When it loaded, it failed to load the CSS etc. I saw the typical white page with black text and thought maybe this was their way of chiding those critical of the redesign.
New DuckDuckGo design
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Re: New DuckDuckGo design
#122It seems to cause some problems with the WOT extension?
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#123Earlier quoted context omitted.
You can change the default theme using the menu icon in the right hand corner. We have a couple of themes preset, you can try implementing your own color scheme by selecting the "Settings" option.
In all cases, the font size makes it hard to read. Seems like increasing the font size just helps. Thanks though!
The detailed descriptions on DDG and Google are both exactly the same size, 13px. I think the people complaining about these visual issues are imagining things.
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#124This is a really amazing direction in terms of design. Like most people probably, I've pretty much ignored DDG because it didn't seem to be doing anything more than Google already did, but this design is really interesting for going in a new direction. The only thing that stands out to me as less useful than the equivalent Google search at this point is the hiearchy of the results. Google uses a link-like blue color…
You should try the "Classic" theme, which at least shows results' titles as blue, but not all links.
Re: New DuckDuckGo design
#125This is a really amazing direction in terms of design. Like most people probably, I've pretty much ignored DDG because it didn't seem to be doing anything more than Google already did, but this design is really interesting for going in a new direction. The only thing that stands out to me as less useful than the equivalent Google search at this point is the hiearchy of the results. Google uses a link-like blue color…
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#126Earlier quoted context omitted.
"I think it is a mistake to concentrate on clean design on a search engine until the searching algorithm is not that good. AFAIK Google's page ranking algorithm is well known, when I were in university I even heard stories that a student (going on the same class as me) reproduced the algorithms only on his own!" Dude they're working on it. Modern search isn't as easy as having a college student implement a crawler wi…
Thanks! We'd also encourage every developer to check out: http://duckduckhack.com/ The example reported doesn't seem to be an issue the organic links but if you find any at all, please let us know. Also, we're on the lookout for any instant answers that pop by default but are irrelevant for the query. If you see any, please let us know at https://duck.co/forum
How about you incorporate "flag as irrelevant" button next to each result? Or some way of users reporting back to you the order they would expect from your SE? I am not sure how you could combat misuse, but I'm sure there coule be some measures taken.
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#127Adding images makes DuckDuckGo now a legit competitor for Google for my usage. The usability has also dramatically improved as well as load times. Their mobile javascript needs to recognize gesture swiping and other minor UX improvements. But this is a leap forward for them.
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#128since when does noch rhyme with duck
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#129doh! I kept trying to scroll down the page to see the rest of the image that looks like 1/3rd is cut off
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#130Earlier quoted context omitted.
When I search "Baptiste Mispelon" in Google, the first three results are: (1) Ad for Christianity (2) GitHub Profile (3) Twitter Profile When I search the same thing on DuckDuckGo, the first three results are: (1) Twitter Profile (2) LinkedIn Profile (3) GitHub Profile I definitely think that the first couple of results on DuckDuckGo are as useful as those produced by Google, if not more so.
Strange, I don't see any ads at the top :O on Google. I have no ad blocker enabled.
Do you have AdBlock or the like?