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DDG is quite good in regular search. I like their commitment to privacy and so switched my default search engine to DDG. But I noticed more and more that I use
by yalogin 15y ago
DDG is quite good in regular search. I like their commitment to privacy and so switched my default search engine to DDG. But I noticed more and more that I use google maps almost as much search. I search for places and directions on maps end up going to google a lot. That is brilliance of Google. They built search verticals and so its tough to not use them. If only DDG could do something about that.
- epi0Bauqu 15y agoWe are working on integrating OpenStreetMap, and just yesterday launched some upgrades, e.g. https://duckduckgo.com/?q=Valley+Forge%2C+PA https://duckduckgo.com/?q=Valley+Forge%2C+PA or https://duckduckgo.com/?q=black+lab+bistro https://duckduckgo.com/?q=black+lab+bistro (map in right column expands to view). This goes with address detection (https://duckduckgo.com/?q=3+ames+st%2C+boston%2C+ma https://duckduckgo.com/?q=3+ames+st%2C+boston%2C+ma) and you can always force an OSM query by adding map to the end. And of course adding !gm will take you right to Google Maps.
- yuvipanda 15y agoProblem with OSM is that it's nowhere near as complete as Google Maps, and I don't see it growing the way Wikipedia did (contributing to Wikipedia is much easier than contributing to OSM)
- Habbie 15y agoJust add !gm to your query. If you do it a few times, DDG will remember it and make it easy to add !gm just by pushing ! to open the dropdown.