Index intended to demonstrate alternatives to Google I Tagesspiegel.de
OWS.EU got introduced in a recent article in German online magazine Tagesspiegel.de
The magazine that counts 386.000 daily readers provides information across a wide range of topics including politics, economy, digital technologies, society and culture.
On 9 August an article by journalist Stefan Mey titled “Index intended to demonstrate alternatives to Google – A quest for an open search engine“ was published. It depicts the mission and project scope of the OpenWebSearch.EU project and Initiative.
The author points towards the current heavily restricted search engine market, which does not provide much room for independent search engine providers. In this context Mey references the current monopoly allegations against Google.
OpenWebSearch.eu is mentioned as a potential open search alternative, paving the road for future search applications including vertical search and argument-search.
Whether the project succeeds seems to partially dependent on future partnerships and further project prolongation.
Full article available to subscribers:https://www.tagesspiegel.de/OpenWebSearch
