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Google transferred ownership of Duck.com to DuckDuckGo

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Re: Google transferred ownership of Duck.com to DuckDuckGo

#11
Though this is a good move, DuckDuckGo should really try and work toward taking ownership of 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.

Re: Google transferred ownership of Duck.com to DuckDuckGo

#12
This is cool and I hope it leads to a rebranding. While I like DDG a lot, the name has always felt off-putting to me. I'd much rather say "I'll just search Google" than "I'll just search DuckDuckGo."

Does an extra syllable really cause that much additional friction?

Re: Google transferred ownership of Duck.com to DuckDuckGo

#13
post #8

Interestingly transferred, not bought. Does Google buying DDG at this point make sense? Given their stance on privacy, it would allow Google control of the narrative..

I don't think Google would ever be able to acquire DDG. Their brand identities couldn't be further apart.

Re: Google transferred ownership of Duck.com to DuckDuckGo

#14
post #9

DDG is great - have been using it for months and I really enjoy the results. Google searches seem to be more of an echo chamber whereas DDG results seem to be more representative across a broad spectrum of sites.

From time to time I'm trying to switch to DDG. However I found its utility very limited by the fact that they don't show time-stamp for search results and there is no "Past Year" time filter.

Re: Google transferred ownership of Duck.com to DuckDuckGo

#15
post #8

Interestingly transferred, not bought. Does Google buying DDG at this point make sense? Given their stance on privacy, it would allow Google control of the narrative..

I don't see it. Google needs an independent DuckDuckGo to show it does not have a monopoly on search.

Re: Google transferred ownership of Duck.com to DuckDuckGo

#16
post #12

This is cool and I hope it leads to a rebranding. While I like DDG a lot, the name has always felt off-putting to me. I'd much rather say "I'll just search Google" than "I'll just search DuckDuckGo." Does an extra syllable really cause that much additional friction?

Also, rather than saying “Google it” maybe we can now say “Duck it”.

Re: Google transferred ownership of Duck.com to DuckDuckGo

#17
post #10

No mention of a sale? That seems so strange. I cant think of any other times that a business has given charity to a direct competitor like this.

Is it really a competitor? IMO from the point of Google's view DuckDuckGo is a very small niche service that doesn't really endanger them and they can win a few bonus points with their community.

Re: Google transferred ownership of Duck.com to DuckDuckGo

#18

Though this is a good move, DuckDuckGo should really try and work toward taking ownership of 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.

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

Re: Google transferred ownership of Duck.com to DuckDuckGo

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post #12

This is cool and I hope it leads to a rebranding. While I like DDG a lot, the name has always felt off-putting to me. I'd much rather say "I'll just search Google" than "I'll just search DuckDuckGo." Does an extra syllable really cause that much additional friction?

Also, rather than saying “Google it” maybe we can now say “Duck it”.

Haha, yes!
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