Google transferred ownership of Duck.com to DuckDuckGo

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Post by rahiel » Wed, Dec 12, 2018, 1:52 PM UTC

Google transferred ownership of Duck.com to DuckDuckGo
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Re: Google transferred ownership of Duck.com to DuckDuckGo

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Post by jerrre » Wed, Dec 12, 2018, 2:23 PM UTC

Might be a nice step towards rebranding for a bigger audience? I use DDG as a default search engine, but the name doesn't roll off the tongue nicely at all...

Edit: It doesn't roll of my fingers either, I didn't even type out the full name...

Re: Google transferred ownership of Duck.com to DuckDuckGo

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Post by babuskov » Wed, Dec 12, 2018, 2:23 PM UTC

No details?

I need to duck the web to find out more about this. :)

Re: Google transferred ownership of Duck.com to DuckDuckGo

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Post by projectramo » Wed, Dec 12, 2018, 2:27 PM UTC

Don't fall for it duckduckgo!

If you change your name to duck, your name will no longer be searchable!

It's a trap!

Re: Google transferred ownership of Duck.com to DuckDuckGo

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Post by jerrre » Wed, Dec 12, 2018, 2:29 PM UTC

projectramo wrote: post #4

Don't fall for it duckduckgo! If you change your name to duck, your name will no longer be searchable! It's a trap!

https://duckduckgo.com/?q=duck&ia=web works fine for me ;)

Re: Google transferred ownership of Duck.com to DuckDuckGo

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Post by projectramo » Wed, Dec 12, 2018, 2:30 PM UTC

jerrre wrote: post #5

projectramo wrote: post #4

Don't fall for it duckduckgo! If you change your name to duck, your name will no longer be searchable! It's a trap!

https://duckduckgo.com/?q=duck&ia=web works fine for me ;)

You had to already know about it though.

That is a foul.

Or, more accurately, a water-foul.

Re: Google transferred ownership of Duck.com to DuckDuckGo

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Post by dplgk » Wed, Dec 12, 2018, 2:31 PM UTC

Is this to fein competition?

Re: Google transferred ownership of Duck.com to DuckDuckGo

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Post by _puk » Wed, Dec 12, 2018, 2:31 PM UTC

Interestingly transferred, not bought.

Does Google buying DDG at this point make sense?

Given their stance on privacy, it would allow Google control of the narrative..

Re: Google transferred ownership of Duck.com to DuckDuckGo

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Post by ddtaylor » Wed, Dec 12, 2018, 2:31 PM UTC

DDG is great - have been using it for months and I really enjoy the results. Google searches seem to be more of an echo chamber whereas DDG results seem to be more representative across a broad spectrum of sites.

Re: Google transferred ownership of Duck.com to DuckDuckGo

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Post by brink » Wed, Dec 12, 2018, 2:32 PM UTC

No mention of a sale?

That seems so strange. I cant think of any other times that a business has given charity to a direct competitor like this.