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sant0sk1

I wrote a quick Ruby script awhile back which provides the same function (without having to follow @duckduckgo):

http://blog.jerodsanto.net/2009/05/expand-your-twitter-netwo...

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It's still faster for me to follow @duckduckgo, DM, and then unfollow.

Turns out my results were pretty disappointing. Sigh. I guess my extended network is just not that interesting.

Did you try -popular and -popular -15 ?

I already unfollowed. I'm not willing to try it multiple times. I am not an earlyvangelist.

I could be persuaded if emailed a personal apology from the founder.

apology for what?

He's providing a free service that you tried and didn't like.

I'm a customer, a potential user of duck duck go; he didn't build it out of charity. By making it TERRIBLE, he is alienating me. He also wasted my time.

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