Re:A 2001 Quote From Sergey Brin Explains Duckduckgo's Popul...
by Lazare on Wednesday February 15, 2012 @06:43PM
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Clearly untrue. DDG has been getting steadily increasing mentions from sources which are clearly not PR shills. Some good PR may well have given them the seed, but a lot of people are trying DDG, and liking it.
In fact, I recently changed my default search engine to DDG, and I'm enjoying it. And I'm not a PR firm, working for a PR firm, or paid by a PR firm, so I guess that disproves your snide assertion that "no one uses DDG".
Yes, I decided to try switching because of the drumbeat of positive mentions on HN and elsewhere, and yes, some of that may be the result of good PR efforts. But at the end of the day, they provide a good service. Maybe you should give them a try?
In fact, I recently changed my default search engine to DDG, and I'm enjoying it. And I'm not a PR firm, working for a PR firm, or paid by a PR firm, so I guess that disproves your snide assertion that "no one uses DDG".
Yes, I decided to try switching because of the drumbeat of positive mentions on HN and elsewhere, and yes, some of that may be the result of good PR efforts. But at the end of the day, they provide a good service. Maybe you should give them a try?