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I tried DuckDuckGo as my primary search provider. While I liked some of their features, I couldn't live without maps integration (called universal search in th
by GavinB 17y ago
I tried DuckDuckGo as my primary search provider. While I liked some of their features, I couldn't live without maps integration (called universal search in this post).
Honestly, it would have been fine if they just forwarded me to google maps or mapquest.
- epi0Bauqu 17y agoThx for trying it. By maps integration, I assume you are referring to when Google displays a map when you type in an address or business name at the top of the results? I just want to make sure I understand exactly the use case.
- unalone 17y agoYep! That's the ticket for me, at least.
- epi0Bauqu 17y agoThx. I will definitely be adding this to Duck Duck Go.
- GavinB 17y agoThere are three basic use cases: 1) 123 main street wichita kansas -> should show me map or link that obviously takes me to a map 2) two addresses with the word "to" in between should offer me a link with directions 3) "restaurant" (or other business type) plus an address or zip code should take me to something like this: http://www.google.com/search?q=restaurant+11211&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&aq=t&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&client=firefox-a http://www.google.com/search?q=restaurant+11211&ie=utf-8... These really only save a few clicks, but I love having one box which can answer pretty much any question. Google does a decent job with the mapping, but it's definitely possible to do better. Of course, correctly guessing what a searcher means is always a tricky challenge.