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My experience with the search quality are quite similar. While I like the idea and personally would even accept some 5 sec+ delays if the results were at least

by stfu 14y ago

My experience with the search quality are quite similar. While I like the idea and personally would even accept some 5 sec+ delays if the results were at least equal to Google, they are not. Even for relatively simple queries: For example if I search Journal of Brand Management the right url is not even on the whole first page, while at Google it is exactly the first result ( www.palgrave-journals.com/bm ). Maybe you could add some special "dissatisfying results" button or something like that where we just can enter the keyphrase and a short line what Google did better. Or I wouldn't even mind activating some track-me option occasionally if it would help you guys improve your results. Just let us know how we can help making DDG better.

nl 14y ago
While I like the idea and personally would even accept some 5 sec+ delays if the results were at least equal to Google, they are not. .. Or I wouldn't even mind activating some track-me option occasionally if it would help you guys improve your results. So why, exactly, don't you like Google?
- cookiecaper 14y ago
  Not everyone has to use DDG because they're worried about privacy. It offers features that Google doesn't have (like that box at the top (though Google has recently added something similar) and suggested additional terms on the side) and there are political/non-product reasons to support a competing search company (Google is practically a monopoly). I guess on rare occasions, the search results may be better, too.
- stfu 14y ago
  Mainly because of Google's forced integration approach. Google is forcing me to use the same identity on different sites/functions (e.g. Gmail, Seach, YouTube) and I don't like to have my Google Search habits connected to my email profile and so on. If I am offered an easy way to jump out of this loop and get an least somewhat adequate service I am happy to pack my bags.
Arelius 14y ago
Yes, make me have to spend as little effort as possible to tell you that the DDG results are worse than goog. It happens about daily, and I just don't have the time to find the feedback form every time.
- epi0Bauqu 14y ago
  Understood -- however, if it is easy now that we've communicated -- to just keep a notepad going and then send over a big list, we'd really appreciate it.
epi0Bauqu 14y ago
Hi stfu, are you using a region setting? I see the journal as the first link at https://duckduckgo.com/?q=Journal%20of%20Brand%20Management https://duckduckgo.com/?q=Journal%20of%20Brand%20Management We are planning on making that interface better, but if you or anyone else would like to help out before (it really really helps) we'd appreciate compiling a list over a week or so and then sending it in.
- stfu 14y ago
  Try it without the capitalization. By using just small caps I get totally different results.

by stfu 14y ago

nl 14y ago

While I like the idea and personally would even accept some 5 sec+ delays if the results were at least equal to Google, they are not. .. Or I wouldn't even mind activating some track-me option occasionally if it would help you guys improve your results. So why, exactly, don't you like Google?

cookiecaper 14y ago
Not everyone has to use DDG because they're worried about privacy. It offers features that Google doesn't have (like that box at the top (though Google has recently added something similar) and suggested additional terms on the side) and there are political/non-product reasons to support a competing search company (Google is practically a monopoly). I guess on rare occasions, the search results may be better, too.
stfu 14y ago
Mainly because of Google's forced integration approach. Google is forcing me to use the same identity on different sites/functions (e.g. Gmail, Seach, YouTube) and I don't like to have my Google Search habits connected to my email profile and so on. If I am offered an easy way to jump out of this loop and get an least somewhat adequate service I am happy to pack my bags.

Arelius 14y ago

Yes, make me have to spend as little effort as possible to tell you that the DDG results are worse than goog. It happens about daily, and I just don't have the time to find the feedback form every time.

epi0Bauqu 14y ago
Understood -- however, if it is easy now that we've communicated -- to just keep a notepad going and then send over a big list, we'd really appreciate it.

epi0Bauqu 14y ago

Hi stfu, are you using a region setting? I see the journal as the first link at https://duckduckgo.com/?q=Journal%20of%20Brand%20Management https://duckduckgo.com/?q=Journal%20of%20Brand%20Management We are planning on making that interface better, but if you or anyone else would like to help out before (it really really helps) we'd appreciate compiling a list over a week or so and then sending it in.

stfu 14y ago
Try it without the capitalization. By using just small caps I get totally different results.