Why should I use DuckDuckGo instead of Google?

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The Search Dilemma

The past several years, before considering blockchain applications, I grouped the idea of Internet search in two ways (embodied by companies like Google & DuckDuckGo.)

1. Privacy - DuckDuckGo does not track nor monitor your search history, which there is a significant market of people out there who want this. However, you do give up other features for which there is also another market for.

2. Tailored Results/Cross-App Search - Google learns about who you are based not only on your Search history but also other Google apps you may use (like GMail & YouTube.) In that way, the company attempts to provide you with what you're looking for faster - and - introduce new things to you that you may be interested in. You also have the ability to search several apps at the same time which decreases the amount of time between plugging in your search and getting your result, even more.

The Blockchain Alternatives

Presearch, describes itself as "an open, decentralized search engine that rewards community members with Presearch Tokens for their usage, contribution to, and promotion of the platform."

You might be thinking (as I continuously ponder,) should I really have a go at using yet another blockchain-based product? I suppose it depends on a number of factors, including your interests, commitment to crypto, and beliefs. If you think that blockchain apps are the future, then you may want to be educating yourself on using the ones that come out early on :)

You can check out their whitepaper here, and, if you want to create an account, feel free to use my affiliate link:  https://www.presearch.org/signup?rid=476217. Set the search engine as your homepage on your browser and start earning tokens by using it for search (you can have it interface with Google if you still want to see their results.)

Let me know what ya think - or - if you have any other suggestions regarding blockchain search!