Can DuckDuckGo Beat Google at Search? - Comments Page 1

Thanks Bob! Great little article that said a lot in a few paragraphs.

I've never heard of this search engine (I'm hanging around in the wrong places with the wrong people). I used to rely on Ixquick, but it seems noticeably less-than in terms of generating search results. It's not good for the world to be so reliant on a single search engine. That's like having only one language -- a lot of rich diversity of perspective gets left out when everyone grows up speaking the same language.

DuckDuckGo is a cool little search engine. It's fast and uncluttered. I find myself using it more and more as Google constantly reshuffles the deck chairs and the good stuff falls over the side.

I stumbled across DDG a couple of weeks ago. I have tried to replace Google with it as a trial. So far, I am pleased with the results. I am starting to learn the !Bang format and how to improve my searches. I will keep using DDG as my primary search tool and only use Google when I cannot find what I need.

I wish DDG much success.

This is a pretty cool search engine! Uncluttered, fast and plenty of pertinent results. Me likey.

I will stick with Google. I love everything about it.

Bob, I really like your newsletter. Thanks for your time and efforts to help us in this world of computing. You failed to mention Dogpile. Dogpile combines several of the search engines including Google. I'm curious as to how Dogpile measures up to DDG. I've been using Dogpile myself for a few years now.

Thank you for Tourbus, Bob! I'm sorry to see it go but you gave it every chance you could. Be proud of it.

Thanks for the info about DDG..bout time some DECLUTTERED !! Getting tired of all the flash/etc that proliferates and more useless than not thou the experts seem to think elsewise !

I've used DDG in the past and for some reason stopped. Thank you for the reminder; I'll start using it again as it beats the others hands down.

Hi Bob! "Martha" states above that TOURBUS will be a thing of the past? Did I miss the memo or something? Can you please clarify?

EDITOR'S NOTE: Yes, the TOURBUS is rolling in for its final stop. See http://internettourbus.com/The-Final-Stop-A101811.html

I did a DDG search using keywords to find my company's website and at the top of the page was a listing for a "content farm", including images pulled from our company's ebay store. Our website didn't even make the first page, while we usually rank in the top 5 on Google.

Bob,

It is a passing of an era with the demise of The Internet Tourbus, however, life goes on. I learned about Dogpile on the Tourbus and now about DDG here.

Is there a site where search engines and metasearch engines are compared for speed and completeness of searches?

Have been a fan of Ask Bob as I have been of Tourbus, and wish you much success.

Just had a quick look, running a name to see what comes up - it still includes all the Linked-In and similar useless sites which are trolling for business, so I'd like to see more filtering of that kind of thing (unless the subject of the search really does have a profile on that site). I also prefer the "look" of the Goggle results. But I defijitely will keep checking it (and also Dogpile, which I'd forgotten about, so thank you Jim for reminding me.

And as a longtime Tourbus email rider, I am VERY sorry to hear it's pulling into the bus depot, never to trundle the Internet again. Thanks for all the great info/sites etc.

Very informative and useful post. Thanks always.

I love DDG - never used the final 27,946 entries that Google gave me anyway. DDG is to the point, useful, friendly - they respond to queries, and if my search doesn't produce an answer, they actually refer me to Google, Bing.

While Martha's comment is off topic, I am glad she sent it and you allowed it. I did not know TourBus has 'died the death'. Did you send a notice about that? Where can I find your notice of termination? Thanks.

EDITOR'S NOTE: Yes, the TOURBUS is rolling in for its final stop. See http://internettourbus.com/The-Final-Stop-A101811.html

Hey Bob. Funny name, but I will check out DDG. I like the fact that they do not save you search info, privacy being a big issue these days. As for them dislodging Google, good luck. Google is a giant now and will probably be on top for a long time. I have found everything I have ever looked for on Google, and most all the instructors I had
in
college said, "Google is your friend". I don't know about that, but it has been a very useful tool in a lot of areas. DDG will have to prove itself. Have a good one.

To Bozly above: Tired of the flash/etc on Google? If DDG gets 1% of the search share, you will be tired of the flash/etc on DDG.

I don't know if, DDG can over take Google, but, I am test-trialing it for now. So far, I am pleased with the results. I do like the uncluttered results and they seem more relevant. What surprised me, was that users of Firefox can get DDG, as an search engine on their browser page. Now, that is a real plus. This way I make DDG, my default search engine, so that, I can use it every time. Good for real testing.

Thanks for the article, Bob. This is what I love about Ask Bob, the ability to try out new methods of using your computer and new software.

Hey Bob. Tried it, liked it. Straight forward, no clutter and I really like the privacy factor. I think I will stick with DDG until I have a reason not to. As for Bernie's comment above, download flashblock. It's available for Chrome and IE, it stops flash ads and flash tracking cookies.