(Article) Google Forbids Misuse of "Google" as a Verb

14/08/2006, 17h49

To google or not to google? It's a legal question

,----[ Quote ]
| Search engine giant Google, known for its mantra "don't be evil",
| has fired off a series of legal letters to media organisations, warning
| them against using its name as a verb.
`----

http://news.independent.co.uk/busine...cle1218805.ece

Shouldn't they just blame Webster?

14/08/2006, 18h19

> ,----[ Quote ]
> | Search engine giant Google, known for its mantra "don't be evil",
> | has fired off a series of legal letters to media organisations, warning
> | them against using its name as a verb.
> `----

Bollocks to them. Everyone hoovers, whether or not with a Hoover.

14/08/2006, 18h26

__/ [ Phil Payne ] on Monday 14 August 2006 17:19 \__

>> ,----[ Quote ]
>> | Search engine giant Google, known for its mantra "don't be evil",
>> | has fired off a series of legal letters to media organisations, warning
>> | them against using its name as a verb.
>> `----
>
> Bollocks to them. Everyone hoovers, whether or not with a Hoover.

Personally, I think they deter businesses from delivering some free
advertisements. As in Xeron... or Podcast... among many other examples. On
the other hand, it can lead to suspicion that there is a monopoly here,
which can drive prospective customers away... Very similar to a scenario of
excessive advertisement, which makes loyal customers feel betrayed. Makes
brainwash appear like a dominating factor in the choice. Think about Coca
Cola... or even the reluctance to ever advertise GNU/Linux.

14/08/2006, 18h50

Roy Schestowitz <newsgroups@schestowitz.com> wrote:

> To google or not to google? It's a legal question
>
> ,----[ Quote ]
>| Search engine giant Google, known for its mantra "don't be evil",
>| has fired off a series of legal letters to media organisations, warning
>| them against using its name as a verb.
> `----

They can google it up their asses for all I care.

Adobe also doesn't like how we photoshop :-D.

--
John

Google Suggest Perl script http://johnbokma.com/perl/google-suggest.html

14/08/2006, 19h18

__/ [ John Bokma ] on Monday 14 August 2006 17:50 \__

> Roy Schestowitz <newsgroups@schestowitz.com> wrote:
>
>> To google or not to google? It's a legal question
>>
>> ,----[ Quote ]
>>| Search engine giant Google, known for its mantra "don't be evil",
>>| has fired off a series of legal letters to media organisations, warning
>>| them against using its name as a verb.
>> `----
>
> They can google it up their asses for all I care.
>
> Adobe also doesn't like how we photoshop :-D.

I wonder if you saw that in Digg too (link to Adobe's site). Some guy in
another newsgroup added intentional misuse of 'photoshop' to his .sig. Been
there ever since...

14/08/2006, 19h27

"Roy Schestowitz" <newsgroups@schestowitz.com> wrote in message
news:2083223.MgGiKxoiSl@schestowitz.com...
> To google or not to google? It's a legal question
>
> ,----[ Quote ]
> | Search engine giant Google, known for its mantra "don't be evil",
> | has fired off a series of legal letters to media organisations, warning
> | them against using its name as a verb.
> `----
>
> http://news.independent.co.uk/busine...cle1218805.ece
>
> Shouldn't they just blame Webster?

I think it is a condition of trademarks that you have to
defend them, if they are seen to allow people to use it
they can lose the trademark.

--
T.J.
http://www.uksmallbusinessdirectory.co.uk

14/08/2006, 19h47

On 14 Aug 2006 09:19:17 -0700, "Phil Payne"
<phil@isham-research.co.uk> wrote:

>> ,----[ Quote ]
>> | Search engine giant Google, known for its mantra "don't be evil",
>> | has fired off a series of legal letters to media organisations, warning
>> | them against using its name as a verb.
>> `----
>
>Bollocks to them. Everyone hoovers, whether or not with a Hoover.

They might reasonably not want it to become generic for web search, as
in "I Googled with MSN last night".

BB
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14/08/2006, 19h47

On Mon, 14 Aug 2006 17:26:38 +0100, Roy Schestowitz
<newsgroups@schestowitz.com> wrote:

>__/ [ Phil Payne ] on Monday 14 August 2006 17:19 \__
>
>>> ,----[ Quote ]
>>> | Search engine giant Google, known for its mantra "don't be evil",
>>> | has fired off a series of legal letters to media organisations, warning
>>> | them against using its name as a verb.
>>> `----
>>
>> Bollocks to them. Everyone hoovers, whether or not with a Hoover.
>
>Personally, I think they deter businesses from delivering some free
>advertisements. As in Xeron...

