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>I'm still not going to use Yahoo search as it's really just Google search Yahoo is a Bing frontend now. Same as DuckDuckGo.
by notatoad 12y ago
>I'm still not going to use Yahoo search as it's really just Google search
Yahoo is a Bing frontend now. Same as DuckDuckGo.
- TheCraiggers 12y agoAccording to https://duck.co/help/results/sources https://duck.co/help/results/sources you are incorrect. DuckDuckGo pulls their results from many sources, including bing, Yahoo, and their own bots.
- djjose 12y agoYahoo hasn't had a search back-end since about the Bing deal. Most everyone on those teams was laid off while they transitioned over. Yahoo BOSS is backed by Bing. src: http://searchengineland.com/yahoo-boss-moves-from-yahoos-index-to-microsofts-adds-pay-structure-64140 http://searchengineland.com/yahoo-boss-moves-from-yahoos-ind... src2: I worked on the Yahoo Search team at the time of the deal.
- notatoad 12y agoThat doesnt say I'm incorrect. the official pr says that they combine over 100 sources including bing without specifying how heavily they rely on any single source. But I've seen many times comments from ddg staff on here saying its mostly bing.