I have been using DuckDuckGo since the beginning of the semester. I started doing research about internet browsing, and I thought that DuckDuckGo sounded to good to be true. I understand why Google wants my data, and they might not being using it for anything bad, but it still feels weird to me. I like my privacy.
After using DDG for a couple months now, I can safely say I will never go back. It feels so much better to use, and for the most part I feel like I get better search results. It's so nice not being bombarded with annoying ads.
Somehow I managed to go this whole time without knowing about bangs, and now I feel really dumb. That is such an awesome feature that I will use all the time now.
The only complaint I have about DuckDuckGo is the image search. It isn't anything serious because I don't really search for images all that much, but I do for this class. The image search function works fine, but for finding free to use images Google is still my go to. I don't know how to narrow DDG searches down to only non-copyright images, but I'm sure there is a way. That's my only gripe and it's not even a gripe. For the most part I get most of my images from Unsplash now anyways. They have some great high-quality photos that are all free to use.
Hey Conner! My brother spells his name the same way! Cool.
ReplyDeleteI just started using DuckDuckGo this week. I'd never heard of it before! It's pretty cool, but I still find myself relying on Google quite a bit, especially since I literally have a Chromebook. But hey, maybe it'll improve over time and the more people that use it. I'm really glad I found out about it in any case. What on earth is bangs? It sounds great, whatever it is!
Happy end of semester!