Comment on Kagi search engine now has a Fediverse search option.
sinceasdf@lemmy.world 2 days agoI mean the idea is to appear organic, it’s not very effective advertising otherwise. It’s free real estate there is no reason they would not be doing it.
Steve@communick.news 2 days ago
Should I ask them about being paid? I’ve been doing it for free all this time.
sinceasdf@lemmy.world 2 days ago
Not trying to say there is no organic discussion, but I would be shocked if they were ignoring this avenue for getting the word out. It’s basically free advertising and advertising is generally expensive.
Steve@communick.news 2 days ago
If they aren’t paying anyone is it advertising? I’m not sure what you’re actually talking about anymore. Maybe I never did
sinceasdf@lemmy.world 2 days ago
Well sure it is. I mean nonpaid advertising is the best kind for everyone since it’s likely to actually be honest and actually listened to but it’s not always easy to tell from some comments what their true motivations are. Thus the existence of astroturfing.
Kagi probably has a social media manager or hires a marketing agency (as most companies do) and their time would be well spent posting on Lemmy (and other sites) about Kagi but in as organically of a way as possible since we’re all pretty ad averse here. I mean, it’s possible Kagi specifically isn’t doing it, but it is a matter of when, not if, companies start doing that here.