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Re: Google vs. DDG



On Sun, May 02, 2021 at 09:05:18AM -0400, Stefan Monnier wrote:
> > For example I wanted to know what is Stieglitz in German - it is kind
> > of bird, but I wanted to know how it looks like.  DDG results did not
> > even come close to a bird.
> 
> For these kinds of searches, I tend to go to Wikipedia first.

Me too :)

Sometimes I combine, e.g. DDG search and site:es.wikipedia.org, if I'm
interested in Spanish Wikipedia results.

> One of the reasons is that I can do that via the Wikipedia app which is
> much more snappy than my browser on my smartphone.
> Another is that I have much more confidence in the Wikimedia foundation
> when it comes to treating me as a product.

Agreed.

Cheers
 - t

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