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Re:What is the revenue generation model for DuckDuckGo? by philipswood on Sunday October 28, 2018 @01:13PM (#18321628)
When a DDG search has results that seem unsatisfactory then just do a follow up Google bang with !g

Often with technical searches the DDG results seem better.

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Re:What is the revenue generation model for DuckDuckGo? by Strongerpass on Sunday October 28, 2018 @02:02PM (#18321906)
The "just" in having to analyze some results and come to the conclusion that I need to rerun the query with some prefix is not so convincing. I've already wasted time at that point.
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Re:What is the revenue generation model for DuckDuckGo? by rovr138 on Monday October 29, 2018 @10:40AM (#18327871)
You still have to analyze results anyway. Or do you only take the first result that Google provides?

As to rerun the query, that's what the back button is for. Simply hit back, add your bang and enter. Most browsers keep that page in cache so going back is pretty quick.

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Re:What is the revenue generation model for DuckDuckGo? by eddie-spaghetti on Sunday October 28, 2018 @02:45PM (#18322159)
That probably helps them improve. If I were at DDG I would look at these queries and try to improve the results to match Google.
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