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I don't know. Initially, Google was far more playful than any of the other search engines of the time. Also "professional" design & branding deteriorates into "
by pmjordan 16y ago
I don't know. Initially, Google was far more playful than any of the other search engines of the time. Also "professional" design & branding deteriorates into "boring" far too easily. And boring is unlikely to be noticed. People are likely to remember the duck. If you google for 'duck search', DDG is the first result.
Just providing a counterpoint BTW. You may well be right.
- jacquesm 16y agoLet me repeat that separately just so it stands out, it makes the point more eloquently than this whole thread: > If you google for 'duck search', DDG is the first result.
- baddox 16y agoGoogle is still playful. Their name still is a joke, even if it has become borderline genericized. Also, remember the Pacman ordeal just the other day? Not to mention the numerous Easter eggs for terms like "recursion."
- pmjordan 16y agoYes, Google haven't changed, and I was careful to avoid wording it like that. But Bing tries to emulate the playfulness, for example. In the early days Google stood out much more.