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DuckDuckGo Reaches 100M Daily Search Queries

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Re: DuckDuckGo Reaches 100M Daily Search Queries

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Post by mrweasel »

wyck wrote: post #28
guilhermetk wrote: post #19

After a few failed attempts to migrate from Google as my default search engine due to poor results, a couple of months ago, I decided to give DDG another try. Been using daily since, I don't even remember what Google is. Not sure if the service did improve that much or what, but I'm glad I could move on. Youtube, you are next.

I think something improved, I used to switch back and forth probably used 80% Google, but know I now use DDG about 80% of the time.

DDG was pretty much evoled to the point where if doesn’t yield a good result, most likely neither will Google.

Re: DuckDuckGo Reaches 100M Daily Search Queries

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Post by DamnYuppie »

ravedave5 wrote: post #10

I've been switched to DDG for about 4 months now. I am loving the Ads I get in youtube now that google doesn't know what I am interested in they have noting to do with anything I care about. It's wonderful. DDG still has a way to go for really technical queries. I just can't get the same results about this error or that in Java. Until then I'm 100% DDG for personal and 100% google for work.

I use DDG as well. I use FF as my primary personal browser, I have installed uBlock Origin and Enhancer for YouTube, https://www.mrfdev.com/enhancer-for-youtube, and I now never get any ads on YouTube.

Re: DuckDuckGo Reaches 100M Daily Search Queries

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Post by azinman2 »

mrweasel wrote: post #42
rosywoozlechan wrote: post #24

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I pay for YouTube's premium service and I don't get ads either.

I do the same. I am a little annoyed that I can’t pay for ad-free Youtube without also buying YouTube Music, which I didn’t need. Content costs money, and if I don’t want ads, I need to pay the difference. I where a little surprised to see Linus Tech Tips break down they income and showing that Youtube Premium as significant source of revenue.

I think it’s they’re intrinsically baked together as YouTube has had to license music for all those YouTube music videos, which are hugely popular as you could imagine.

Re: DuckDuckGo Reaches 100M Daily Search Queries

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Post by [deleted] »

pea wrote: post #30

This is slightly off-topic, but I wonder why duckduckgo don't try and acquire a domain like ddg.com - It sounds minor but I find it a hard domain to type for trying out a search (when google isn't giving me what I want), whereas if it was ddg.com I'd probably jump to it more as an alternative. Maybe I am just incredibly lazy, though.

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Re: DuckDuckGo Reaches 100M Daily Search Queries

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Post by azinman2 »

Aperocky wrote: post #27
Airyleech wrote: post #22

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I use ublock origin, I don't get ads on youtube.

+1 to this. I haven't seen ads for years until I switched to M1 macs and had to use safari for a while.

There are content blockers for safari.

Re: DuckDuckGo Reaches 100M Daily Search Queries

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Post by nashashmi »

Airyleech wrote: post #22
ravedave5 wrote: post #10

I've been switched to DDG for about 4 months now. I am loving the Ads I get in youtube now that google doesn't know what I am interested in they have noting to do with anything I care about. It's wonderful. DDG still has a way to go for really technical queries. I just can't get the same results about this error or that in Java. Until then I'm 100% DDG for personal and 100% google for work.

I use ublock origin, I don't get ads on youtube.

I use it to but I use a manual blocker with my own lists. I can't find a way to block YouTube ads.

Re: DuckDuckGo Reaches 100M Daily Search Queries

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Post by Engineering-MD »

guilhermetk wrote: post #19

After a few failed attempts to migrate from Google as my default search engine due to poor results, a couple of months ago, I decided to give DDG another try. Been using daily since, I don't even remember what Google is. Not sure if the service did improve that much or what, but I'm glad I could move on. Youtube, you are next.

What will you move from YouTube to?

Re: DuckDuckGo Reaches 100M Daily Search Queries

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Post by zaroth »

My nit with DDG is that I like to run my iPhone in Dark Mode, but I really don’t like the dark mode rendering of DDG.

I always browse in Private mode, so switching the session to light mode is totally unhelpful.

I wonder if anyone else runs into this and found a workaround?

Re: DuckDuckGo Reaches 100M Daily Search Queries

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Post by corytheboyd »

Plenty of people saying it already but I’ll throw my voice into the mix too. Been using DDG for about a year straight across all devices and I honestly forgot I wasn’t using Google. I have never been unable to find anything I was after, well except for some unusual Hail Mary queries with exact phrase matches, but those are my fault and likely wouldn’t return anything from Google search either.

If you’re on the fence... it’s literally free and completely painless to switch out the default search engine in every browser I have used at least, I recommend trying it out!

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