Roogle 🦉

Because who needs Google when you have Reddit's brutally honest opinions?

What is Roogle?

Roogle is the search engine that the internet truly deserves! 🚀 It’s like Google, but instead of giving you polished, SEO-optimized, corporate-approved results, it gives you the raw, unfiltered, occasionally hilarious, and sometimes too-real opinions from Reddit.

Why trust a 10/10 shiny review from a corporate site when you can get Reddit’s 7/10 “meh, it’s okay” with 500+ upvotes? Roogle brings you the voice of the people, backed by AI to give you the authenticity that only Reddit can provide. Because we all know the internet needs more Reddit in its life, right?

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Disclaimer: Roogle is still under construction, so you might encounter a few bugs or hiccups along the way. Also, we're on the free tier of SerpAPI, so if the search results time out—well, let’s just say the robots need a coffee break too. ☕

Features

• Reddit-Powered Results: Why settle for the "best answer" when you can have 25 opinions, a meme, and an off-topic argument about pizza?
• AI Integration: Crafted with cutting-edge tools like v0.dev and Next.js. So yes, AI helped build this, but don’t worry, it’s not Skynet. Yet. 🤖
• No Fake News Here!: We let Reddit decide what's credible. It's like crowdsourcing the truth, but funnier.
• Blazing Fast: Powered by the sleekness of Next.js, Roogle doesn't just find answers; it delivers them faster than you can scroll past a political debate on r/AskReddit.

Installation

Get started in no time!

1. Clone the repo:

   git clone https://github.com/amith2368/roogle.git
   cd roogle
   

2. Install dependencies:

   npm install
   

3. Set up your SerpAPI key:

   • Get your API key from SerpAPI.
   • Create a .env.local file in the root of your project and add the following line:

     SERP_API_KEY=your_api_key_here
     

4. Start the server:

   npm run dev
   

5. Voilà! Your own Reddit-powered search engine is ready to bring you the realness of the internet. ✨

Usage

Simply type in whatever you're curious about, whether it’s the best keyboard for gaming or what r/cats thinks about your cat’s weird habit. Roogle will dive deep into the archives of Reddit (via SerpAPI) and return the truth, sprinkled with a little humor and a dash of AI magic.

Why Roogle? 🤔

Because search results should be from the heart of the internet, not from a well-polished blog post written by someone who probably didn’t even use the product. Roogle brings you to the source: real people with real opinions (and maybe some bad takes).

Tech Stack

• Next.js: The backbone of modern web development (and also because we like fast stuff).
• v0.dev: AI superpowers. Why code manually when AI can handle the heavy lifting?
• SerpAPI: The engine that powers our Reddit-focused search results. 🔓

Contributing

Contributions are welcome, but remember: We’re all just Redditors at heart. Open a PR, file an issue, or just drop a comment and let us know how to make Roogle even more awesome.

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License. Basically, go ahead and build cool stuff with it. We won’t mind!

Acknowledgements

• Google: For doing it first, but you know, we’re doing it better (with Reddit). 😉
• Redditors: You’re the real MVPs. Without you, this project would just be... well, Google.
• AI Tools: For giving us the time to focus on what’s important—Reddit surfing.

Disclaimer

Roogle is not responsible for any life-changing decisions made based on Reddit threads. Use with caution (and rizz).