DDG is quite good in regular search. I like their commitment to privacy and so switched my default search engine to DDG. But I noticed more and more that I use google maps almost as much search. I search for places and directions on maps end up going to google a lot. That is brilliance of Google. They built search verticals and so its tough to not use them. If only DDG could do something about that.
DuckDuckGo: Escape your search engine filter bubble
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Re: DuckDuckGo: Escape your search engine filter bubble
#32DDG is quite good in regular search. I like their commitment to privacy and so switched my default search engine to DDG. But I noticed more and more that I use google maps almost as much search. I search for places and directions on maps end up going to google a lot. That is brilliance of Google. They built search verticals and so its tough to not use them. If only DDG could do something about that.
We are working on integrating OpenStreetMap, and just yesterday launched some upgrades, e.g. https://duckduckgo.com/?q=Valley+Forge%2C+PA or https://duckduckgo.com/?q=black+lab+bistro (map in right column expands to view). This goes with address detection (https://duckduckgo.com/?q=3+ames+st%2C+boston%2C+ma) and you can always force an OSM query by adding map to the end. And of course adding !gm will take you right to Google Maps.
Re: DuckDuckGo: Escape your search engine filter bubble
#33DDG is quite good in regular search. I like their commitment to privacy and so switched my default search engine to DDG. But I noticed more and more that I use google maps almost as much search. I search for places and directions on maps end up going to google a lot. That is brilliance of Google. They built search verticals and so its tough to not use them. If only DDG could do something about that.
Just add !gm to your query. If you do it a few times, DDG will remember it and make it easy to add !gm just by pushing ! to open the dropdown.
Re: DuckDuckGo: Escape your search engine filter bubble
#34I think this is a real issue, and I am glad that DDG is addressing it. This is a more-compelling take on the tracking issue IMO. What I'd really like to see, is a search engine to allow me to do both. I'd like to have a profile (that didn't use my name), and when I wanted to, I could click a result as 'useful'. This would go into my personal algorithm. I could then toggle between filtered search, or unfiltered search…
Use Incognito mode in Chrome when you would like to search the un-"filtered" Google.
Unless I'm mistaken, Incognito mode simply disables local history recording, and has not much (if at all) to do with search results or the ability for Google to track your movements.
I suggest Chromium for the paranoid!
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#35Shame on DDG for endorsing this nonsense.
I understand the quest for a larger userbase but please don't use this sort of FUD that is being peddled by those who don't understand the technical aspects of search and are trying to sell their books.
A search engine's prime function is to filter the millions of results for each query down to the most relevant results for each individual user, and never the same 10 results are relevant to each and every user.
There is little difference between personalization and the relevance of search results.
How would you go about ranking then? alphabetically?! it's a matter of tuning the relevance 'dials' and it's all in early stages so a solution to this imaginary problem is more research and not to hide behind bullshit terminology.
And as a bonus a user (regardless of any personalization) can dig through any initial set of results if she seeks more information.
So please don’t buy into this misleading and ignorant bullshit that is being disguised as a real issue.
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#36Earlier quoted context omitted.
You can just add !g to the end (or beg) of your search and it will take you right there.
Actually, this is super handy! When I know I want the wikipedia article I just add !w at the end. Ditto for youtube (!yt) etc etc
fyi, you can also use !v to search youtube via ddg ('v' for video)
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Re: DuckDuckGo: Escape your search engine filter bubble
#38Shame on DDG for endorsing this nonsense. I understand the quest for a larger userbase but please don't use this sort of FUD that is being peddled by those who don't understand the technical aspects of search and are trying to sell their books. A search engine's prime function is to filter the millions of results for each query down to the most relevant results for each individual user, and never the same 10 results…
Sorry but this is a real issue, whether DDG solves it or not.
At least to me.
Re: DuckDuckGo: Escape your search engine filter bubble
#39Shame on DDG for endorsing this nonsense. I understand the quest for a larger userbase but please don't use this sort of FUD that is being peddled by those who don't understand the technical aspects of search and are trying to sell their books. A search engine's prime function is to filter the millions of results for each query down to the most relevant results for each individual user, and never the same 10 results…
Sorry but this is a real issue, whether DDG solves it or not. At least to me.
It's not an issue just because you want to believe it is.
Media outlets always filtered stuff for you but now the algorithms are 'filtering' results according to your interaction to find what's relevant to you, so you have a 'vote' here.
You also can dig through any initial results (click the news vertical to find more news for example) you couldn't do that with the media of yore.
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#40I would like to use it as default, but I tryed it and it's very very slow... takes me 5 secs to get a search back. in Google I take 0.035s
So I will stay information sided for a while