How did you find out about Duolingo?
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I think an AMA from Luis would get even more people on here (if it hasn't already happened). I only saw it on a thread comment.
I agree, duolingo comes up fairly often in /r/languagelearning. I think there was an AMA a while ago, but the people want another one!
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LuisĀ“ TED talk (http://www.ted.com/talks/luis_von_ahn_massive_scale_online_collaboration.html) in which he presented how Duolingo was started via RECAPTURE, and the idea to translate the web. His enthusiasm convinced me...
a friend told me about it... since then i have probably enthusiastically told 10 of my friends!
Believe it or not, I was playing Minecraft at the time, when a friend whom I was playing with, started speaking Spanish. I was frustrated because I couldn't understand him, and every so often I would ask him to translate for me, which he did. We sort of got talking, and he mentioned Duolingo, and I decided to check it out. And now, I'm here!
I went on Chrome Web Store to look for random things, and then I found a section in education called Foreign Languages. I went there, and boom, Duolingo was at the top so I tried it.
Luis TED: My Favorite Talk by far http://www.ted.com/talks/luis_von_ahn_massive_scale_online_collaboration.html
I found out about it from some friends, and then I've told lots of my friends and family!
I want to be an actress and so I need to learn a new language. I was looking on a site and saw this as a recommendation for actor. I thought what the heck and tried it out and I love it.
A friend who was using the beta version told me about it. Now i've spread the word!
Tim Ferriss and Kevin Rose "the random show - episode 18" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gHaMAlvzTpM&feature=share&list=ULgHaMAlvzTpM
2012 - 09. Februar .. http://blog.zdf.de/hyperland/2012/02/der-babelfisch-fuers-internet/
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Reddit. I think it was an IAMA of a former Rosetta stone employee and some Redditer mentioned duolingo.
Despite searching for German courses Duolingo never showed up for me. I didn't find it until a friend at German class told me about it. I'm glad they did!
apple iTunes store :) and then tried out the homepage, which i prefer to learn. duolingo app always for waiting situations :)
someone at facebook asked me where he coult learn Spanish online. One of his friends suggested your site.
From the original TED "Presentation" which you made -- "Massive-scale online collaboration"
Definitely an RSS feed and around July 2012. I saved the link and returned about a month ago. Possibly Technology Review or Ars Technica.
I heard about Duolingo from a friend. He showed me the Ted talk and I was very interested. I have wanted to learn Spanish for a long time and suddenly here was the perfect opportunity to take it up and try out a new idea at the same time :)
Youtube comment, on a video about the benefits of learning a new language.
The TED talk, it was very good. Think i stumbled on it, maybe through Netflix?. However, while i like the duolingo lessons, perhaps a bit of web-translation should be compulsory to level up, or those web-translation points count in another way, such a rewards.
Ted Talk. This site is on-par or even better than today's leading language programs such as Rosetta Stone. Keep up the good work.
I saw an article about Duolingo in June 2012 on a business page and then I googled Duolingo to find more information.
I think i just stumbled upon it whilst googling for Spanish leaning resources
TED talk from Luis..
Was listening to the Tux Radar Podcast by the guys who produce Linux Format magazine here in the UK and they chose Duolingo as one of their "discoveries of the fortnight". Ich mag Linux Format. Ich mag Duolingo.
I have always wanted to learn new languages so I was browsing the internet looking for the best places and here it is :)
Found out about Duolingo from a PC Magazine article evaluating foreign language computer programs.
IIRC I was searching for a free language learning website on google and came across it on either a random forum or lifehacker. Joined in late July.
A post on a Japanese forum. The fun thing is that there isn't Japanese support yet, but this site started me on German. I'm loving it so far :3
I was browsing through the app store for language learning apps last week. Your rank is getting better on the chart :)
my son told me about another language site, memrise, which he found on http://noexcuselist.com/ and when I went to that site I found Duolingo
Browsing apps for leaning Spanish on my ipad i saw how good the ratings were and decided try it. Glad i did it is now my favorite app i have for learning Spanish and I like that im not limited to using it on my ipad.
Browsing apps for leaning Spanish on my ipad i saw how good the ratings were and decided try it. Glad i did it is now my favorite app i have for learning Spanish and I like that im not limited to using it on my ipad.
Browsing apps for leaning Spanish on my ipad i saw how good the ratings were and decided try it. Glad i did it is now my favorite app i have for learning Spanish and I like that im not limited to using it on my ipad.
Browsing apps for leaning Spanish on my ipad i saw how good the ratings were and decided try it. Glad i did it is now my favorite app i have for learning Spanish and I like that im not limited to using it on my ipad.
Browsing apps for leaning Spanish on my ipad i saw how good the ratings were and decided try it. Glad i did it is now my favorite app i have for learning Spanish and I like that im not limited to using it on my ipad.
