What People Search First at Duck Duck Go (with an HN subset)(duckduckgo.com)
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What People Search First at Duck Duck Go (with an HN subset)
http://duckduckgo.com/blog/what-people-search-first-at-duck-duck-go.html
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This is pretty telling, because that means people aren't really looking for results, they are just using random queries to see what the search results layout looks like.
It's difficult to think of a search term that will "stress test" a new search engine. I literally search Google anywhere from 20-100 times a day by using Ctrl+K in my browser. If that could be substituted by search engine X (where X, in this case, is Duck Duck Go) such that the results were much more precise, then that would be a basis for switching. It works, though, and it's built-in, so why switch? I don't feel one can get a promising measure of how good a search engine's results are with random queries, only how BAD they are (e.g. Cuil returning no results for "basic" queries).
I would argue dirty terms are good for test purposes as they are heavily gamed, because there is so much money at stake. The "boobs" searches mentioned in the article might not be solely for the obvious reason.
"Mesothelioma" results would be worth testing.
"Mesothelioma" results would be worth testing.
This is first time users. Presumably if they like what they see, they're going to come back.
The real way to see if you like a search engine is to set your default and see if you bother to change it back. I just changed mine (as you can see I have a penchant for living dangerously). We'll see how I feel in a week.
The real way to see if you like a search engine is to set your default and see if you bother to change it back. I just changed mine (as you can see I have a penchant for living dangerously). We'll see how I feel in a week.
Yes, please email me the results (contact info in profile).
The "meshing" idea behind Duck Duck Go is great, but it's search results is not what a user needs everyday. A user needs results sorted out in cultural domains, based on their usage and culture you can get results that is proximate to what someone is thinking.. based on linkage and facts that makes the result of the query.
One thing I notice again & again. How those stats turn in to a normal distribution by time.
First the tech people came & looked for python, lisp Google etc then the average guys came & looked for boobs, sex & fuck. (I don't say that tech guys didn't look for boobs).
Noticed this happening on Twitter & I hope this is at least starting to happen to HN.
PS: And I shamelessly did a vanity search first :)
And duckduckgo seemed worth adding to Firefox. The simple interface will be a lot helpful for less techy/experienced crowd.
First the tech people came & looked for python, lisp Google etc then the average guys came & looked for boobs, sex & fuck. (I don't say that tech guys didn't look for boobs).
Noticed this happening on Twitter & I hope this is at least starting to happen to HN.
PS: And I shamelessly did a vanity search first :)
And duckduckgo seemed worth adding to Firefox. The simple interface will be a lot helpful for less techy/experienced crowd.
I found #25 hi, #28 cuil & #30 India funny - a greeting, a not-so-new search engine & a country.
How many days do you store logs? Why don't you use cookies? How many people searched for "0"?
How many days do you store logs? Why don't you use cookies? How many people searched for "0"?
Not many '0' queries--that term's ranking is about #2000 in this data set.
We're planning on removing IP addresses from our logs after a year, but keeping them in some form indefinitely, as per our privacy policy: http://duckduckgo.com/privacy.html. However, we're very open to suggestions on this front. Right now, as it has been less than a year since we went public, we have everything.
We don't use cookies at the moment because simply there hasn't been a pressing need to use them. We may start using them, however, to store things like language/region preferences.
We're planning on removing IP addresses from our logs after a year, but keeping them in some form indefinitely, as per our privacy policy: http://duckduckgo.com/privacy.html. However, we're very open to suggestions on this front. Right now, as it has been less than a year since we went public, we have everything.
We don't use cookies at the moment because simply there hasn't been a pressing need to use them. We may start using them, however, to store things like language/region preferences.
Thanks!
My first test searches were all Drupal related, looking to see where my own sites might rank. My conclusion was that the results were very similar to Google's.
how can i add it to safari?
http://duckduckgo.com/?q=duckduckgo+safari is not very informative...
http://duckduckgo.com/?q=duckduckgo+safari is not very informative...
You cannot without a plugin. This is one: http://www.machangout.com/
This whole area of browsers really bothers me. I don't get why Safari and Opera don't implement the opensearch protocol, and further don't get why Chrome and Firefox (who do) don't implement the equivalent of IE's isSearchProviderInstalled, so you can stop showing an Add to X link once it is done (without cookies). Actually, in this area IE is the clear winner!
This whole area of browsers really bothers me. I don't get why Safari and Opera don't implement the opensearch protocol, and further don't get why Chrome and Firefox (who do) don't implement the equivalent of IE's isSearchProviderInstalled, so you can stop showing an Add to X link once it is done (without cookies). Actually, in this area IE is the clear winner!
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