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This looks like a sock puppet account astroturfing for duckduckgo. I wouldn't expect them to resort to tactics like that.
by il 17y ago
This looks like a sock puppet account astroturfing for duckduckgo.
I wouldn't expect them to resort to tactics like that.
- samdk 17y agoThere are technologies awesome enough for people to want to evangelize for them. DuckDuckGo is one of them--it doesn't need sock puppets.
- tuxychandru 17y agoBut it does seem a bit odd that the only participation in HN by this user has been posting comments praising DuckDuckGo!
- anonjon 17y agoThere are not really enough posts on the account to establish that. Although two posts in the same thread with approximately the same content is a little fishy...
- epi0Bauqu 17y agoNo, its not me.
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- analyst74 17y agoSearch engine is a competitive market, Pure astroturfing would not work if they are not truly awesome. I myself appreciate this "advertisement" and will give it a try, but if the search sucks, it's easy enough to switch back.