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You'll probably hear more about this site in coming months/years:
http://duckduckgo.com/

In the last month, search queries at duckduckgo have exploded:
http://duckduckgo.com/traffic.html

A number of programmer types at another site I've followed have switched for a while now. As my sister notes (who is a computer engineer), it's far less cluttered than Google - just switching her defaults yesterday.

It's a bit strange to me.

Sometimes I will do Google searches to look for images. When I do this on Google.com I click on "images" in order to get a hundreds of thumbnails to view. Then I can click on them to view full size.

Using duckduckgo.com is just adding another step to this process. If I use duckduckgo.com I then have to choose another option that takes me to either bing.com images or Google.com images.

I'm not sure how well it is as a search engine. I'm trying it out and it doesn't seem that much better. It doesn't seem less cluttered, it simply appears to be segmented in a way that will take you to other sites like Google.com.

CuandoLloranLasPalomas saidIt's a bit strange to me.

Sometimes I will do Google searches to look for images. When I do this on Google.com I click on "images" in order to get a hundreds of thumbnails to view. Then I can click on them to view full size.

Using duckduckgo.com is just adding another step to this process. If I use duckduckgo.com I then have to choose another option that takes me to either bing.com images or Google.com images.

I'm not sure how well it is as a search engine. I'm trying it out and it doesn't seem that much better. It doesn't seem less cluttered, it simply appears to be segmented in a way that will take you to other sites like Google.com.

Hmmm - I started using it today - reluctantly because of inertia but I am finding it considerably less cluttered for search depending on what you search for. That said, I know one big reason a number of hackers seem to like it is because of its privacy policies - ie it doesn't track what you search.

http://searchengineland.com/duckduckgo-challenges-google-privacy-with-donttrack-us-60099

Hym...well not being tracked is a nice feature.

I use Bing and Dogpile, I haven't used Google in years. I know, I know.....

I've been playing around with it the last week or so. It's definitely less clutter and ads than google. And I like not being tracked or bubbled.

no, I use Bing
bing.com

When it comes with email and maps and voice commands, etc, maybe...

But not now.

Plus, "DuckDuckGo"? Really?