[DaveWalk]

I often use reddit as a search engine for answers with a "human touch" for lack of a better word. I once did this with del.icio.us back in the "social bookmarking" days. I'm curious if this is a big use case for Reddit users do this too?

Maybe not based on the low quality of their search engine...

[xur17]

I frequently do the same with "site:reddit.com" searches on Google for "human touch" answers. I do the same thing with Hacker News for technical topics.

[chairmanwow]

I just learned a powerful searching tactic! Thanks for the tip!

[sudshekhar]

Indeed, I use reddit whenever I

a) Plan to learn/read something new

b) Just finished a book/tv series and want to connect with others around it.

c) Looking for recommendations in various genres

Daily news/connecting with people/cat videos are very far away from my use case. Just append "reddit" to qoogle search query and 9 times out of 10, I am golden.