I think speed is a pretty big issue, too. I can't bring myself to use DDG for really quick searches, for URLs I can't remember etc. because it's just not fast enough. DDG makes me wait between 5 and 10 seconds before I see anything, whereas Google is almost instant.
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#22!wa, !imdb, !yt, !mtg etc. are extremely useful !bangs.
Even !gi and !gm are much faster than going through Google.
This is the real reason why I strongly prefer DDG to Google. If Google started supporting !bangs, I might consider going back but !bangless search just feels wrong.
Re: 4 Weeks with DuckDuckGo
#23The fact that DuckDuckGo is even being compared to Google shows how much they have accomplished already ... it also shows that domain names do not matter AT ALL.
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#24Search quality is more important than privacy, and Google is better at most of my searches.
Also, Google crawls and index's new content within 1-3 minutes. DDG takes 10+ minutes.
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#25Google is better only with ads turned off. Otherwise DDG and Bing beat Google's ads anytime. Try surfing Google without an ad blocker to see what I'm talking about, they've gone way over what's acceptable. Either way I go the extra mile to give the underdog a chance.
Google has gone so far over the line with ads it's ridiculous. I didn't even realize it until recently when I disabled my ad blocker for a moment. I'm amazed Googlers can look at that every day at work and not feel like their company has lost it's way. Just checked it now with ad blocker off on my 13" macbook air screen. The organic results are barely above the fold... barely. Offensive.
I don't use AdBlock and I haven't consciously noticed an ad in a long time. In fact, I'm having a hard time finding queries with an ad at the top at all.
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#26Earlier quoted context omitted.
Thats only because the search for wikipedia is good; but for example !python isn't as great. It is nice for convenience but relying on site's internal search is kind of a cop out, albeit smart for their purposes.
Ok, !python, in particular, sucks. So don't ! the python. Everything else is a plus though. !hoogle is awesome.
If you can't use it for all sites you want to search, then what's the point? I'm sure python isn't the only site with a bad search.
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#27Earlier quoted context omitted.
Google has gone so far over the line with ads it's ridiculous. I didn't even realize it until recently when I disabled my ad blocker for a moment. I'm amazed Googlers can look at that every day at work and not feel like their company has lost it's way. Just checked it now with ad blocker off on my 13" macbook air screen. The organic results are barely above the fold... barely. Offensive.
I don't use AdBlock and I haven't consciously noticed an ad in a long time. In fact, I'm having a hard time finding queries with an ad at the top at all.
My reliable go-to query for maximum ads is [electric heaters].
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#28I love DuckDuckGo, even if a good half of my searches end up beginning with !g.
Love the bang syntax for site-specific searching. I have set up my browser before to do this, but now it's far more convenient to just set my browser's default engine to DDG and !bang syntax search.
Re: 4 Weeks with DuckDuckGo
#29Search quality is more important than privacy, and Google is better at most of my searches. Also, Google crawls and index's new content within 1-3 minutes. DDG takes 10+ minutes.
I have to disagree with you there. Google may reach a point where I'm no longer comfortable sharing my information with them. If that happens then I'll be switching immediately. I don't think it's a foregone conclusion yet though.
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#30I like DDG and I'm using it for more than 6 months, and will never go back to google.