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DuckDuckGo Changes Homepage Logo, Links to StopWatching.Us Call Campaign

136 points by sinak 13y ago

cLeEOGPw 13y ago
So far of using it I checked same results from google from time to time. So far top results always seem to be almost the same.
- anoncow 13y ago
  That is because they source results from Bing and Yandex(and also their own index). I wish them all the best. Prosper DDG! http://help.duckduckgo.com/customer/portal/articles/216399 http://help.duckduckgo.com/customer/portal/articles/216399
  - stephengillie 13y ago
    I wish them well too, and talk about them to privacy-minded friends, but I dont use them personally because I almost always wind up going to Google anyway... Edit: Its been some months, Ill give them another try.
    - serf 13y ago
      I didn't really embrace DDG until I got the hang of all the bang commands. Make an effort to try those out and maybe you'll find the same.
      - omaranto 13y ago
        I'm not sure I get the advantage of DDG's bang commands over using browser search keywords. I have one or two letter keywords for the few site specific searches I occasionally use (I find I use Google for almost everything, these others rarely, for very specific things). With bang commands I don't get to pick the mnemonic and it is often more than 2 letters. Also, for some people bang commands simply might not cover all of their specific searches (I just checked that they do for me, but, as I said, with much longer syntax than my browser keywords).
Sundog 13y ago
There's something to be said for being in the right place at the right time, but they've done a great job of going above and beyond to embrace this moment. Great work.
lalos 13y ago
I wonder how they plan to monetize their service I've only found this regarding their financial model http://duck.co/topic/financing-model http://duck.co/topic/financing-model
- pkfrank 13y ago
  I believe they use the same model as Google, et. al. Sponsored listings for relevant searches. edit: They also have an affiliate program when linking to eBay and Amazon (http://help.duckduckgo.com/customer/portal/articles/216405-advertising http://help.duckduckgo.com/customer/portal/articles/216405-a...)
antidaily 13y ago
Ok.
raam86 13y ago
What I am wondering is how can DDG show correct PPC results with out collecting user data. They must transfer searches to bing in order to display correct adverts. http://help.duckduckgo.com/customer/portal/articles/216405-advertising-and-affiliates http://help.duckduckgo.com/customer/portal/articles/216405-a...
- jasonlotito 13y ago
  They collect data. They do not collect personal, identifiable data. https://duckduckgo.com/privacy https://duckduckgo.com/privacy
kwestro 13y ago
I tried it, and the results aren't up to par with whatever I'm searching. They'll be forced to relinquish data like all the other companies when they get big enough.
- Samuel_Michon 13y ago
  If they’re not saving any user data, relinquishing all their user data to the NSA won’t be a problem.
  - superuser2 13y ago
    Until the NSA requires them to save it.
- throwaway10001 13y ago
  Google knows what you searched for and what sites you visited on 06/20/2012. DDG, I doubt it. Guess which one is NSA #1 love?
uxwtf 13y ago
Tried this service out searching for the data they have on me. The first impression was: Why some of my old files appear on the top?
stevejohnson 13y ago
I've noticed that people seem to think DDG is the only good privacy-conscious search engine out there. Lately I've been using StartPage[1], which simply passes through anonymized Google search results. So you don't have the same quality degradation as using DDG, and therefore never need to degrade your privacy for better results with !g. [1] https://startpage.com/eng/protect-privacy.html https://startpage.com/eng/protect-privacy.html
- mauriziopd 13y ago
  you don't need to degrade your privacy just do !sp to go to startpage
- dhx 13y ago
  The "world's most private search engine" pops up the following error message when searching: "You may be using a privacy-oriented browser extension that conflicts with Startpage. Please disable this extension and try your search again. If this does not help, please contact us at (212) 447-1100 (USA) or autoquery @ ixquick.com." Not a good look.

136 points by sinak 13y ago

So far of using it I checked same results from google from time to time. So far top results always seem to be almost the same.

anoncow 13y ago
That is because they source results from Bing and Yandex(and also their own index). I wish them all the best. Prosper DDG! http://help.duckduckgo.com/customer/portal/articles/216399 http://help.duckduckgo.com/customer/portal/articles/216399
- stephengillie 13y ago
  I wish them well too, and talk about them to privacy-minded friends, but I dont use them personally because I almost always wind up going to Google anyway... Edit: Its been some months, Ill give them another try.
  - serf 13y ago
    I didn't really embrace DDG until I got the hang of all the bang commands. Make an effort to try those out and maybe you'll find the same.
    - omaranto 13y ago
      I'm not sure I get the advantage of DDG's bang commands over using browser search keywords. I have one or two letter keywords for the few site specific searches I occasionally use (I find I use Google for almost everything, these others rarely, for very specific things). With bang commands I don't get to pick the mnemonic and it is often more than 2 letters. Also, for some people bang commands simply might not cover all of their specific searches (I just checked that they do for me, but, as I said, with much longer syntax than my browser keywords).

Sundog 13y ago

There's something to be said for being in the right place at the right time, but they've done a great job of going above and beyond to embrace this moment. Great work.

lalos 13y ago

I wonder how they plan to monetize their service I've only found this regarding their financial model http://duck.co/topic/financing-model http://duck.co/topic/financing-model

pkfrank 13y ago
I believe they use the same model as Google, et. al. Sponsored listings for relevant searches. edit: They also have an affiliate program when linking to eBay and Amazon (http://help.duckduckgo.com/customer/portal/articles/216405-advertising http://help.duckduckgo.com/customer/portal/articles/216405-a...)

antidaily 13y ago

Ok.

raam86 13y ago

What I am wondering is how can DDG show correct PPC results with out collecting user data. They must transfer searches to bing in order to display correct adverts. http://help.duckduckgo.com/customer/portal/articles/216405-advertising-and-affiliates http://help.duckduckgo.com/customer/portal/articles/216405-a...

jasonlotito 13y ago
They collect data. They do not collect personal, identifiable data. https://duckduckgo.com/privacy https://duckduckgo.com/privacy

kwestro 13y ago

I tried it, and the results aren't up to par with whatever I'm searching. They'll be forced to relinquish data like all the other companies when they get big enough.

Samuel_Michon 13y ago
If they’re not saving any user data, relinquishing all their user data to the NSA won’t be a problem.
- superuser2 13y ago
  Until the NSA requires them to save it.
throwaway10001 13y ago
Google knows what you searched for and what sites you visited on 06/20/2012. DDG, I doubt it. Guess which one is NSA #1 love?

uxwtf 13y ago

Tried this service out searching for the data they have on me. The first impression was: Why some of my old files appear on the top?

stevejohnson 13y ago

I've noticed that people seem to think DDG is the only good privacy-conscious search engine out there. Lately I've been using StartPage[1], which simply passes through anonymized Google search results. So you don't have the same quality degradation as using DDG, and therefore never need to degrade your privacy for better results with !g. [1] https://startpage.com/eng/protect-privacy.html https://startpage.com/eng/protect-privacy.html

mauriziopd 13y ago
you don't need to degrade your privacy just do !sp to go to startpage
dhx 13y ago
The "world's most private search engine" pops up the following error message when searching: "You may be using a privacy-oriented browser extension that conflicts with Startpage. Please disable this extension and try your search again. If this does not help, please contact us at (212) 447-1100 (USA) or autoquery @ ixquick.com." Not a good look.