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About 2 months ago I switched to DuckDuckGo and have been happy with the results I get back

I've switched 6 months ago and despite the fact that I use !g at least once per day I'm positivity surprised by the quality of results. If they improve by 10% I'd be able to leave Google Search completely.

DDG's added benefit is official Tor hidden service that performs very well.

The problem I have with ddg is that their non english and local searches are lacking. Those are the only reasons why I stick with google.

Anywats, I used to use ddg for english non location dependant queries for a while

Interesting because that was one of benefits of DDG for me. 80% of my time I do not want local searches because I'm looking for the best IT results and local often has subpar quality. Google thinks I value local better than English and prioritizes local over quality English.

Of course when I do want local Google is the best :)

A problem I have with Google is that its results are heavily skewed towards local sites while these are often far less useful.

I use DuckDuckGo as my default search engine aswell, even though I use Google too. I like checking both to compare their results. I think DuckDuckGo could rival Google if they were a little more innovative. I actually tried to contact Gabriel Weinberg to pitch him my idea but he didn't respond. If you happen to read this Mr. Weinberg, hit me up!

DDG is my go-to, and if I need Google results for some reason it's just a `!g` away.

I'm disappointed that DDG doesn't show a map w/ directions on a normal search like this:

"atlanta, ga to tampa, fl"

Google does, and that's been my way to search for a long time. Typically I'm looking up travel time for craigslist items.

Maybe there's a bang for it, I haven't looked.

You can use the !gm bang for Google Maps directions

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