I know there's a lot involved with changing but I recommend not necessarily a change of the brand DuckDuckGo but the domain name. It really ... seriously and I am not exaggerating, it's DuckDuckGo.com is unbearably uncomfortable to type. Now that you have funding, considering getting DDG.com or duckgg.com or something.. just not the full name.
I'd say that's even worse. Look, if the tech is good enough it should survive a total rebrand. That's what they need right now. Without it, if they're too arrogant/stuckup/cocky/egotistical to make the change they're f'd anyway.
It's no longer a polite suggestion, it's a necessity. If they want to take the next step, they will need to rebrand and now is the perfect time to do it.
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I know there's a lot involved with changing but I recommend not necessarily a change of the brand DuckDuckGo but the domain name. It really ... seriously and I am not exaggerating, it's DuckDuckGo.com is unbearably uncomfortable to type. Now that you have funding, considering getting DDG.com or duckgg.com or something.. just not the full name.
FYI. Google.com is really easy to type.
Update: Thanks for pointing out ddg.gg
http://ddg.gg
I'd say that's even worse. Look, if the tech is good enough it should survive a total rebrand. That's what they need right now. Without it, if they're too arrogant/stuckup/cocky/egotistical to make the change they're f'd anyway.
It's no longer a polite suggestion, it's a necessity. If they want to take the next step, they will need to rebrand and now is the perfect time to do it.
Why do they need a rebrand?
I remember Gabriel talking about trying to buy ddg.com a long time ago, but the company was unwilling to sell the domain at all...
Well, there's http://ddg.gg/
Try http://ddg.gg
Awesome! Now you just need to redirect DuckDuckGo.com to DDG.GG =) so everyone knows this super secret awesome url.