October 26, 2006
“Google” not a generic term for “search”
Folks, Google has sold out to the man. Jumped the shark. Lost it completely.
Google posted this patronizing reminder to the official Google Blog today reminding us when it’s appropriate to use the term “google”. An excerpt:
> Usage: ‘Google’ as verb referring to searching for information via any conduit other than Google.
> Example: “I […]