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I concur. I only occasionally use !g w/ DDG now, whereas two years ago it was more frequent (although I can't quantify). I stuck w/ it as I wanted some distan
by vic-traill 7y ago
I concur. I only occasionally use !g w/ DDG now, whereas two years ago it was more frequent (although I can't quantify). I stuck w/ it as I wanted some distance between myself and Google.
Whether I've achieved any distance is an open question and I suspect that it is less than it feels like when I use DDG.
The results are comparable in my current experience. Compage searches for 'bluetooth speakers' on Google [0] and DDG [1]. In my location (Canada) DDG returns national results which are preferred and relevant.
I like that on the DDG results page the ad is clearly separated from organic results and I get the results w/out a mapping insert. That's just my preference, though.
Even the results URLs speak volumes. I have no idea what data - if any - I'm exposing about myself w/ the Google result.
[0] https://www.google.ca/search?source=hp&ei=KyUsXtPGIIGL5wKRx7OYDg&q=bluetooth+speakers&oq=bluetooth+speakers&gs_l=psy-ab.3..0l10.1203.5693..6226...0.0..0.113.1277.17j1......0....1..gws-wiz.......0i131.6l0tVnNAqTY&ved=0ahUKEwiTiK7R0Z7nAhWBxVkKHZHjDOMQ4dUDCAg&uact=5 https://www.google.ca/search?source=hp&ei=KyUsXtPGIIGL5wKRx7...
[1] https://duckduckgo.com/?q=bluetooth+speakers&ia=shopping https://duckduckgo.com/?q=bluetooth+speakers&ia=shopping
- wizzwizz4 7y agoI really recommend editing out most of that URL, or at least shoving something an escape in there to stop it being clickable.
- vic-traill 7y agoI missed the edit window. I do appreciate the heads up, thanks.