Taking on the Google Giant
April 26, 2013
It has been discussed before and will continue to be discussed, because humans are always curious about finding alternate and new ways to accomplish the task. The question is, “Can A Small Search Engine Take On Google?” and it was proposed by On the Media. The link will lead you to a recording about:
“Duck Duck Go is a small search engine based in Pennsylvania that is, according to Google at least, a Google competitor. OTM producer Chris Neary talks with Duck Duck Go founder Gabriel Weinberg, SearchEngineLand’s Danny Sullivan, and a dedicated Duck Duck Go user about the site. Also, each of the OTM producers try Duck Duck Go, and only Duck Duck Go, for a week.”
Google challenged its unhappy users to use an alternative search engine if they were unhappy with its practices. Duck Duck Go has been acknowledged as a Google rival. Weinberg says his search engine does not collect personal data from its users and it does not have Google Web sites in its results. Others are saying that Duck Duck Go is only acknowledged, because the search engine market is so small. Changing search engines is a major upheaval in a user’s life and the On The Media staff found using Duck Duck Go for a week difficult. Some of the people enjoyed it, because they were interested in privacy and wanted to find an alternative search solution.
Duck Duck Go may not find everything you need in a minute, but its fans are dedicated. It has awhile to go, but count on it hanging on for time to come. The competition is hefty: Google fields 2 billion + queries a day?
Whitney Grace, April 26, 2013
Sponsored by ArnoldIT.com, developer of Beyond Search
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