• Damage@feddit.it
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    10 months ago

    Idk, I use DDG as my default, but I find myself adding !g to many queries after checking out the first page of results; so much so that my brain has made such a strong connection to “!g -> better results” that I often find myself automatically typing it in Google as well when my results are unsatisfactory.

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      10 months ago

      I had that same habit a few years back, but have not had that problem for some time. DDG seems to generally provide the results I seek.

    • BreadstickNinja@lemmy.world
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      10 months ago

      Does !g cause DuckDuckGo to search through Google’s search results - and if so does DDG do a better job of prioritizing the relevant ones? I’ve used DDG for a couple years but I didn’t know that syntax.

      • lloram239@feddit.de
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        10 months ago

        !g just redirects you to Google search. DDG itself is just Bing with extra marketing. If you want Google+cleanup you have to use Kagi, which gathers its results by combining different sources.

      • Damage@feddit.it
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        10 months ago

        !g redirects to Google search

        With !bang you can search all shortcuts like this