Google backtracks on search results design

Re:Google backtracks on search results design by vic-traill on Saturday January 25, 2020 @06:34AM (#22145865)

I concur. I only occasionally use !g w/ DDG now, whereas two years ago it was more frequent (although I can't quantify). I stuck w/ it as I wanted some distance between myself and Google.

Whether I've achieved any distance is an open question and I suspect that it is less than it feels like when I use DDG.

The results are comparable in my current experience. Compage searches for 'bluetooth speakers' on Google [0] and DDG [1]. In my location (Canada) DDG returns national results which are preferred and relevant.

I like that on the DDG results page the ad is clearly separated from organic results and I get the results w/out a mapping insert. That's just my preference, though.

Even the results URLs speak volumes. I have no idea what data - if any - I'm exposing about myself w/ the Google result.

[0] https://www.google.ca/search?source=hp&ei=KyUsXtPGIIGL5wKRx7...

[1] https://duckduckgo.com/?q=bluetooth+speakers&ia=shopping

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Re:Google backtracks on search results design by wizzwizz4 on Saturday January 25, 2020 @08:33AM (#22146161)

I really recommend editing out most of that URL, or at least shoving something an escape in there to stop it being clickable.

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Re:Google backtracks on search results design by vic-traill on Saturday January 25, 2020 @10:09AM (#22146519)

I missed the edit window.

I do appreciate the heads up, thanks.

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