It's been in the public lexicon for some time, but Oxford English Dictionary has finally included the word "google" as a verb. The word was included as part of OED's latest updates. Will the company behind the word appreciate reaching vocabulary status, or will Google fight to keep their trademark pure?
And while it seems natural to google a person, or tivo a show, how long until things get out of hand and we are amazoning books and moveable-typing blog entries? What google-like terms do you think should enter the public lexicon?
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Recent Comments | 3 Total
July 7, 2006 at 6:31am by Ashish Sinha
Well, Google may not like being Googled.
After all, xerox doesnt like being xeroxed and adobe doesnt like being photoshopped!!
More here
Ashish.
July 7, 2006 at 10:06am by Lanna J. Neal
06-07-06
I think the "google" tool is great. I was looking for an (old) artist who did lithographic art. There is so much available with this "google"
system, finding so many answers to so many subjects.
ljneal@jam.rr.com
July 7, 2006 at 10:33am by William Arruda
Not only is google a verb, but there are different qualifiers for the verb. Personal googling, for example, is the act of googling someone else(made popular by the Sex in the City episode where they 'googled' the Russian) and Self googling (also called ego-surfing) is the act of googling yourself. These new forms of googling people have far-reaching implications for personal branding and career management.