![]() We didn't invest in it because we thought it would beat Google. gg on February 22, 2011, and acquired in December 2018, which are used as shortened URL aliases that redirect to. The company registered the domain name ddg. In July 2010, Weinberg started a DuckDuckGo community website () to allow the public to report problems, discuss means of spreading the use of the search engine, request features, and discuss open sourcing the code. It is certainly influenced/derived from duck duck goose, but other than that there is no relation, e.g., a metaphor." DuckDuckGo was featured on TechCrunch's Elevator Pitch Friday in 2008, and it was a finalist in the 2008 BOSS Mashable Challenge. ![]() He said of the origin of the name: "Really it just popped in my head one day and I just liked it. Weinberg explained the beginnings of the name with respect to the children's game duck, duck, goose. Because of this, TechCrunch characterized the service as a "hybrid" search engine. DuckDuckGo is built primarily upon search APIs from various vendors. ![]() The search engine is written in Perl and runs on nginx, FreeBSD, and Linux. Initially self-funded by Weinberg up until 2011, it was then "backed by Union Square Ventures and a handful of angel investors." DuckDuckGo gains revenue via advertisements and affiliate programs. Weinberg is an entrepreneur who previously launched Names Database, a now-defunct social network. DuckDuckGo was founded by Gabriel Weinberg and launched on February 29, 2008, in Valley Forge, Pennsylvania.
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