HACKER Q&A
📣 behnamoh

Don't you think DuckDuckGo's name should change?


Every time I want to try DDG, I find it inconvenient to type its name and press Enter. Try it yourself; the word is not easy to type because of two reasons: (1) It's rather long for a search engine, (2) The letters are located on keys that don't allow for a smooth typing experience.

Call me old fashioned, but I think there have been times that I resorted back to Google just because it's easier to type than DuckDuckGo (Bing is even easier).

For all the hate Google receives, I think at least their search engine "name" is not as poor of a choice as DuckDuckGo.

Edit 1: I know you can add DDG as a search engine in your browser, and I know that you can assign shortcuts to it. But I'm afraid, that's not what 99% of people would do. The name is just weird, hard to type, and long.

Edit 2: If you Google DDG, it'll show the American rapper instead of DuckDuckGo. They could've come up with a name that's not already popular.

  👤 newsbinator Accepted Answer ✓
Try simply duck.com

https://duck.com

👤 rzzzwilson
> I find it inconvenient to type its name and press Enter

In Chrome settings I set DDG as the default search engine and it's just _there_. Don't have to type anything. In Firefox settings just set your homepage to DDG.

👤 theandrewbailey
No. It sounds like you're typing the name of your preferred search engine each time you want to use it instead of having a search bar. Almost no one types it out every time.

People are switching to DDG from word of mouth.

👤 dalmo3
> But I'm afraid, that's not what 99% of people would do

Your original post was very personal. Commenters tried to help solving your personal problem. Why do you care about what other people would do?

👤 khedoros1
The name's immaterial for me, because I never type it. Using Google is actually a bit higher-friction because I have to actually type it to use it.
👤 a0-prw
My (100% non-tech) gf thinks "duckduckgo" is cute (she calls it "duckduckgogo", she's Vietnamese) and asked me how to make it her search engine. Actually, she didn't, she said, "I want duckduckgogo too". XD
👤 jessikat
I think it's neat, and uh... what, type it in? Hahaha, sorry :p