What is the revenue generation model for DuckDuckGo?

Re:What is the revenue generation model for DuckDuckGo? by mrhappyunhappy on Sunday October 28, 2018 @11:32AM (#18321063)

I can’t get over ther branding. I know this is a terrible reason for not switching but I can’t stand their name or logo. If they were named something more modern and less annoying I’d consider. Call me shallow but branding is important if I’m going to use it every day.

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Re:What is the revenue generation model for DuckDuckGo? by BonesJustice on Sunday October 28, 2018 @11:37AM (#18321093)

It’s a duck with a bow tie. It’s adorable. Are you not human?

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Re:What is the revenue generation model for DuckDuckGo? by amelius on Sunday October 28, 2018 @12:07PM (#18321238)

It looks like Disney's original version of Donald Duck. Knowing how Disney influenced copyright law doesn't help in liking the character.

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Re:What is the revenue generation model for DuckDuckGo? by mrhappyunhappy on Monday October 29, 2018 @03:29AM (#18325610)

I guess I am not. Something about a duck in a bow tie doesn’t sit well with me.

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Re:What is the revenue generation model for DuckDuckGo? by jake_the_third on Sunday October 28, 2018 @12:15PM (#18321281)

I short while ago, I was surprised to find my tech-illiterate family members and friends using DuckDuckGo without me having the privacy talk with them (many of them cited that they feel Google has finally crossed the line).

The thing is that people (including those who don't use DDG) remember "the goofy-looking duck". DuckDuckGo would be extremely foolish to throw away the mind share they built so far.

Besides, for whatever it's worth, I happen to like the name and logo. I think it's very memorable and has character unlike generic startup name #13.

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Re:What is the revenue generation model for DuckDuckGo? by barbecue_sauce on Sunday October 28, 2018 @12:01PM (#18321204)

How about something more like CompuGlobalHyperMegaNet?

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Re:What is the revenue generation model for DuckDuckGo? by mrhappyunhappy on Monday October 29, 2018 @02:17AM (#18325408)

Better.

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Re:What is the revenue generation model for DuckDuckGo? by fileeditview on Sunday October 28, 2018 @12:02PM (#18321207)

While I use DDG as my default search engine I also never got the name.. I think the logo is fine but the name is beyond me.

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Re:What is the revenue generation model for DuckDuckGo? by Mononokay on Sunday October 28, 2018 @12:13PM (#18321272)

...what? Did you never play duck-duck-go(/ose) as a child?

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Re:What is the revenue generation model for DuckDuckGo? by jkaplowitz on Sunday October 28, 2018 @01:18PM (#18321660)

As a kid I played duck-duck-goose. I don't think I originally made the connection to that either when I saw the slightly shorter name duck-duck-go.

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Re:What is the revenue generation model for DuckDuckGo? by fileeditview on Sunday October 28, 2018 @12:40PM (#18321410)

Funny. In Germany this game has a very different name (something like 'The fox goes round'). It didn't even occur to me that it could be that.

edit: And I still do not understand the relation to a search engine :)

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Re:What is the revenue generation model for DuckDuckGo? by JCSato on Sunday October 28, 2018 @12:02PM (#18321205)

To be fair, "Google" is pretty silly sounding too, in a vacuum. . .But yes, DDG isn't a great name, and it put me off using it in college.

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Re:What is the revenue generation model for DuckDuckGo? by new_guy on Sunday October 28, 2018 @11:41AM (#18321112)

Branding is easily the hardest part of a new project. Code is easy. Names are hard!

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Re:What is the revenue generation model for DuckDuckGo? by andyidsinga on Sunday October 28, 2018 @11:47AM (#18321142)

it isn't the reason I don't DDG (or is it?) ..but I had a similar reaction to the branding.

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