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The quotation marks work for me: https://duckduckgo.com/?t=ffab&q=%22lowes+pet+bedding%22&atb=v101-1&ia=web https://duckduckgo.com/?t=ffab&q=%22lowes+pet+beddi

by Svip 3y ago

The quotation marks work for me: https://duckduckgo.com/?t=ffab&q=%22lowes+pet+bedding%22&atb=v101-1&ia=web https://duckduckgo.com/?t=ffab&q=%22lowes+pet+bedding%22&atb... I notice in your HN post, you're using fancy quotation marks; I assume you're not using the same while searching DDG.

nickcox 3y ago
Doesn't work for me. Like the GP, I get results unrelated to Lowes, bedding or even pets.
- Svip 3y ago
  Out of curiosity, I noticed (as I mentioned in a reply to your sibling) I could produce unrelated results by fiddling with the region; does changing region do anything for you?
  - nickcox 3y ago
    Just tried to test it out and I'm now seeing correct results when I set the region to 'US' and an empty list of results when using my own region. This is not at all what I was seeing earlier. Perhaps they're A/B testing or something?
- alex_smart 3y ago
  That isn't how the quote feature is supposed to work. I just tried putting the individual keywords in quotes ("lowes" "pet" "bedding") and it works exactly like you would expect.
  - nickcox 3y ago
    How is it supposed to work? I expect to see only those results that contain an exact match on the entire phrase between the quotes but perhaps I've misunderstood?
- pndy 3y ago
  DDG for more than a year when there's nothing to show for the phrase, it dumps some unrelated stuff but somehow tied to my location.
midasuni 3y ago
I get 2 good result, then oddly I get https://www.bizseek.co.uk/simons-books-01458-272313 https://www.bizseek.co.uk/simons-books-01458-272313
- Svip 3y ago
  I normally use "Denmark" as a region, but turning it on and off did not change my search results much (three zazzle links and a copysite of this HN thread, but not HN itself). Changing the region to "USA" really confused me. Suddenly a lot of unrelated results turn up, but a lot of the results are Danish or Denmark-related. Including the Wikipedia page for Ringsted. What does that have to do with "lowes pet bedding"? I am honestly not entirely sure what the region parameter on DDG does, but it appears not to be working for "USA".

by Svip 3y ago

nickcox 3y ago

Doesn't work for me. Like the GP, I get results unrelated to Lowes, bedding or even pets.

Svip 3y ago
Out of curiosity, I noticed (as I mentioned in a reply to your sibling) I could produce unrelated results by fiddling with the region; does changing region do anything for you?
- nickcox 3y ago
  Just tried to test it out and I'm now seeing correct results when I set the region to 'US' and an empty list of results when using my own region. This is not at all what I was seeing earlier. Perhaps they're A/B testing or something?
alex_smart 3y ago
That isn't how the quote feature is supposed to work. I just tried putting the individual keywords in quotes ("lowes" "pet" "bedding") and it works exactly like you would expect.
- nickcox 3y ago
  How is it supposed to work? I expect to see only those results that contain an exact match on the entire phrase between the quotes but perhaps I've misunderstood?
pndy 3y ago
DDG for more than a year when there's nothing to show for the phrase, it dumps some unrelated stuff but somehow tied to my location.

midasuni 3y ago

I get 2 good result, then oddly I get https://www.bizseek.co.uk/simons-books-01458-272313 https://www.bizseek.co.uk/simons-books-01458-272313

Svip 3y ago
I normally use "Denmark" as a region, but turning it on and off did not change my search results much (three zazzle links and a copysite of this HN thread, but not HN itself). Changing the region to "USA" really confused me. Suddenly a lot of unrelated results turn up, but a lot of the results are Danish or Denmark-related. Including the Wikipedia page for Ringsted. What does that have to do with "lowes pet bedding"? I am honestly not entirely sure what the region parameter on DDG does, but it appears not to be working for "USA".