] 2 points 9 months ago

+1 for Kagi, am loving it.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 9 months ago

I’ll check it out but have never heard of it.

[–] CosmicTurtle 1 points 9 months ago

It's sad that so many plugins like this exist.

Remember ExpertsExchange? They charged people for the correct answer but was in the top 10 results. They got blocked very quickly when Google, yes Google, allowed you to block any site from your search. That feature is now gone and you have to specify that in your search terms.