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Re: New DuckDuckGo design

#192

Post by moollaza »

Holbein wrote: post #158
ianstormtaylor wrote: post #119

This 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…

Love that design suggestion! It looks so much better ! Btw, you can make it your default today by playing with the ddg address parameters: https://duckduckgo.com/?k9=%23b02900&q=melanie%20laurent This solution is preferable to changing colors in the settings screen if you regularly delete your cookies (and with it the custom colors) - just change your browser search engine shortcut. More info: https://duckduckgo.com/…

Actually there is a "Cloud Save" feature that helps you save (and restore) your setting without using cookies. Scroll to the bottom of the settings page and you'll see it.

As the page says, "The benefit of [Cloud Save] over using the URL parameters bookmarklet is that when you change settings, they will automatically be saved in the cloud."

Re: New DuckDuckGo design

#194

Post by onedognight »

Holbein wrote: post #158
ianstormtaylor wrote: post #119

This 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…

Love that design suggestion! It looks so much better ! Btw, you can make it your default today by playing with the ddg address parameters: https://duckduckgo.com/?k9=%23b02900&q=melanie%20laurent This solution is preferable to changing colors in the settings screen if you regularly delete your cookies (and with it the custom colors) - just change your browser search engine shortcut. More info: https://duckduckgo.com/…

In particular, you can set this as your default for the Link color in the settings menu[1] found in the upper right.

[1] https://duckduckgo.com/settings

Re: New DuckDuckGo design

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Post by hrjet »

_zekiel wrote: post #152
JoshTriplett wrote: post #143

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I'd like to see this as well. There used to be a single link for the results page to report bad results, though it didn't allow adding any details or flagging particular links. And even that seems to have disappeared.

We'll definitely think about how to improve this! We added the Feedback button in the Menu options so that people used the Feedback page: https://duckduckgo.com/feedback That way, the reports are really actionable (since it's broken out by type) and people don't spam the form :\

> people don't spam the form

Use captchas; a rather obvious solution, but mentioning in case you overlooked it.

Re: New DuckDuckGo design

#199

Post by shmerl »

hrjet wrote: post #198

I like DDG, but have to ask, what is the revenue model? Is it going to serve ads eventually?

DDG already serves ads, but without tracking. I disable Adblock Plus on DDG to allow those ads to appear. It's just a small text banner on top of the search results (marked as "Sponsored link").

Re: New DuckDuckGo design

#200

Post by rsl7 »

brent_noorda wrote: post #164
brent_noorda wrote: post #91

On my iPhone 4 browser, I don't find any way to close the DuckDuckGo web page. Until I figure that one out, this new DuckDuckGo is YuckYuckNo (ha ha, I made that one up myself, I'm so Ducking funny!)

I just lost an HN Karma point for my comment pointing out the DDG webpage is seriously broken on the iphone (because it disables the browser's back and close buttons and so is effectively a roach motel). What HN Karma god loves DDG so much that it can't take criticism?

In iOS 7, you just tap on the top bar and the Safari navigation buttons appear.
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