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Just curious: why is the search engine called Duck Duck Go? Any reasons to the name?

Update: found on Wikipedia - Some reporters have called the Duck Duck Go name silly or inappropriate for a search engine. When questioned about the name, founder Gabriel Weinberg has explained, "really it just popped in my head one day and I just liked it. It is certainly influenced/derived from Duck Duck Goose, but other than that there is no relation, e.g. a metaphor." The company's FAQ says something similar




Duck Duck Go is a game we played in elementary school. It has to do with a bunch of kids sitting in a big circle, and one kid chasing another around it. I can delve more into the rules if you want ...

I don't know how this relates to the search engine though.


Where I went to school that was "duck duck goose".


Damn, I got the name wrong.


Speaking of names, I own doqdoq.com (read as: dokdok - it's the sound you make when you type in your keyboard) and I am open to ideas. Email me if interested. You have to admit, it "sounds" like DuckduckGo but easier to type. It would also make a really cool logo with the "d" and the "q" together.


duck bing punch duck google punch and go!


I express total incomprehension.


(ah too bad I have to explain it - now it loses the snap)

One man taking on corps like Google, Microsoft.

Delivering a service which in many cases are better.

He is like a boxer, nimble and quick.

He can duck a Bing punch,

Duck a Google punch, and get the job done (go).


ah geez got some tight arses round here huh? a little bit of fun with a name, meh.


I first read Bing as being, which made for a very confusing interpretation:

"duck being punch duck, google punch and go!"




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