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I remember a time where you would get multiple results from a search with no scrolling (sh.itjust.works)

submitted 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) by can@sh.itjust.works to c/mildlyinfuriating@lemmy.world

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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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[-] akilou@sh.itjust.works 114 points 3 months ago

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

[-] fritobugger2017@lemmy.world 23 points 3 months ago

Exactly. I've been using DDG for years now and when I have to use Google search for whatever reason, I am quickly reminded how crap ggl is.

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[-] hungprocess@lemmy.sdf.org 13 points 3 months ago

It shouldn't take this long to get to imdb

In case anyone here isn't aware, you can directly search IMDB from DuckDuckGo by using the bang !imdb.

[-] Carighan@lemmy.world 6 points 3 months ago

I can also search IMDB from IMDB.

[-] cheddar@programming.dev 7 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

DDG is moving into the same direction. I had to use ublock to hide the news block that appears when I'm searching for a movie/show in order to avoid spoilers.

[-] Carighan@lemmy.world 9 points 3 months ago

In fact this was one of the key features lauded about DDG in its early days, the "instant result"-boxes.

Google kinda only went hard on them afterwards, probably seeing a good idea over at DDG because for the vast majority of people, they're looking for answers and results, not specifically objects of type link-to-search-result. They don't need a list of links, so long as the information they were after is reliably in those generated cards.

See OP wanting an IMDB link, which is directly there as Google correctly assumed that's a very very very common use case for googling the name of a movie.

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[-] FlashMobOfOne@lemmy.world 71 points 3 months ago

We had no idea how good we had it back then, did we?

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[-] novettam@lemmy.blahaj.zone 59 points 3 months ago

A poll in the search results, what the heck?!

[-] can@sh.itjust.works 54 points 3 months ago

They're throwing shit at the wall I guess. Last week I got this in my YouTube feed:

[-] LostXOR@fedia.io 33 points 3 months ago

Great, now they're going to start giving us exams before we're allowed to watch a video.

[-] Jilanico@lemmy.world 21 points 3 months ago

Are they trying to train an AI?

[-] can@sh.itjust.works 9 points 3 months ago

I doubt it. They know I'm into audio production and this is kind of a softball question. Maybe if they start giving me more advanced ones.

[-] Jilanico@lemmy.world 17 points 3 months ago

The Gemini logo next to the word "Experiment" makes me suspicious.

[-] can@sh.itjust.works 11 points 3 months ago

The quiz itself was definitely made by an AI.

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[-] olafurp@lemmy.world 56 points 3 months ago

Here's duckduckgo result for comparison

[-] AFC1886VCC@reddthat.com 28 points 3 months ago

Here's AskJeeves result for comparison

[-] Schmuppes@lemmy.world 31 points 3 months ago

That's spectacularly bad.

[-] AFC1886VCC@reddthat.com 8 points 3 months ago

Yeah I have no idea what any if that is! I miss Jeeves :(

[-] olafurp@lemmy.world 16 points 3 months ago

Wow, that's incredibly bad.

[-] can@sh.itjust.works 9 points 3 months ago

Damn, I knew Jeeves had fallen but this is actually baffling.

[-] BitsOfBeard@programming.dev 13 points 3 months ago

Here is Kagi. It is customizable, so it will look different for everyone.

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[-] felbane@lemmy.world 30 points 3 months ago

https://duckduckgo.com/?q=rise+of+the+planet+of+the+apes

[-] can@sh.itjust.works 22 points 3 months ago

This is the impetus I needed

[-] Quill7513@slrpnk.net 18 points 3 months ago

1 is the right number of info cards

[-] TheTechnician27@lemmy.world 18 points 3 months ago

Your daily reminder that DDG also has an infinite scroll option under its settings. (Seriously, DDG's Settings menu is so good.}

[-] ShinkanTrain@lemmy.ml 29 points 3 months ago

Did it spoil the movie in the suggested questions 💀

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[-] iAmTheTot@sh.itjust.works 24 points 3 months ago

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.

[-] ohwhatfollyisman@lemmy.world 23 points 3 months ago

separately, imdb itself has been enshittified enough that, most times, i don't want the imdb page as a search result.

[-] morrowind@lemmy.ml 6 points 3 months ago

Anyone know good alternatives?

[-] CubitOom@infosec.pub 8 points 3 months ago

themoviedb

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[-] MrMobius@sh.itjust.works 22 points 3 months ago

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.

[-] nogooduser@lemmy.world 21 points 3 months ago

In fairness, IMDB is right there on the first info card.

[-] Angry_Autist@lemmy.world 10 points 3 months ago

As a side point: IMDB's page is even more obtuse and unnavigable than it was 5 years ago. Literally no hotbar...

Every front end design dev that graduated in the last decade is brain damaged

[-] nogooduser@lemmy.world 7 points 3 months ago

That’s Amazon’s way of working. They push the content that they want you to use over what you want to use.

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[-] Showroom7561@lemmy.ca 21 points 3 months ago

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.

[-] ech@lemm.ee 18 points 3 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

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

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[-] mechoman444@lemmy.world 17 points 3 months ago

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.

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[-] LazaroFilm@lemmy.world 15 points 3 months ago

I switched to DuckDuckGo on all my devices and I get shocked that people can’t find anything when they search.

[-] can@sh.itjust.works 15 points 3 months ago

Momentum's a bitch. I've been using google search since I lost touch with Jeeves and that pile of dogs ran away.

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[-] NicoCharrua@lemmy.ca 15 points 3 months ago

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

[-] th3dogcow@lemmy.world 11 points 3 months ago

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.

[-] can@sh.itjust.works 17 points 3 months ago

The tab that you have to scroll past shopping to know it even exists.

[-] th3dogcow@lemmy.world 7 points 3 months ago

Yep! So convenient /s

[-] HEXN3T@lemmy.blahaj.zone 10 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

Getting results without scrolling? That day is today.

https://kagi.com/

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[-] baggins@lemmy.ca 9 points 3 months ago

Damn the second image in your post didn't load for me and it turned my Connect into an infinite grey screen

[-] can@sh.itjust.works 8 points 3 months ago

I messed up the link twice in weird ways. It should be fixed now.

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[-] soulfirethewolf@lemdro.id 8 points 3 months ago

The polls are completely idiotic but I personally find info cards to be quite helpful.

[-] Telodzrum@lemmy.world 11 points 3 months ago

The info cards are a cancer on the internet. They exist only so you stay on Google's page and don't follow a link to another site.

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