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I strongly disagree, especially when you have all the Wikipedia / contact / google map embedded into Google search, with one click it can call phone number from

by Thaxll 7y ago

I strongly disagree, especially when you have all the Wikipedia / contact / google map embedded into Google search, with one click it can call phone number from a restaurant. Edit: To add more, it's all those details that makes Google better than other, search engine are not just for searching things it's all about the display and relevance.

brann0 7y ago
Mmmh, if you search for a place in the maps tab instead of the general one you usually have a telephone url you can tap to start a phone call. I still find that you're using a very specific use case of a search engine to completely dismiss not using a different search engine.
- PunchTornado 7y ago
  it's not a specific case. if I type federer on google I get a list of all his recent matches and live scores so it is easy to follow. A lot of my searches on google are like that. I don't even have to click on any links.
burkaman 7y ago
DDG does that too. Most restaurants I search for have a box on the side with phone number and info pulled from Yelp, and a map in whatever provider you want to use.
simias 7y ago
I don't like that stuff in Google, so I'm fine with DDG not over-doing it. Wikipedia overview is fine, but the many widgets just get in the way IMO. If I want a map I go on maps. If I want reviews I go on a review website. Like if I type "apple" on Google search the only web result I get is apple.com, everything else is taking with tangentially related widgets: https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=apple https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=apple Special points for the IMO completely useless "people also search for" widget. DDG tones it down a lot more: https://duckduckgo.com/?t=ffab&q=apple&ia=web https://duckduckgo.com/?t=ffab&q=apple&ia=web Here without scrolling I can see potentially useful links to iCloud, Apple TV, Apple's support etc... Back when I first used Google its main selling point was that it was lean and clean and with decent results. DDG is like that for me these days.

by Thaxll 7y ago

brann0 7y ago

Mmmh, if you search for a place in the maps tab instead of the general one you usually have a telephone url you can tap to start a phone call. I still find that you're using a very specific use case of a search engine to completely dismiss not using a different search engine.

PunchTornado 7y ago
it's not a specific case. if I type federer on google I get a list of all his recent matches and live scores so it is easy to follow. A lot of my searches on google are like that. I don't even have to click on any links.

burkaman 7y ago

DDG does that too. Most restaurants I search for have a box on the side with phone number and info pulled from Yelp, and a map in whatever provider you want to use.

simias 7y ago

I don't like that stuff in Google, so I'm fine with DDG not over-doing it. Wikipedia overview is fine, but the many widgets just get in the way IMO. If I want a map I go on maps. If I want reviews I go on a review website. Like if I type "apple" on Google search the only web result I get is apple.com, everything else is taking with tangentially related widgets: https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=apple https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=apple Special points for the IMO completely useless "people also search for" widget. DDG tones it down a lot more: https://duckduckgo.com/?t=ffab&q=apple&ia=web https://duckduckgo.com/?t=ffab&q=apple&ia=web Here without scrolling I can see potentially useful links to iCloud, Apple TV, Apple's support etc... Back when I first used Google its main selling point was that it was lean and clean and with decent results. DDG is like that for me these days.