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I switched earlier this year. It takes some time to get used to it. I used to !g often. It doesn't feel as intuitive at knowing what you are looking like Google

I switched earlier this year. It takes some time to get used to it. I used to !g often. It doesn't feel as intuitive at knowing what you are looking like Google. Addresses and map integration is not that good either and does not come even close to Google. It is a good enough. I have their app on my phone as my search tool, which I miss Google maps more often.

copperx 8y ago
I've found that Google is better when you're doing research and your net is wide (e.g., rectal cancer incidence in Hispanics). Searching for specific and/or popular things works great on DuckDuckGo.
- ricardonunez 8y ago
  Definitely. When you search for technical stuff or specific things that you are not sure what you are looking, Google results is better. but as a day to day quick searches DDG does a good job. I hope as they increase revenue they get better.
dc_gregory 8y ago
!gm <address> will push you back to google maps if you need it!
- unknown2374 8y ago
  just !m works actually (same with !i for google images and !n for google news)
- almostgce 8y ago
  !maps also works for google maps, !osm will use OpenStreetMap instead.
forapurpose 8y ago
Try using "!s", which sends you to Startpage, a search engine with Google search results but which promises privacy. (I don't know much more about Startpage, and in many discussions about DDG I ask if anyone knows more, but no luck so far.)
- nitrogen 8y ago
  My only encounter with Startpage was when it mysteriously showed up on my parents' computer as a self-resetting default and I had to clean it off for them. If Startpage is legit, they need to maintain much better control of their affiliate campaign to prevent the use of malware to drive affiliate revenue.
shareometry 8y ago
I use DuckDuckGo as my default. The only time I ever have to revert to Google search is when I'm searching for things indexed within the past year. This is a pretty crucial feature when searching for technical items (ensures a good number of search results while also being relatively current). For some reason, DDG only lets you search up to the last month. If they added the ability to search within the past year, I probably wouldn't need to use Google search at all.

copperx 8y ago

I've found that Google is better when you're doing research and your net is wide (e.g., rectal cancer incidence in Hispanics). Searching for specific and/or popular things works great on DuckDuckGo.

ricardonunez 8y ago
Definitely. When you search for technical stuff or specific things that you are not sure what you are looking, Google results is better. but as a day to day quick searches DDG does a good job. I hope as they increase revenue they get better.

dc_gregory 8y ago

!gm <address> will push you back to google maps if you need it!

unknown2374 8y ago
just !m works actually (same with !i for google images and !n for google news)
almostgce 8y ago
!maps also works for google maps, !osm will use OpenStreetMap instead.

forapurpose 8y ago

Try using "!s", which sends you to Startpage, a search engine with Google search results but which promises privacy. (I don't know much more about Startpage, and in many discussions about DDG I ask if anyone knows more, but no luck so far.)

nitrogen 8y ago
My only encounter with Startpage was when it mysteriously showed up on my parents' computer as a self-resetting default and I had to clean it off for them. If Startpage is legit, they need to maintain much better control of their affiliate campaign to prevent the use of malware to drive affiliate revenue.

shareometry 8y ago

I use DuckDuckGo as my default. The only time I ever have to revert to Google search is when I'm searching for things indexed within the past year. This is a pretty crucial feature when searching for technical items (ensures a good number of search results while also being relatively current). For some reason, DDG only lets you search up to the last month. If they added the ability to search within the past year, I probably wouldn't need to use Google search at all.