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43. It's been my go to search engine quite some time

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Thu Jun 20, 2013, 02:02 AM

Jun 2013

Beyond the privacy factor, it returns better results when I'm searching for tech related info.

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Google alternative DuckDuckGo hit 3.1M queries yesterday, up 50% in 8 days as PRISM fears rise [View all] onehandle Jun 2013 OP

How many remember when the #1 search engine was webcrawler? Spitfire of ATJ Jun 2013 #1

I remember webcrawler when google wasn't even a JimDandy Jun 2013 #7

One of mine goes back to the days of netscape navigator. Spitfire of ATJ Jun 2013 #8

I really loved netscape navigator. I still have JimDandy Jun 2013 #9

You know you're old when you have 5.25 disks of Windows Version 1. Spitfire of ATJ Jun 2013 #41

And when altavista was the shiznit! Politicub Jun 2013 #46

Then there was Excite... Spitfire of ATJ Jun 2013 #47

And before all that - gopher search. Yeah, I said it. Politicub Jun 2013 #48

I remember when the #1 answer was always, "porno." sofa king Jun 2013 #51

You are right about Webcrawler and bad porn sites... Spitfire of ATJ Jun 2013 #53

because it was posted here KT2000 Jun 2013 #2

Who owns duck? The NSA? Yes I'm cynical. Hassin Bin Sober Jun 2013 #3

I admit it, I wondered that as well. Nictuku Jun 2013 #35

preferred ask jeeves till they fired him.. PatrynXX Jun 2013 #4

Thom Hartmann mentions this site on his show. Credit him for popularizing DDG. n/t alp227 Jun 2013 #5

There's another search engine that does not send your ipo it's ixquick.com it's good. xtraxritical Jun 2013 #31

I use ixquick as well Nedsdag Jun 2013 #52

TY! I have it now. :-) - K&R n/t DeSwiss Jun 2013 #6

Why is DU still defering to Google as its search engine? randr Jun 2013 #10

$. nt onehandle Jun 2013 #11

That is one hell of an accusation against DU. Wow! tridim Jun 2013 #21

Same reason the republican trolls are allowed to stay RandiFan1290 Jun 2013 #13

Why believe one Search Engine CEO over another ... ?!? panzerfaust Jun 2013 #49

I use ixquick madokie Jun 2013 #12

I think duckduckgo's results are better and presented in an easier format to parse. onehandle Jun 2013 #14

thanks madokie Jun 2013 #15

How is this post not an advertisement for duckduckgo? tridim Jun 2013 #16

Only an ad for people who have something to hide MannyGoldstein Jun 2013 #18

So it is an advertisement IYO? tridim Jun 2013 #19

Go get 'em, sport. MannyGoldstein Jun 2013 #20

Now, I do the opposite... tridim Jun 2013 #22

Ha Ha! My plot succeeded! MannyGoldstein Jun 2013 #23

Truly, you have a dizzying intellect. n/t ozone_man Jun 2013 #25

I will go as far as the "dizzying" part. nm rhett o rick Jun 2013 #38

I sent one in and signed your name. rhett o rick Jun 2013 #39

The OP is information, not advertising. God. panzerfaust Jun 2013 #50

In fairness to the OP, it's really anti-serious-Apple-competitors. Dreamer Tatum Jun 2013 #34

I just set it to my home page MannyGoldstein Jun 2013 #17

http://www.dogpile.com/ CountAllVotes Jun 2013 #24

I used dogpile just because of its name. Gormy Cuss Jun 2013 #32

It's kind of cool CountAllVotes Jun 2013 #33

I remember when dogpile was my main search. onehandle Jun 2013 #37

LOL! Buzz Clik Jun 2013 #26

I hate the you have nothing to hide argument as much as anyone treestar Jun 2013 #27

Google looks at every bit of your 'free' Google services activity to target you for ads. onehandle Jun 2013 #28

Exactly, they want to target ads treestar Jun 2013 #29

Good question. onehandle Jun 2013 #30

I agree with you. The government would never want to spy on citizens. nm rhett o rick Jun 2013 #40

That's my new search engine. Both at work and at home. Luminous Animal Jun 2013 #36

I started yesterday and I like it so far. nm rhett o rick Jun 2013 #42

It's been my go to search engine quite some time toddaa Jun 2013 #43

I used Delphinus Jun 2013 #44

Out of the bubble ramapo Jun 2013 #45