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Absolutely-— for a year or two now. These days, if I have success with even a mildly technical Google search, it’s because I’ve enclosed every single term i
by oliveshell 7y ago
Absolutely-— for a year or two now.
These days, if I have success with even a mildly technical Google search, it’s because I’ve enclosed every single term in quotation marks and/or turned on verbatim search, which doesn’t even work that well.
Google is trying so hard to think for you that they’re ruining their core product.
- specialist 7y agoI had totally forgotten about "verbatim tool". Thanks. Further, I see there's now an option to disable "relevant" (personalized) searches. https://www.google.com/preferences https://www.google.com/preferences "Private results Private results help find more relevant content for you, including content and connections that only you can see." Followed by checkbox. The linked explainer suggests the "relevant" (personalized) search is informed by your activity with other Google products. Skeptical me thinks that's hardly the whole story. "Search results from your Google products" https://support.google.com/websearch/answer/1710607 https://support.google.com/websearch/answer/1710607 Either way, I may try google search for a while, see if there's any benefit over DDG.
- mises 7y agoDoes any one know how to erase "personalized search" information from being not logged-in?
- specialist 7y agoSorry, no. I have a "least effort" approach. Browser plugins and use DDG. I assume everything about me is still being recorded by someone somewhere.
- manfredzab 7y agoHey -- do you have an example? (I work on Search.)