I never used the piece of shit after the first time I tried and got steaming crap results
Never understood the worship
Hideous branding, too. There was nobody particularly strong in language skills on the name-choosing committee, apparently. Unfamiliar with the term "verb". What did they think people would say, "I duckduckgoed it" (or "I duckduckwent it"?) the way they say I googled it? Idiots. It never crossed their tiny minds. [Compare the genius of the name Bing. (Not the site itself or the company, just the name.) Short, sweet, easy to say and spell, easy verb people might use.]
I've cracked on their branding before because it's fun. Maybe the worst corporate branding of any company that people have heard of (but let's be honest, not that many :).
One step ahead of you, OP
I never used the piece of shit after the first time I tried and got steaming crap results
Never understood the worship
Hideous branding, too. There was nobody particularly strong in language skills on the name-choosing committee, apparently. Unfamiliar with the term "verb". What did they think people would say, "I duckduckgoed it" (or "I duckduckwent it"?) the way they say I googled it? Idiots. It never crossed their tiny minds. [Compare the genius of the name Bing. (Not the site itself or the company, just the name.) Short, sweet, easy to say and spell, easy verb people might use.]
I've cracked on their branding before because it's fun. Maybe the worst corporate branding of any company that people have heard of (but let's be honest, not that many :).