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I know this comes up every now and again...but I find the length of the domain name a barrier to entry. I think building a brand around "DuckDuckGo" is an upwar

by latch 16y ago

I know this comes up every now and again...but I find the length of the domain name a barrier to entry. I think building a brand around "DuckDuckGo" is an upward battle.

cmelbye 16y ago
This is one of the biggest reasons I don't use DuckDuckGo yet. Seems trivial, but for me it's certainly a barrier to entry. I'd say the second biggest reason is the annoying user interface (gaudy effects like large lime green backgrounds when you roll over search results, etc.)
- hrabago 16y ago
  > I'd say the second biggest reason is the annoying user interface DuckDuckGo is the first website that made me want to install a browser plugin to change the way the page looks. (As for other websites that had a look I didn't like, I simply stopped visiting them.) The problem with installing plugins, though, is that I use several browsers on several computers, and to get a consistent look, I'd have to customize all of them (if possible).
  - aperiodic 16y ago
    You can customize a fair amount DuckDuckGo's UI using the settings page[1], most notably hover highlighting, color scheme, and header placement (fixed vs scrolling). [1]: http://duckduckgo.com/settings.html http://duckduckgo.com/settings.html
    - hessenwolf 16y ago
      Not good if you operate on several different computers & browsers.
- aperiodic 16y ago
  DuckDuckGo does have a very annoying default color scheme. Fortunately you can turn it off in the settings page: http://duckduckgo.com/settings.html http://duckduckgo.com/settings.html.
- b3n 16y ago
  Try http://dukgo.com/lite http://dukgo.com/lite
jpwagner 16y ago
It's my default search engine in Chrome, so I never have to type the name. In fact, I'm not positive I ever have. Well, just in case: DuckDuckGo!
shubhkarman 16y ago
You can always use http://dukgo.com/ http://dukgo.com/
- lzy 16y ago
  ...but sadly not http://duckgo.com/ http://duckgo.com/
eddieplan9 16y ago
That's what bookmark is for. `Google' is not easy to type either, at least compared to `bing'. I put DuckDuckGo at position 3 of Safari's bookmark bar (position 1 being bookmarklet from instapaper and position 2 being bookmarklet for my posterious blog). Then I could just press command-3, and type `!w Al Franken' or `!w faithful place' or `!python tempfile'. Pretty sweet IMHO.
- apitaru 16y ago
  I think google is actually easier (or as easy) to type compared to bing. Look at the position of your fingers as you type it.. the repetition of G/O and the close proximity of L/E respectively makes it a easy to type without looking at the keyboard.
  - hessenwolf 16y ago
    That 'b' is a fucker if you are a left handed touch-typist. I never fully got into the habit of consistently using the right index finger.
some1else 16y ago
DuckDuckGo is pretty memorable. After he succeeds, he can probably shell out for ddg.com I guess.
w1ntermute 16y ago
Set up a keyword bookmark for it. I've got it set to 'd'.

by latch 16y ago

I know this comes up every now and again...but I find the length of the domain name a barrier to entry. I think building a brand around "DuckDuckGo" is an upward battle.

cmelbye 16y ago

This is one of the biggest reasons I don't use DuckDuckGo yet. Seems trivial, but for me it's certainly a barrier to entry. I'd say the second biggest reason is the annoying user interface (gaudy effects like large lime green backgrounds when you roll over search results, etc.)

hrabago 16y ago
> I'd say the second biggest reason is the annoying user interface DuckDuckGo is the first website that made me want to install a browser plugin to change the way the page looks. (As for other websites that had a look I didn't like, I simply stopped visiting them.) The problem with installing plugins, though, is that I use several browsers on several computers, and to get a consistent look, I'd have to customize all of them (if possible).
- aperiodic 16y ago
  You can customize a fair amount DuckDuckGo's UI using the settings page[1], most notably hover highlighting, color scheme, and header placement (fixed vs scrolling). [1]: http://duckduckgo.com/settings.html http://duckduckgo.com/settings.html
  - hessenwolf 16y ago
    Not good if you operate on several different computers & browsers.
aperiodic 16y ago
DuckDuckGo does have a very annoying default color scheme. Fortunately you can turn it off in the settings page: http://duckduckgo.com/settings.html http://duckduckgo.com/settings.html.
b3n 16y ago
Try http://dukgo.com/lite http://dukgo.com/lite

jpwagner 16y ago

It's my default search engine in Chrome, so I never have to type the name. In fact, I'm not positive I ever have. Well, just in case: DuckDuckGo!

shubhkarman 16y ago

You can always use http://dukgo.com/ http://dukgo.com/

lzy 16y ago
...but sadly not http://duckgo.com/ http://duckgo.com/

eddieplan9 16y ago

That's what bookmark is for. `Google' is not easy to type either, at least compared to `bing'. I put DuckDuckGo at position 3 of Safari's bookmark bar (position 1 being bookmarklet from instapaper and position 2 being bookmarklet for my posterious blog). Then I could just press command-3, and type `!w Al Franken' or `!w faithful place' or `!python tempfile'. Pretty sweet IMHO.

apitaru 16y ago
I think google is actually easier (or as easy) to type compared to bing. Look at the position of your fingers as you type it.. the repetition of G/O and the close proximity of L/E respectively makes it a easy to type without looking at the keyboard.
- hessenwolf 16y ago
  That 'b' is a fucker if you are a left handed touch-typist. I never fully got into the habit of consistently using the right index finger.

some1else 16y ago

DuckDuckGo is pretty memorable. After he succeeds, he can probably shell out for ddg.com I guess.

w1ntermute 16y ago

Set up a keyword bookmark for it. I've got it set to 'd'.