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I have the opposite issue with DDG and it's been my default search engine for a year now. I frequently have to try bing or Google or cheat and just use reddit for specific info just like I did with Google.

DDG is terrible at indexing certain info though and really only hits some of the biggest sites.

Trying to vaguely search for stuff is an absolute crapshoot on DDG.

[-] Tlaloc_Temporal@lemmy.ca 2 points 5 days ago

DDG is bing though, is it not?

[-] JovialMicrobial@lemm.ee 4 points 6 days ago

That's interesting, I've been having way better luck digging around on ddg. Google just seems to serve up ads when I'm trying to research a company or something and won't give me what I'm looking for.
Maybe its the types of things I search for though. It's really hard to say

I think a large part of it is whether you know what you're searching for already. If you have a good idea of what it is already then you can generally find it. If you're already good at using search terms or syntax it's always helpful but it was the same for Google.

Simply put though Google just scrapes waaaaaaay more data so it's going to have more to index from.

Either way it's just one tool. Just like I'm using Bing for porn over either lol.

https://duckduckgo.com/duckduckgo-help-pages/results/syntax/

this post was submitted on 24 Jun 2024
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