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Though this is a good move, DuckDuckGo should really try and work toward taking ownership of http://ddg.com http://ddg.com. With the 'D' and 'G' key separated

Though this is a good move, DuckDuckGo should really try and work toward taking ownership of http://ddg.com http://ddg.com. With the 'D' and 'G' key separated by just one key in between on a standard QWERTY keyboard, this should really make it exponentially easier to get to DuckDuckGo's homepage.

alpaca128 8y ago
They already have ddg.gg which is even easier to input. Not that owning ddg.com as well would be a bad thing, though.
- amvalo 8y ago
  "ddg.gg" is quite awkward if you ask me... or am I the only one who finds repeated letters harder to type than alternating ones?
- dcchambers 8y ago
  Also ddg.co ddg.gg is the easiest to type, but would be a strange URL to send to a (non technical) person.
Arubis 8y ago
It’s definitely a “you need to know in advance” rather than an easily discoverable feature, but they do own ddg.gg.
- dwighttk 8y ago
  also ddg.co
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Tactic 8y ago
Tangential to your point (.com is far more widely recognized) ddg.gg is what I use because it is so much easier.
- bonsai80 8y ago
  Even practical, since in browsers you can type "ddg" and press ctrl-enter and have it do the .com for you. I've found it's easier to just make ddg my default search engine though ;)
  - fosco 8y ago
    thank you! I love hot keys. I believe hot keys win wars (partial reference to Starcraft/Warcraft)
_jomo 8y ago
I rarely type in duckduckgo.com. I just enter the search keyword into the URL bar and it takes me to DDG.
bradfitz 8y ago
Exponentially?
keehun 8y ago
On the Dvorak keyboard, ddg is also super easy to type! (QWERTY keys equivalent: `hhu`)
simias 8y ago
Does it really matter though? I generally only have to type it once on a new computer to add it to my web browser's search engine list (if it's not already there, which IIRC is the case in Firefox at least). Having a memorable name is much more important IMO.
Lucause 8y ago
dgg.gg also forwards to duckduckgo.com
h1d 8y ago
Sticking with the name DuckDuckGo is a dead end. So they should forget about that domain.

alpaca128 8y ago

They already have ddg.gg which is even easier to input. Not that owning ddg.com as well would be a bad thing, though.

amvalo 8y ago
"ddg.gg" is quite awkward if you ask me... or am I the only one who finds repeated letters harder to type than alternating ones?
dcchambers 8y ago
Also ddg.co ddg.gg is the easiest to type, but would be a strange URL to send to a (non technical) person.

Arubis 8y ago

It’s definitely a “you need to know in advance” rather than an easily discoverable feature, but they do own ddg.gg.

dwighttk 8y ago
also ddg.co

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Tactic 8y ago

Tangential to your point (.com is far more widely recognized) ddg.gg is what I use because it is so much easier.

bonsai80 8y ago
Even practical, since in browsers you can type "ddg" and press ctrl-enter and have it do the .com for you. I've found it's easier to just make ddg my default search engine though ;)
- fosco 8y ago
  thank you! I love hot keys. I believe hot keys win wars (partial reference to Starcraft/Warcraft)

_jomo 8y ago

I rarely type in duckduckgo.com. I just enter the search keyword into the URL bar and it takes me to DDG.

bradfitz 8y ago

Exponentially?

keehun 8y ago

On the Dvorak keyboard, ddg is also super easy to type! (QWERTY keys equivalent: `hhu`)

simias 8y ago

Does it really matter though? I generally only have to type it once on a new computer to add it to my web browser's search engine list (if it's not already there, which IIRC is the case in Firefox at least). Having a memorable name is much more important IMO.

Lucause 8y ago

dgg.gg also forwards to duckduckgo.com

h1d 8y ago

Sticking with the name DuckDuckGo is a dead end. So they should forget about that domain.