For 9 of 10 search DDG give me what I’m looking for in the top results, for the other time I just add g! to the search and its sends me to google.
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uglyduckling81@lemmy.world 8 months ago
Duck duck go needs a lot of work to replace Google search.
I’ve used it for years but often I still get the shits and just bring Google up after duck duck go fails to find what I’m looking for.
driving_crooner@lemmy.eco.br 8 months ago
jfx@discuss.tchncs.de 8 months ago
For me the direct opposite is true. About two years ago Google stopped giving me any accurate results, feeding me a bunch of semi-related garbage instead. DuckDuckGo feels like the Google of old: results that actually (literally) contain the terms of the query and not much else. I’d hate using the internet without it.
fprawn@lemmy.world 8 months ago
Yeah, have had a similar experience. I find the more specific or niche a question is, the better google is at finding relevant pages. DDG is perfectly fine the rest of the time, though, so I keep it as the default.
RalphFurley@lemmy.world 8 months ago
The android app is nice, especially the app tracking blocker. It takes up the VPN connection tho
pomodoro_longbreak@sh.itjust.works 8 months ago
I usually forget I’m using it. Exception is for work - I frequently have to specify
g!to get Stackoverflow results to show up at the top.
psychothumbs@lemmy.world 8 months ago
Huh I’m also a regular DDG user but I never have that experience.