Browsing apps for leaning Spanish on my ipad i saw how good the ratings were and decided try it. Glad i did it is now my favorite app i have for learning Spanish and I like that im not limited to using it on my ipad.
you are genius reCaptcha man...I am big fan of yours .... I like Duolingo very much I come to know from Tech crunch, Youtube video..... I was actually searching for Google Image Labeler game which I played few months back then i come to know it is now discontinued by google ..... then i come to know you are inventor of that game ..then my interest increase and i searched your name in google and found your Wiki page and then I youtube your name and found ted talks video and from that I come to know about Duolingo...after long research journey I come to know about Duolingo :)
A while ago Tim Ferriss mentioned DuoLingo on his podcast "The Random Show" which he does with Kevin Rose. He talked about how great it was so I had to check it out.
A while ago Tim Ferriss mentioned DuoLingo on his podcast "The Random Show" which he does with Kevin Rose. He talked about how great it was so I had to check it out.
A while ago Tim Ferriss mentioned DuoLingo on his podcast "The Random Show" which he does with Kevin Rose. He talked about how great it was so I had to check it out.
A while ago Tim Ferriss mentioned DuoLingo on his podcast "The Random Show" which he does with Kevin Rose. He talked about how great it was so I had to check it out.
A while ago Tim Ferriss mentioned DuoLingo on his podcast "The Random Show" which he does with Kevin Rose. He talked about how great it was so I had to check it out.
A while ago Tim Ferriss mentioned DuoLingo on his podcast "The Random Show" which he does with Kevin Rose. He talked about how great it was so I had to check it out.
I read about it in the NYTimes and tried it immediately. I was frustrated by bugs in the system and gave up on it immediately. I came back to it a month or two later and some bugs had been worked out. Recently I have become frustrated again so am laying off a bit, but you seem to keep working on the site!
I participate in a Forum called SketchUcation. It is a friendly cooperative site based on the use of a program called Sketchup. The administrator mentioned in a subforum that he had seen the TED talk and that Duolingo was looking for beta participants. The fact that this venture was all about cooperative effort (give to get) and its stated purpose to help translate the web is what got me interested.
My fiancee told me about it.. and he found out... because he's interested in Luis von Ahn (your) work :) ..I do remember the discussion where he went on to tell me about ReCaptcha and then recognizing me as a language freak and suggesting I join duolingo ^^
A friend saw the Ted talk on duolingo and he told me about it. Good Job guys !
A friend saw the Ted talk on duolingo and he told me about it. Good Job guys !
A friend saw the Ted talk on duolingo and he told me about it. Good Job guys !
A friend saw the Ted talk on duolingo and he told me about it. Good Job guys !
A friend saw the Ted talk on duolingo and he told me about it. Good Job guys !
A friend saw the Ted talk on duolingo and he told me about it. Good Job guys !
A blog post I stumbled upon: http://www.uberlin.co.uk/learn-german-with-duolingo/ Not sure how I got there to begin with, of course!
I searched for "learning foreign languages" on the Google Chrome web store :) I'm telling all my friends about Duolingo, and they're all very excited to start learning a foreign language after their exams are done! Keep up the great work, Duolingo!
Saw duolingo new app come up in appshopper.com, then was disappointed it was online only and then discovered the computer version. Still hoping for a bit of offline functionality for my ipod touch though.
I have a page of RSS feeds devoted to news about learning languages. One of them is a google search feed. In there I saw an article about Duolingo acquiring a $17 million investor or some such. I know some French so gave it a try, but the language I'm really interested in at the moment is Chinese. Any word on when that will be added?
Heard about it onCBC radio in Canada( program called Spark.) About a year ago. Waited for 3 months for the invite and have really enjoyed the opportunity. Thanks!
The Ted talk, recommended by someone on the Guatemalan Scholars Network site.
Some article about duolingo start-up on Hacker News about a year ago. news.ycombinator.com/
I read about duolingo on coursera.org. Someone suggested it to learn languages. A month later I am already on French Level 8. Thanks to every one who makes Duolingo happen !
fluentin3months aka Benny Lewis. Since I have been here 3 months ago I try to practice daily. So far I have managed to improve my French and German. Now I'm dealing with Italian. Great stuff :)
From an article recommended by Google-Reader when duolingo was first released to the public (possibly lifehacker article). Sadly google reader is gone now.
Si la memoria no me falla I think I was looking for a brazillian portuguese course and somehow I chanced upon DL.
I am now homeschooled, but when I was in private school, my spanish teacher showed me it
My parents found out and want me to get a head start on German when I go to Walnut Hills Middle
iv heard it from my brother, hwo heard about it from a frien hwo searched Learn Spanish on google
A friend told me and since then I have been sharing the knowledge of Duolingo with everyone who might be interested in learning a foreign language :D
