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When talking about names, DuckDuckGo always comes to mind as an example. A good or a bad example? That I am not sure of.
by Ygor 16y ago
When talking about names, DuckDuckGo always comes to mind as an example. A good or a bad example? That I am not sure of.
- TomasSedovic 16y agoDuckDuckGo is a perfect name. When I first saw an article about it here, I clicked on it because I was surprised that there's a product with such a silly stupid name. A few months later I wanted to try the service (because of HTTPS) and I didn't need to look the name up. It's an unforgettable name that immediately draws your eyes to it. A purple cow.
- frossie 16y agoI don't object to the name on cutesy grounds, but I do feel it's a bit long for a search engine . Hope if they hit the big time they can buy ddg.com or something :-) [Before anybody asks why am I typing URLs in the first place - I was prompted by HN to switch my searching to DuckDuckGo as an experiment (see what I mean! I had to type it right there!) and so if I am sitting in somebody else's browser and need to search, I need to type it in - it's not in anybody's search history, sadly]. Short names are not necessary for everything, but for search engines I think they are a good idea.
- JacobAldridge 16y agodukgo.com - not quite as short or memorable as ddg.com, but a step in the direction you speak of! (clickable - http://www.dukgo.com http://www.dukgo.com)