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I get the exact same result in Google, so I'm not sure what this proves.

danShumway 7y ago
On Google for me, the link is missing. Google also does this fun thing where when you click on the link it invisibly changes in the background to a Google-wrapped URL.[0] If you right-click on the link and select "copy link location", you won't get the result you want, you'll get gibberish. So it proves that you can use DuckDuckGo to immediately get the link with no fuss, and that Google Search is increasingly not designed to facilitate that kind of interaction. [0]: https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=1&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=2ahUKEwj2jfGO98vlAhUEq1kKHZGqAroQFjAAegQIARAG&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.crateandbarrel.ca%2F&usg=AOvVaw28fc269CLeLxRtmtSI5duv https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&c...
- matt4077 7y ago
  Google rewrites URLs to track clicks and improve search, which is mildly annoying but not quite nefarious. The links obviously works, but if you want it to look nicer, why not just click and get the URL from the browser? That might even be faster depending on device and keyboard/touchscreen/mouse setup and usage.
  - NicoJuicy 7y ago
    It is very annoying for pdf documents, where it is downloaded immediatly in your browser though. I just want the link :)
  - jasomill 7y ago
    Sometimes the target site has been rearranged, the link immediately redirects to an unhelpful generic page, and the Googlefuscated link doesn't work in the Wayback Machine. This is easy enough [for me] to work around with browser developer tools on the desktop, but a PITA on, e.g., iOS, where these are not readily available. Google could solve the problem without sacrificing telemetry by overriding the context menu for the link with an option to "show original link".
reaperducer 7y ago
I get the exact same result in Google, so I'm not sure what this proves. It proves that you don't understand how Google works. Each search is custom to the person, profile, IP address, geolocation, search history, surfing history, purchase history, social media, and a thousand other trade secrets that Google holds. No two searches are the same. This is why when Sally in Accounting searches for something on her work computer, and Mike in Facilities searches for the same thing on his phone they get different results.
- matt4077 7y ago
  I doubt OP had never heard about individualisation. It's just generally overrated. There is little doubt that Sally, Mike, and everyone else, will get that website as the first result for that query on desktop, unless they specifically block English-language results.

On Google for me, the link is missing. Google also does this fun thing where when you click on the link it invisibly changes in the background to a Google-wrapped URL.[0] If you right-click on the link and select "copy link location", you won't get the result you want, you'll get gibberish. So it proves that you can use DuckDuckGo to immediately get the link with no fuss, and that Google Search is increasingly not designed to facilitate that kind of interaction. [0]: https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=1&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=2ahUKEwj2jfGO98vlAhUEq1kKHZGqAroQFjAAegQIARAG&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.crateandbarrel.ca%2F&usg=AOvVaw28fc269CLeLxRtmtSI5duv https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&c...

matt4077 7y ago
Google rewrites URLs to track clicks and improve search, which is mildly annoying but not quite nefarious. The links obviously works, but if you want it to look nicer, why not just click and get the URL from the browser? That might even be faster depending on device and keyboard/touchscreen/mouse setup and usage.
- NicoJuicy 7y ago
  It is very annoying for pdf documents, where it is downloaded immediatly in your browser though. I just want the link :)
- jasomill 7y ago
  Sometimes the target site has been rearranged, the link immediately redirects to an unhelpful generic page, and the Googlefuscated link doesn't work in the Wayback Machine. This is easy enough [for me] to work around with browser developer tools on the desktop, but a PITA on, e.g., iOS, where these are not readily available. Google could solve the problem without sacrificing telemetry by overriding the context menu for the link with an option to "show original link".

reaperducer 7y ago

I get the exact same result in Google, so I'm not sure what this proves. It proves that you don't understand how Google works. Each search is custom to the person, profile, IP address, geolocation, search history, surfing history, purchase history, social media, and a thousand other trade secrets that Google holds. No two searches are the same. This is why when Sally in Accounting searches for something on her work computer, and Mike in Facilities searches for the same thing on his phone they get different results.

matt4077 7y ago
I doubt OP had never heard about individualisation. It's just generally overrated. There is little doubt that Sally, Mike, and everyone else, will get that website as the first result for that query on desktop, unless they specifically block English-language results.