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It's Lent, so I just searched for "Fish Tacos" and clicked on Map. It showed four places, none of which are anywhere near me. I click on Directions and it tak
by VikingCoder 7y ago
It's Lent, so I just searched for "Fish Tacos" and clicked on Map. It showed four places, none of which are anywhere near me. I click on Directions and it takes me to Bing.
Do the same thing on Google, see a dozen places in my neighborhood, and I get Google Maps navigation.
What do you get in your searches for Fish Tacos? Do you have a better experience with DDG?
- calderarrow 7y agoI'm a die-hard DDG fan, but for some things -- particularly mapping related issues -- google maps is so superior. I append a !gm to my searches for stores and it automatically opens in google maps.
- ce4 7y agoGoogle Maps has a number of features that contribute to that: * maps timeline (location recording) * maps "local guides" status with * Gamification for POI data enrichment * Google Survey app with payouts per survey finished
- godshatter 7y agoDon't make the assumption that a privacy-centered search engine is going to look at your location data. Add your location to the query itself.
- VikingCoder 7y agoYeah, but it did. It knew where I was, based off of IP I presume.
- godshatter 7y agoI'm surprised by that. I guess I shouldn't make the assumption that a privacy-centered search engine isn't going to look at your location data.