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If DuckDuckGo can change their stupid name they will gain market share overnight.

by pointillistic 7y ago

peteretep 7y ago
Because “Google” was a sensible name?
- TeMPOraL 7y ago
  No, but Google is two syllables, and DDG is three. Also, Google doesn't have a duck in the name.
  - benjaminbrodie 7y ago
    Googly eyes
- spyridonas 7y ago
  Or AltaVista
  - pointillistic 7y ago
    Lycos
- mc32 7y ago
  True but DuckDuckGo doesn’t roll off the tongue as easily. If they named it “Poodle” it’d probably get more traction as silly as it seems.
  - corobo 7y ago
    Or even just Duck[.com] - they own the domain..
colordrops 7y ago
Many just call them duck or ddg now. They bought duck.com
- gourou 7y ago
  It might have been for free, it's unclear they bought it https://www.theverge.com/2018/12/12/18137369/duckduckgo-duck-com-google-acquisition https://www.theverge.com/2018/12/12/18137369/duckduckgo-duck...
  - judge2020 7y ago
    They added an intermediate page around July 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20180721002315/https://twitter.com/robshilkin/status/1020458019174223872 https://web.archive.org/web/20180721002315/https://twitter.c... and probably saw that 99% of people clicked on the DDG link.
- mantap 7y ago
  The verb form "to duck" would be sublime. For instance "I ducked this guy I met".
  - pointillistic 7y ago
    LOL
- throwaway8879 7y ago
  Did they buy it recently? I recall Google owning it for a bit through an acquisition? Yeah it certainly would be nice if ddg rebranded and pushed duck as it's name.
  - corobo 7y ago
    Google gave it to them. The sceptic in me saw it as future evidence against being a search monopoly "we even helped our rival you guys"
playpause 7y ago
I agree. I've given up recommending DuckDuckGo to non-technical friends/family because they always get distracted by the irritating name. I wish they would change it to "Duck.com".
- mkoryak 7y ago
  "duck it" sounds a lot like another phrase.
lucaspottersky 7y ago
bad engine though (last time i checked was ~3 years ago)

If DuckDuckGo can change their stupid name they will gain market share overnight.

peteretep 7y ago

Because “Google” was a sensible name?

TeMPOraL 7y ago
No, but Google is two syllables, and DDG is three. Also, Google doesn't have a duck in the name.
- benjaminbrodie 7y ago
  Googly eyes
spyridonas 7y ago
Or AltaVista
- pointillistic 7y ago
  Lycos
mc32 7y ago
True but DuckDuckGo doesn’t roll off the tongue as easily. If they named it “Poodle” it’d probably get more traction as silly as it seems.
- corobo 7y ago
  Or even just Duck[.com] - they own the domain..

colordrops 7y ago

Many just call them duck or ddg now. They bought duck.com

gourou 7y ago
It might have been for free, it's unclear they bought it https://www.theverge.com/2018/12/12/18137369/duckduckgo-duck-com-google-acquisition https://www.theverge.com/2018/12/12/18137369/duckduckgo-duck...
- judge2020 7y ago
  They added an intermediate page around July 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20180721002315/https://twitter.com/robshilkin/status/1020458019174223872 https://web.archive.org/web/20180721002315/https://twitter.c... and probably saw that 99% of people clicked on the DDG link.
mantap 7y ago
The verb form "to duck" would be sublime. For instance "I ducked this guy I met".
- pointillistic 7y ago
  LOL
throwaway8879 7y ago
Did they buy it recently? I recall Google owning it for a bit through an acquisition? Yeah it certainly would be nice if ddg rebranded and pushed duck as it's name.
- corobo 7y ago
  Google gave it to them. The sceptic in me saw it as future evidence against being a search monopoly "we even helped our rival you guys"

playpause 7y ago

I agree. I've given up recommending DuckDuckGo to non-technical friends/family because they always get distracted by the irritating name. I wish they would change it to "Duck.com".

mkoryak 7y ago
"duck it" sounds a lot like another phrase.

lucaspottersky 7y ago

bad engine though (last time i checked was ~3 years ago)