Just wondering, why did you choose a name that cannot be used as a verb and is hard to pronounce unambiguously?
Show HN: You.com, private search engine that summarizes the web – built for devs
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Re: Show HN: You.com, private search engine that summarizes the web – built for devs
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I don't use Chrome, I use Firefox. It was confusing for it to ask me to add an extension to Chrome.
Oh. That's odd. It shouldn't ask you for the Chrome install if you're on Firefox. We can't reproduce that bug. What version of FF are you on?
Same happens here. Normal search works fine though (using top nav bar)
Re: Show HN: You.com, private search engine that summarizes the web – built for devs
#173I found your pitch really interesting, I'd love to try it. I, however, refuse to install an extension and change my default search engine just to be allowed to type in a search query. I'm sure you have some "growth hacking" reason for this that is compelling to you. Maybe you hope that the slight annoyance of switching back will outweigh the inevitable annoyances with a new product like this. It does come off as user…
I strongly second this. I immediately gave up on trying it out once I realized I had to download something. Your KPIs should be around how sticky your search features are, it seems like it is currently based on download counts.
Hey.
Yea. We struggle with the extension -> navbar search requirement also.
We have found that if you're not the default engine that is easily accessible from the Navbar, you will not be able to break the Google monopoly.
We also found that many people will just do a quick search for "asd" or "weather" and then leave because those searches aren't really differentiated (and just can't really be).
Our extension is 33kB and has no other features. It's easy to see the source so you can see that it does nothing interesting or sketchy. It changes the setting. You can change that setting manually and get the same effect and usage after. But most users don't know how to change a setting and you got some large 2tr$ monopoly that doesn't want you to change...
Re: Show HN: You.com, private search engine that summarizes the web – built for devs
#174I found your pitch really interesting, I'd love to try it. I, however, refuse to install an extension and change my default search engine just to be allowed to type in a search query. I'm sure you have some "growth hacking" reason for this that is compelling to you. Maybe you hope that the slight annoyance of switching back will outweigh the inevitable annoyances with a new product like this. It does come off as user…
I might install an extension. I have the DuckDuckGo Privacy extension for instance, and use DDG as my primary search engine. But I use Firefox, and it doesn't seem like this company provides a Firefox addon. It's an interesting choice to launch a search engine, give reasons for using it instead of Google, but also play into the Google quasi-monopoly by not providing a Firefox addon. Hopefully it's coming soon.
Yea, we'll definitely support more platforms, including mobile soon. It's on the roadmap :)
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#175Earlier quoted context omitted.
I might install an extension. I have the DuckDuckGo Privacy extension for instance, and use DDG as my primary search engine. But I use Firefox, and it doesn't seem like this company provides a Firefox addon. It's an interesting choice to launch a search engine, give reasons for using it instead of Google, but also play into the Google quasi-monopoly by not providing a Firefox addon. Hopefully it's coming soon.
Yea, we'll definitely support more platforms, including mobile soon. It's on the roadmap :)
PS: You can easily change your settings in Firefox manually also:
https://youdotcom.notion.site/Make-You-com-your-default-sear...
Re: Show HN: You.com, private search engine that summarizes the web – built for devs
#176NSFW results seem blocked. Don't have an account, maybe that is a requirement? Either way, bad.
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#177Earlier quoted context omitted.
I'm confused. If you go to you.com there is a search field right there just like every other search site. No extension is needed to try it. Why do you say you aren't allowed to search without the extension?
Try it in Chrome. It blocks you after you try to search.
I avoid Chrome whenever possible. It's a battery and privacy killer. Search field worked fine in Safari.
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#178Earlier quoted context omitted.
I'm confused. If you go to you.com there is a search field right there just like every other search site. No extension is needed to try it. Why do you say you aren't allowed to search without the extension?
Yeah, I've been playing with it all day, and this thread was is only place i heard about an extension- it sounds like its if you want to make it the default on chrome when you type search terms into the navigation bar It's also pretty telling that all of these complaints are coming based on what appears to be a workaround for Google's attempt to lock you into their search when you use their browser.
I tried it on Chrome and it blocked me. But worked fine on Firefox.
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#179> we'll never sell your data or follow you around the web and we'll never offer privacy-invading targeted ads.
What about non-privacy-invading targeted ads? I'm sure google and facebook would both say that they don't "sell your data or... offer privacy-invading targeted ads" so It seems like a pretty weak promise.
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#180Earlier quoted context omitted.
Type the URL manually? Your browser might even auto-URL-encode the search terms for you so you don't have to bother doing it yourself.
I tried, all roads lead me to the message prompting me to install the extension.
add &fromSearchBar=false to the end of the search, so the search string looks like this: