Real information without noise or clickbait
Kagi is a search engine that, at first glance, looks a lot like Google or DuckDuckGo. Its homepage features a clean, simple design with a few links at the bottom. One of them leads to its blog, which I visit often because there’s always something interesting to read.
What I like most about that blog is that it’s hosted on BearBlog, a minimalist platform that’s part of the indieweb movement. I think it’s great that a company the size of Kagi supports small, independent projects like this one.
To keep up with their posts (and many other blogs), I use an RSS reader. In the past, I used Google Reader, which I loved until it was shut down in 2013. Then I switched to Digg Reader, and when that also disappeared in 2018, I moved to Feedly, which I still use today. After seven years, it’s become my comfort zone. The best thing about RSS readers is being able to stay up to date with your favorite blogs without having to visit them one by one. It works beautifully in the indieweb, but in the commercial web… that’s another story.
The commercial web thrives on ads and analytics, so every visit counts. That’s why many sites limit their RSS feeds and force you to visit their website directly with catchy or misleading titles like this one:
That’s why, honestly, using RSS to follow commercial sites doesn’t make much sense. For a while, I used Perplexity, which has a Discovery tab showing AI-generated trend summaries, and honestly, it’s far better than the cheap clickbait you find on most news websites.
But just over a week ago, on Kagi’s blog, I came across this post:
Introducing Kagi News. It’s an app (or web app) for reading trending topics, with community curated sources and AI-generated summaries that fact check information and highlight key points. Basically, it helps you stay informed without clickbait or wasted time.
I’ve been using it for several days now, and I couldn’t be happier. Give it a try, you’ll like it.