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Actually we (DDG) do have our own indexes (including web links). More details here: http://help.duckduckgo.com/customer/portal/articles/216399 http://help.duckd

• ChuckMcM 14y ago
  This is a great summary from that link Gabe: "we've focused on building a better search engine by concentrating on what we think are long-term value-adds -- having way more instant answers, way less spam, real privacy and a better overall search experience." Now I'd probably word it 'building a better search experience' and remove the duplicate at the end but that's just word-smithing. One of reason we love you guys is that we share the same values in this regard. The more 'engine-like' you get away from 'experience-like' the more dubious Google and Bing get with sharing their index with you :-) And, like you guys, we like to partner with folks who can provide the 'long tail' as it were.