Duck Duck Go = Perfect search engine for programmers
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Re: Duck Duck Go = Perfect search engine for programmers
#2I am current taking the search engine for a spin and it has made a great first impression. I particularly like that instead of paging the search results it displays the results on demand using ajax. I prefer this interface because with less effort I see more results. I've found that with Google I tend to not to move past the first page and by doing that I probably miss out on information that may have been useful to me.
I wonder if Google has ever considered a similar interface for their search results.
Re: Duck Duck Go = Perfect search engine for programmers
#3I am current taking the search engine for a spin and it has made a great first impression. I particularly like that instead of paging the search results it displays the results on demand using ajax. I prefer this interface because with less effort I see more results. I've found that with Google I tend to not to move past the first page and by doing that I probably miss out on information that may have been useful to…
I tried to use DDG exclusively for a month. Unfortunately, I had to drop back to google to find a lot of info. I still use DDG sometimes but for the standard stuff I search for, it doesn't fully do it for me.
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#4I like Duck Duck Go. Mostly because, there is someone out there who is courageous enough to give it a go, single-handedly, into the search engine market. So props to him, I can support someone like him.
Having said that. There can be too much of a good thing. I feel that HN is being used as an advertising platform to promote DDG, which in itself is not such a bad thing when there are major developments and exiting features and news about it once in a while. So can we try to go easy on this promotional bandwagon?
Re: Duck Duck Go = Perfect search engine for programmers
#5I like Duck Duck Go. Mostly because, there is someone out there who is courageous enough to give it a go, single-handedly, into the search engine market. So props to him, I can support someone like him. Having said that. There can be too much of a good thing. I feel that HN is being used as an advertising platform to promote DDG, which in itself is not such a bad thing when there are major developments and exiting fe…
I'd rather see 10 more articles about DDG than one more about the ipad or fakestevejobs.
Re: Duck Duck Go = Perfect search engine for programmers
#6I am current taking the search engine for a spin and it has made a great first impression. I particularly like that instead of paging the search results it displays the results on demand using ajax. I prefer this interface because with less effort I see more results. I've found that with Google I tend to not to move past the first page and by doing that I probably miss out on information that may have been useful to…
Google will not do that because it would cost them a fortune in missed ad impressions and clicks.
The big question is how Gabriel will scale DDG with the design decisions already made.
It's quite possible that DDG can get to profitability with the layout the way it is today, maybe not as profitable as google but I don't think that would matter much.
Making a step back in income is a lot harder than foregoing a certain amount of income from the start.
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#7And FYI in Chrome you can set it to use DDG for search instead of Google (they actually have quite a number of choices).
Re: Duck Duck Go = Perfect search engine for programmers
#8I am current taking the search engine for a spin and it has made a great first impression. I particularly like that instead of paging the search results it displays the results on demand using ajax. I prefer this interface because with less effort I see more results. I've found that with Google I tend to not to move past the first page and by doing that I probably miss out on information that may have been useful to…
Just in case you don't know, this plugin does that for Google, HN and a bunch of other sites:
http://autopagerize.net/
It's great, except it would slow down Firefox notably for me. I haven't tried out the Chrome version.
Re: Duck Duck Go = Perfect search engine for programmers
#9I am current taking the search engine for a spin and it has made a great first impression. I particularly like that instead of paging the search results it displays the results on demand using ajax. I prefer this interface because with less effort I see more results. I've found that with Google I tend to not to move past the first page and by doing that I probably miss out on information that may have been useful to…
Google will not do that because it would cost them a fortune in missed ad impressions and clicks. The big question is how Gabriel will scale DDG with the design decisions already made. It's quite possible that DDG can get to profitability with the layout the way it is today, maybe not as profitable as google but I don't think that would matter much. Making a step back in income is a lot harder than foregoing a certai…
Google will not do that because it would cost them a fortune in missed ad impressions and clicks.
This seems unnecessarily constraining. They already allow you change your preferences to see 100 results per search instead of the default. How does this fit with your logic?
Certainly Google is very concerned with click-through on ads, but I'm not sure they'd be losing much if they allowed continuous scrolling. What percentage of their revenue do you think they derive from ads placed on 'next' pages?
And certainly there would be some way that they could integrate more ads with the Ajax loads: adding them to the sidebar as you scroll, or otherwise integrating them with the incrementally added results.
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Google will not do that because it would cost them a fortune in missed ad impressions and clicks. The big question is how Gabriel will scale DDG with the design decisions already made. It's quite possible that DDG can get to profitability with the layout the way it is today, maybe not as profitable as google but I don't think that would matter much. Making a step back in income is a lot harder than foregoing a certai…
Google will not do that because it would cost them a fortune in missed ad impressions and clicks. This seems unnecessarily constraining. They already allow you change your preferences to see 100 results per search instead of the default. How does this fit with your logic? Certainly Google is very concerned with click-through on ads, but I'm not sure they'd be losing much if they allowed continuous scrolling. What per…
> They already allow you change your preferences to see 100 results per search instead of the default. How does this fit with your logic?
That nobody except for a few geeks do it. Just like the 'I feel lucky' button.
> Certainly Google is very concerned with click-through on ads, but I'm not sure they'd be losing much if they allowed continuous scrolling. What percentage of their revenue do you think they derive from ads placed on 'next' pages?
About 32% according to their own statistics. 68% of the clicks (ads or results) are on page 1, the rest on subsequent pages.
Google is working hard to get to the point where 100% of the clicks are done on the first page, then it is a moot point, but a 32% impact to their bottom line is not something they'll do if they don't have to.
Also, yes, they could load that ad again, but I suspect that may not be as effective and would lead to a lot of complaints. A 'quiet' (as in non-animated) page creates a lot of goodwill, switching ads would likely lead to a distraction and therefore diminished user experience.