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Re: Google transferred ownership of Duck.com to DuckDuckGo

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Post by Arnt »

Retr0spectrum wrote: post #119
ChrisRR wrote: post #108

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Incognito search in the UK here: 1st result: Wikipedia Duck 2nd: Wooden Ducks 3rd: BBC duck recipes 4th: Toilet duck cleaner 5th: BBC iplayer, Sarah and Duck It goes on. The only mention of duckduckgo on the first 5 pages is this recent news

Same experience here. I wonder if this is some kind of bug?

It's locale sensitivity.

Duck doesn't mean very much in Germany, so there's little that competes with duck.com. In Britain duck has many other meanings.

If you search for an abbreviation that's commonly used as company name, you may find that Google's top result is the one near you, and that the eponymous company in Petrapavlovsk isn't listed.

Re: Google transferred ownership of Duck.com to DuckDuckGo

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Post by kethinov »

electrograv wrote: post #16
sjroot wrote: post #12

This is cool and I hope it leads to a rebranding. While I like DDG a lot, the name has always felt off-putting to me. I'd much rather say "I'll just search Google" than "I'll just search DuckDuckGo." Does an extra syllable really cause that much additional friction?

Also, rather than saying “Google it” maybe we can now say “Duck it”.

I just say "web search it." Same syllables as Google. Devoid of any brand preference.

Re: Google transferred ownership of Duck.com to DuckDuckGo

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Post by dvtrn »

rocqua wrote: post #62
1001101 wrote: post #40

Earlier quoted context omitted.

> To be honest I've never noticed the filter bubble everybody is talking about with Google. Filter bubbles are personalized, so YMMV.

Nice Kafka trap!

That's not what a Kafkatrap is. Though I suppose if one stretches the metaphor far enough...

Re: Google transferred ownership of Duck.com to DuckDuckGo

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Post by rplnt »

IronWolve wrote: post #124

I use also use ddg, but maps.google is far better for maps. So I mix both, using an addon, I can right click an address and send to google maps. Its a nice compromise.

And maps is pretty terrible for using it like.. well.. maps. I haven't seen a worse rendered, anywhere, ever. It's one big grey blob of nothing.

It's good for navigation, and great for the "satellite" view.

Re: Google transferred ownership of Duck.com to DuckDuckGo

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Post by simias »

dplgk wrote: post #7

Is this to fein competition?

I'm guessing that's it's more like a PR move to show that they're "playing fair" that doesn't cost them much. Or alternatively, a way to avoid bad PR from squatting a domain that would be beneficial to a competitor.

Re: Google transferred ownership of Duck.com to DuckDuckGo

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Post by wildmusings »

freeflight wrote: post #115
bad_user wrote: post #35

Earlier quoted context omitted.

To be honest I've never noticed the filter bubble everybody is talking about with Google. They can infer a lot from context, like city or previous searches, however that's primarily helping users, because coming up with precise search queries is not something that normal people can do and even power users like us fail at it. I have been using DuckDuckGo because I'm making health related queries and I'm pretty scared…

> To be honest I've never noticed the filter bubble everybody is talking about with Google. It's extremely obvious/bad when you try Googling some old article about an topic, often political, that has recently regained popularity. You can try adding all kinds of words from the headline, certain terms will always lead to the results being dominated with "current news", like with Russia/Ukraine or more recently with Chi…

You can specify a date range in Google btw. You click “tools” and then it will present a date option.

Re: Google transferred ownership of Duck.com to DuckDuckGo

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Post by dctoedt »

androidgirl wrote: post #49
electrograv wrote: post #16

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Also, rather than saying “Google it” maybe we can now say “Duck it”.

That's absolutely hilarious and I love it. In casual conversation, "DeeDeeGee it" is so much more clunky.

In U.S. Navy and NATO jargon, "DDG" is the designator for guided-missile destroyers (warships) [0]. So you could say "destroy it" ....

[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guided_missile_destroyer

Re: Google transferred ownership of Duck.com to DuckDuckGo

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Post by ChrisRR »

Retr0spectrum wrote: post #119
ChrisRR wrote: post #108

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Incognito search in the UK here: 1st result: Wikipedia Duck 2nd: Wooden Ducks 3rd: BBC duck recipes 4th: Toilet duck cleaner 5th: BBC iplayer, Sarah and Duck It goes on. The only mention of duckduckgo on the first 5 pages is this recent news

Same experience here. I wonder if this is some kind of bug?

I doubt it's a bug. I think we just eat a lot of duck in the UK. Additionally I've never heard of duckduckgo referred to by just duck

Re: Google transferred ownership of Duck.com to DuckDuckGo

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Post by aequitas »

kevindqc wrote: post #37
projectramo wrote: post #6

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You had to already know about it though. That is a foul. Or, more accurately, a water-foul.

It's the second result on Google, too: https://www.google.com/search?q=duck Using an incognito window

5th for me with this as information:

  DuckDuckGo — Privacy, simplified.
  https://duckduckgo.com/
  The Internet privacy company that empowers you to 
  seamlessly take control of your personal information 
  online, without any tradeoffs.
‎ Other Settings · ‎DuckDuckGo Search Box · ‎About DuckDuckGo · ‎Press Kit

Although the word search is mentioned in the info I would not make this out as a alternative search engine at first glance.

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