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February 15[edit]

Advantage of one search engine versus another?[edit]

Is there a reliable source that can explain what the difference is in searching for something on Google versus Yahoo versus Bing versus whatever else is out there?

Personal preferences aside, is there really an advantage of one service over another? PandaBasura (talk) 21:35, 15 February 2021 (UTC)[reply]

According to Duckduckgo this SE "emphasizes protecting searchers' privacy and avoiding the filter bubble of personalized search results. Both issues seem like an advantage to me. Bumptump (talk) 21:44, 15 February 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Wikipedia has an article Comparison of web search engines which may answer your question.--Shantavira|^{feed me} 09:15, 16 February 2021 (UTC)[reply]

I believe Duckduckgo (DDG) and Yahoo both use the Bing search engine under the covers. I mostly use DDG and find its most annoying quirk is giving too many results that don't match any of your search terms, no matter how many times you wrap them in quotes or add plus signs. Google gives better results but invades your privacy more, so I use it only when I can't get decent results from DDG. 2601:648:8200:970:0:0:0:C942 (talk) 22:25, 18 February 2021 (UTC)[reply]