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DuckDuckGo doesn't just run a web crawler, it aggregates from many sources including Bing and area specific APIs. Not all of these sources supply date informati
by sitharus 9y ago
DuckDuckGo doesn't just run a web crawler, it aggregates from many sources including Bing and area specific APIs. Not all of these sources supply date information so you'd end up with some results having it and others not.
Information is here: https://duck.co/help/results/sources https://duck.co/help/results/sources
- thinkloop 9y agoAny idea why search engines would allow API access for a competing search engine? Usually APIs come with a caveat that you can't use them to rebuild the same service. Also for ddg's level of traffic, it seems like special deals would need to made, not just a general access key.
- dredmorbius 9y agoWeakening Google's monopoly.