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I don't think our block pages are an ad for our site: https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/images/p/30122/1236005503 https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefo

I don't think our block pages are an ad for our site: https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/images/p/30122/1236005503 https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/images/p/30122/1236...

jonknee 18y ago
Your logo is at the top and there is a link to your search engine. So instead of seeing something I didn't want, I see something I didn't want. I guess some people may find it useful, but so far the positive reviews seem to be your friends from Philly. Update: Not only are the reviews astroturfed, but the "Parked Domain Project" is not someone you partnered with, it's you. It apparently exists to generate back links to Duck Duck Go. (Every page has "new search engine" linked to you.) Why be shady? You put out some great stuff, no shame in saying it's yours.
- epi0Bauqu 18y ago
  OK, so a lot to cover here... 1) The Parked Domains Project is a separate legal entity that plans to monetize its data, e.g. through catching link spam in real time. There is indeed a real partnership with Duck Duck Go. I don't think any of this is shady. I freely acknowledge I work on both projects--it's in my blog, my twitter, etc. I'm not trying to hide anything here. 2) Reviews are from Philly people (some known, some unknown to me) because that is the base from which I drew my beta-testers. I solicited them through our local startup mailing lists and clubs. There aren't more reviews because it just went public! The two negative reviews came from an initial release that was broken and wasn't working for anyone :(. 3) I'm not wedded to having the logo or the search link on the page at all. Both were not on initially and were suggestions by multiple beta-testers.
- JulianMorrison 18y ago
  You also got something you did want - a recommendation of the correctly spelled name. Courtesy of a search engine. Seems fair the search engine gets to brand its helpfulness.

I don't think our block pages are an ad for our site: https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/images/p/30122/1236005503 https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/images/p/30122/1236...

jonknee 18y ago

Your logo is at the top and there is a link to your search engine. So instead of seeing something I didn't want, I see something I didn't want. I guess some people may find it useful, but so far the positive reviews seem to be your friends from Philly. Update: Not only are the reviews astroturfed, but the "Parked Domain Project" is not someone you partnered with, it's you. It apparently exists to generate back links to Duck Duck Go. (Every page has "new search engine" linked to you.) Why be shady? You put out some great stuff, no shame in saying it's yours.

epi0Bauqu 18y ago
OK, so a lot to cover here... 1) The Parked Domains Project is a separate legal entity that plans to monetize its data, e.g. through catching link spam in real time. There is indeed a real partnership with Duck Duck Go. I don't think any of this is shady. I freely acknowledge I work on both projects--it's in my blog, my twitter, etc. I'm not trying to hide anything here. 2) Reviews are from Philly people (some known, some unknown to me) because that is the base from which I drew my beta-testers. I solicited them through our local startup mailing lists and clubs. There aren't more reviews because it just went public! The two negative reviews came from an initial release that was broken and wasn't working for anyone :(. 3) I'm not wedded to having the logo or the search link on the page at all. Both were not on initially and were suggestions by multiple beta-testers.
JulianMorrison 18y ago
You also got something you did want - a recommendation of the correctly spelled name. Courtesy of a search engine. Seems fair the search engine gets to brand its helpfulness.