I think this blog post could use more context in the first paragraph. I was pretty confused until I completely read it and then skimmed it a second time.<p>Something like "We provide the awesome search engine Cliqz. We built a Firefox add-on that enhanced the address bar with search-as-you-type results..."<p>Also, I wish their blog was at <a href="https://blog.cliqz.com" rel="nofollow">https://blog.cliqz.com</a> or <a href="https://cliqz.com/blog" rel="nofollow">https://cliqz.com/blog</a> as 0x65.dev isn't memorable (for me) and the header lacks strong Cliqz branding.
Any SAYT can end up negating it's own time savings if there is any delay or reprocessing of the search term. I'm sure it's happened to most people; when using a SAYT system (such as Windows 10 search), you see your intended result come up and attempt to select it but the search results update and change just before you can reach it.
I like the focus on user intent. After all, the purpose of search is to provide users with information, not present them with a list of search results.<p>Recently I switched from Chrome + Google Search to Firefox + DuckDuckGo and I'm pleased, surprised even, by how well this setup works. The user experience is great and the search results of both setups usually correspond.
Can somebody in the know chime in on this? <i>were</i> there concerns over privacy issues? Did Google apply pressure? etc.<p>Personally I find any sort of SAYT distracting and annoying and also an unnecessary privacy leak, and I wish there's a way to turn off the awesome bar altogether and just have a damn textbox for copypasting urls into.
Yet another business blog that hasn’t got even <i>one</i> link to the main product or company homepage. Such a sad failure of so many blogs these days.