Is Google the best search engine? other options?

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07 Jul 2015, 8:03 pm

I don't know about you but, despite their obvious dominance, I don't think that Google is that great.

I'm tired of their tactics, forcing G+ s**t, the endless YouTube username fiasco, forced linking of their products, etfvckingcetera.....

They won the race early by focusing on speed, but go to page 2 and any relevancy is gone.

Any suggestions would be welcome.

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10 Jul 2015, 3:03 pm

https://duckduckgo.com/

No spying or ad junk

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11 Jul 2015, 1:41 am

RushKing wrote:

https://duckduckgo.com/

No spying or ad junk

True, though it hasn't caught up to Yahoo yet.

It is my default engine, though Google is lapping it for now.

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11 Jul 2015, 9:46 am

xenocity wrote:

RushKing wrote:

https://duckduckgo.com/

No spying or ad junk

True, though it hasn't caught up to Yahoo yet.

And that is not saying much...

There are way you can protect yourself against Google or any site with regard to privacy.

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11 Jul 2015, 9:49 am

so,, for instance??

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11 Jul 2015, 9:51 am

I have been using duckduckgo for probably about half a year now, though I still use google for its other functions.

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19 Aug 2015, 11:17 pm

I used AltaVista a little in the distant past for no reason other than I was new to the Internet and didn't know any better at the time. I've been trying to use Bing lately now that I'm using Windows as my primary OS, so it makes sense, but Google still is #1 for me.

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21 Aug 2015, 1:44 am

Google is a good search engine, but others are worthwhile too. I tend to use either Google or DuckDuckGo.

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21 Aug 2015, 6:32 pm

DuckDuckGo and Startpage are just as good as Google, if not better.

I use Google for inertia purposes.

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24 Aug 2015, 1:28 pm

Yeah, I've been using Startpage aka Ixquick(in the EU) for prob. 7+ years.

It uses Googles engine though.

It may be a minority opinion but even if Goog is best of breed, I still don't think that it is very good.

I think Search has a LONG ASS way to go :!:

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24 Aug 2015, 4:19 pm

I am all in on Google. I also use Bing, but not as often. It's full of crap, lots of junk on the pages. Yahoo isn't much better either.

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13 Dec 2015, 2:41 pm

I realize I'm way-late to the party, but no one suggested my favorite SE, so I thought I'd add it: Ask.com. I don't like the font on Google----let alone, all the other mess. I use Google Images, exclusively, though.

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13 Dec 2015, 3:06 pm

Campin_Cat wrote:

Nope. Not too late :mrgreen:

thanks for your thoughts

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28 Dec 2015, 12:30 pm

Like many have stated Google is good but has a long way to go like for example your search results do not include answers that are inside apps.

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28 Dec 2015, 6:21 pm

teksavvyguy wrote:

Like many have stated Google is good but has a long way to go like for example your search results do not include answers that are inside apps.

Exactly.
Thanks for your input.

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10 Jan 2016, 6:35 pm

I use DuckDuckGo for most things, I will revert to Google if it's a rather niche search.

However, IF I'm using Google, I use a VPN to connect via another country and use a fresh browser and then wipe it when I'm done. I don't want Google stalking me.

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