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November 3, 2010: Here we go again...
We regret to announce that Google changed their output format once again. The last time this happened was in July, and we were down for five days. During that time we looked for the simplest remaining Google format we could find, reprogrammed our parser, and ended up with something that worked. However, the file we fetched from Google was three times more bloated for the same information, as compared to the previous format we used, and we are still not happy about this.
Now it looks like even more bloat. We have to take a closer look at the new format and see if we can program around it. Check back in a day or two.
https://ssl.scroogle.org/cgi-bin/nbbwssl.cgi
It looks like since some months, Scroogle's dev managed with tricks to handle the bloated format provided by Google. But tricks have their limits. :frown:
noticed problems all day already. but i'm optimistic until further notice :D
:wdabs:
That must be why their scraper wasn't working at all half the time yesterday.
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Scroogle's back on track! :gsmile:
March 9, 2011: Here we go again...
We regret to announce that Google changed their output format once again. The last time this happened was in November, and we were down for a day. During that time we looked for the simplest remaining Google format we could find, reprogrammed our parser, and ended up with something that worked. However, the file we fetched from Google was three times more bloated for the same information, as compared to the previous format we used, and we are still not happy about this.
Now it looks like even more bloat. We have to take a closer look at the new format and see if we can program around it. Check back in a day or two.
:wdabs:
Is Scroogle still working for you guys? These days I get the "Google is blocking us" message 90% of the time, when the page loads at all. This began happening around the time I began using SSL exclusively, but I doubt that's the cause.
I have to use DDG and ixquick now, and unfortunately their results are a bit less accurate.
Well the page won't even load for me assuming this is the right URL.
http://www.scroogle.org/
I'm using blekko | spam free search (http://blekko.com/) right now.
Master Razor
19.02.12, 19:46
Is Scroogle still working for you guys? These days I get the "Google is blocking us" message 90% of the time, when the page loads at all.
It hasn't been working for 1 month now (at least). Always the "google is blocking us" message. I began using google again due to the fact that I couldn't find a 'safe' search engine that could satisfy me. I can't use ixquick because it's slow (compared to scroogle and less accurate).
BrianBosworth
19.02.12, 20:08
Scroogle is down, but it may be for reasons other than big brother Google. Here's an interesting article I just read: Scroogle May Have Been a Victim of Hackers, Not Google | Betabeat — News, gossip and intel from Silicon Alley 2.0. (http://www.betabeat.com/2012/02/15/scroogle-may-have-been-a-victim-of-hackers-not-google/)
As for an alternative, I've been using Privatelee (http://privatelee.qrobe.it/) It scrapes results from both Google and Bing and also provides image searches as well.
From Brian's article:
....the hacker orchestrated DDOS attacks, in which a flood of traffic overwhelms a site, against Scroogle and Wikipedia Watch out of personal malice for Mr. Brandt.
Very unfortunate.
BrianBosworth
23.02.12, 06:51
Well, I've got bad news concerning Scroogle. Click the following link for more details. Scroogle Shuts Down For Good (http://www.betabeat.com/2012/02/21/scroogle-privacy-first-search-engine-shuts-down-for-good/)
It'll be missed. It was what I used for my searches almost exclusively.
Here's to all the good years.
In the meantime for those who can't divorce google.
How to remove your Google Search history (http://www.osnews.com/comments/25643)
How to remove your Google Search history (http://www.osnews.com/comments/25643)
That's just the part of their logs they show to you. Deleting it gives the illusion of safety at most.
That's just the part of their logs they show to you. Deleting it gives the illusion of safety at most.
I know that but ti's still better than nothing :dabs:
maybe there are alternatives
Great Privacy Search Alternatives To Scroogle (Updated) A Simple Soul (http://www.chetanpinto.com/2012/02/great-privacy-search-alternatives-to.html)
BrianBosworth
24.02.12, 10:25
Another option is PageWash (http://www.pagewash.com/). It's an ultra fast proxy that can block all adds from Google and you can customize your search settings after doing an initial search. I just found out about this and actually prefer it over Scroogle. As for any privacy concerns, this link will explain the terms of service. PageWash Privacy Policy (http://www.pagewash.com/html/privacy.php)
I thought it'd be exclusively a Google proxy, but it looks like one of those countless PHP ones? For that matter, you can download a Glype script, install it on some free hoster, and be sure of everything that gets (or doesn't get) logged.
I have actually done that and it works for searching Google, but it's not very nice for links unless you like right-click -> Copy, then URL-decoding the special characters... nonetheless, I might just have to do that - the other two private search engines are good, but the results just aren't as accurate as with the big G.
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