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To be honest: It works for me > 98% of the time. Usually if the search is highly generic then Google definitely fares better and there's always the !g bang if
by CaptainZapp 8y ago
To be honest: It works for me > 98% of the time.
Usually if the search is highly generic then Google definitely fares better and there's always the !g bang if DDG is not good enough for a specific search.
- specialist 8y agoThinking out loud here, trying to articulate a notion (complaint). My two major search use cases are 'technical' (work related, programming, one of my projects) and 'location-based'. (As a not quite sober news junkie, I'm trying reduce my 'events' search activity.) Both DDG and Google work fine for technical stuff. Because I already know where to look, how to ask. YouTube is surprisingly (delightfully) great for my DIY projects (eg how to tile my bathroom). Location based searches still drives me nuts. Both Apple Maps and Google Maps routinely give me ridiculous results. For the love of digital, why aren't closer results ranked higher? So I end up using Yelp to find local stuff. While I like its 'update search results' as a navigate, their map UI/UX widget is terrible. I'd probably leave my laptop home if I felt competent using mobile for location-based searches. Now, I'm lugging it every where, and regret it when I don't.