Mildly Infuriating @lemmy.world can @sh.itjust.works 3mo ago

I remember a time where you would get multiple results from a search with no scrolling

Edit:

The poll stopped me in my tracks but it's actually even worse.

It should not take this long to get to imdb

Edit2: didn't even realize it thinks I'll "love it" based on things I look up. I don't think I'd like it.

Edit³: IMDb was the example I used without thinking. I'm aware that there's a link to it in the top card. It's the other web results that I don't already know about that I'd like to see. I now know there's a hidden "web" tab. There's also https://www.google.com/search?udm=14&q=example` but it's still mildly infuriating that you have to know about these things to get the basic results we expected for years.

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Damn. I switched to DDG like well over a year ago and thought I was just kind of putting up with it for the sake of privacy. Turns out I didn't know how good I have it
We had no idea how good we had it back then, did we?
A poll in the search results, what the heck?!
Here's duckduckgo result for comparison
https://duckduckgo.com/?q=rise+of+the+planet+of+the+apes
Did it spoil the movie in the suggested questions 💀
I know this won't be the answer people want, but to be perfectly frank if I know I want the IMDb page for a movie, I put IMDb in the query. It will put the page you want right at the top, none of that extra shit, and it will even probably predict what you're typing before you finish.
Don't worry, Google is actually getting sued for its various malpractices (paying browsers millions to be their default search engine, Google adsense putting the best bidder at the top of the search results, etc). It might even come to the US justice system ordering the breakup of various Google products into smaller independent companies.
In fairness, IMDB is right there on the first info card.
It was too good and offered no financial incentive for them to continue with it. It's better if users scroll endlessly looking for the information that used to simply be available instantly.
To be fair. All the information for the movie is right there at the top. If you wanted just info about the movie.

The poll though... Ya... That's kinda crazy.
If anyone still wants to use google without this, you can use this url, replacing '%s' with your search

https://www.google.com/search?q=%s&udm=14
Tbf there's a link to imdb on the first image

Yeah I usually like the Google boxes in search results, but this is so excessive. Everything after and including the polls is just completely unnecessary
I switched to DuckDuckGo on all my devices and I get shocked that people can’t find anything when they search.
It sucks, yes. But, if you select the “web” tab instead of the “all” tab at the top of the page, you’ll get something more akin to what you’re looking for. There’s probably even a way to script it so that it defaults to that view.
Getting results without scrolling? That day is today.

https://kagi.com/
The polls are completely idiotic but I personally find info cards to be quite helpful.
But if you go to another site, Google will have to pay them when they show you adverts!
SearXNG is the best
'Member when they said 'don't be evil'?
Just switched to my own SearXNG instance. Won't go back. Even did a PR for better Google Answers integration.
I continue to be one of the happiest customers for Kagi, a service that I am so happy to pay (for my family as well).

To be clear, there are some widgets that might be useful in some cases, but it should not be all you see (and it should definitely not include similar stuff as if the focus for any search is just to find more stuff to consume and please advertisers...).
Use a better search engine.

Those of you who "can't live without google", need to get a grip.
Are those the Results of the Search of the Rise of the Return of the Planet of the Apes?
I havent used google as my search engine for a year now, I use duckduckgo instead, and it has been very few times where I have longed for (old) google.
I've been working on a stylus theme for all the sites I use including duckduckgo and startpage that cuts out any and all bullshit like this

Lmk if you want a copy of it, some of the sites work on mobile too if you're using a browser that supports extensions (Firefox)
But this genuinely feels sensible?

The generated abstract includes the commonly needed links - including the IMDB you want and Rotten Tomatoes that I frequently want - and the very first result after that is Wikipedia for when you need that.

It's like the best abstraction so you don't have to wade through results, correctly understanding that if you search by just the title, you probably want information of through-links to common information/review sites.
The IMDb is there at the top. Just Under the white YouTube box. It tells the rating. But if you click it goes to the IMDb page for it
You used Google

What did you expect?
This is why I use a search proxy. Still get Google results but with all the crap stripped away. Plus I can write custom search options so if I go ! imdb rise of the planet of the apes it will do the search and just take me to the first result
Member Googles!?
DDG / Kagi

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