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Why is Yandex Called Yandex?

November 29, 2016 by Adam Lang Leave a Comment

With over twenty three million searches per second, it’s probably comes as no surprise that Google dominates how we discover information. What’s less obvious, is that Google spans the world, with localized engines built in 123 different languages, from the Bahamas to Greece to Japan. These localized engines can be easily accessed by typing in the corresponding country’s code top level domain (ccTLD). For example, if you were located in Russia, instead of typing google.com in your browser, you’d type google.ru.   [Read more…]

Adam Lang
Adam Lang

Adam Lang is the founder and editor of Rewind & Capture. He is passionate about creative marketing, design and brand etymology.

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Filed Under: How Tech Brands Got Their Names Tagged With: Arkady Borkovsky, Arkady Volozh, Search Engine, SEO, serps

Why is DuckDuckGo Called DuckDuckGo?

February 10, 2016 by Adam Lang 4 Comments

From the outside, this company looks almost identical to Google, a minimalist design with a big search box. But when you look carefully under their hood, you’ll notice some differences. At first, you may notice favicons in search results, fewer ads, infinite scrolling and a slick !bangs feature, but it’s not until you dig a little deeper that you realize a key substance in their foundation.

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Adam Lang
Adam Lang

Adam Lang is the founder and editor of Rewind & Capture. He is passionate about creative marketing, design and brand etymology.

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Filed Under: How Tech Brands Got Their Names Tagged With: DuckDuckGo, Gabriel Weinberg, Search Engine, SERP

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