Surely Xerox?

I'm reminded of an episode of Hercules, where the lesser gods were
having a painting competiton. Hercules strode among them, admonishing
one thus; "Xerox - stop copying!"

BB
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14/08/2006, 20h21

Roy Schestowitz <newsgroups@schestowitz.com> wrote:

> __/ [ John Bokma ] on Monday 14 August 2006 17:50 \__
>
>> Roy Schestowitz <newsgroups@schestowitz.com> wrote:
>>
>>> To google or not to google? It's a legal question
>>>
>>> ,----[ Quote ]
>>>| Search engine giant Google, known for its mantra "don't be evil",
>>>| has fired off a series of legal letters to media organisations,
>>>| warning them against using its name as a verb.
>>> `----
>>
>> They can google it up their asses for all I care.
>>
>> Adobe also doesn't like how we photoshop :-D.
>
> I wonder if you saw that in Digg too

No, I was aware of Adobe's verb dislike well before I had heard of digg
:-) There is no way to stop such things, let alone forbid it.

--
John Freelance Perl programmer: http://castleamber.com/

A better start menu with Quick Launch:
http://johnbokma.com/windows/quick-launch.html

14/08/2006, 20h50

"T.J." <no1@home.invalid> wrote in
news:e4qdnVnLt-T1L33ZnZ2dnUVZ8qKdnZ2d@bt.com:

>
> "Roy Schestowitz" <newsgroups@schestowitz.com> wrote in message
> news:2083223.MgGiKxoiSl@schestowitz.com...
>> To google or not to google? It's a legal question
>>
>> ,----[ Quote ]
>> | Search engine giant Google, known for its mantra "don't be evil",
>> | has fired off a series of legal letters to media organisations,
>> | warning them against using its name as a verb.
>> `----
>>
>> http://news.independent.co.uk/busine...cle1218805.ece
>>
>> Shouldn't they just blame Webster?
>
>
> I think it is a condition of trademarks that you have to
> defend them, if they are seen to allow people to use it
> they can lose the trademark.
>

'tis true, at least here in the USA, that by not defending the trademark,
you're giving implicit consent to its use by others.

--
Karl Groves
www.karlcore.com

14/08/2006, 21h29

On Mon, 14 Aug 2006 13:50:33 -0500, Karl Groves
<karl@NOSPAMkarlcore.com> wrote:

>"T.J." <no1@home.invalid> wrote in
>news:e4qdnVnLt-T1L33ZnZ2dnUVZ8qKdnZ2d@bt.com:
>
>>
>> "Roy Schestowitz" <newsgroups@schestowitz.com> wrote in message
>> news:2083223.MgGiKxoiSl@schestowitz.com...
>>> To google or not to google? It's a legal question
>>>
>>> ,----[ Quote ]
>>> | Search engine giant Google, known for its mantra "don't be evil",
>>> | has fired off a series of legal letters to media organisations,
>>> | warning them against using its name as a verb.
>>> `----
>>>
>>> http://news.independent.co.uk/busine...cle1218805.ece
>>>
>>> Shouldn't they just blame Webster?
>>
>>
>> I think it is a condition of trademarks that you have to
>> defend them, if they are seen to allow people to use it
>> they can lose the trademark.
>>
>
>'tis true, at least here in the USA, that by not defending the trademark,
>you're giving implicit consent to its use by others.

Some here will remember when Viacom shut downloads of Star Trek sites
because otherwise their rights to the franchise would have gone into
the public domain. Instead of the toilet, where they seem to have
boldly gone.

BB
--
http://www.here-be-posters.co.uk/mar...e-pictures.htm
http://www.kruse.co.uk/seo-maintenance.htm
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15/08/2006, 03h57

__/ [ John Bokma ] on Monday 14 August 2006 19:21 \__

> Roy Schestowitz <newsgroups@schestowitz.com> wrote:
>
>> __/ [ John Bokma ] on Monday 14 August 2006 17:50 \__
>>
>>> Roy Schestowitz <newsgroups@schestowitz.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>> To google or not to google? It's a legal question
>>>>
>>>> ,----[ Quote ]
>>>>| Search engine giant Google, known for its mantra "don't be evil",
>>>>| has fired off a series of legal letters to media organisations,
>>>>| warning them against using its name as a verb.
>>>> `----
>>>
>>> They can google it up their asses for all I care.
>>>
>>> Adobe also doesn't like how we photoshop :-D.
>>
>> I wonder if you saw that in Digg too
>
> No, I was aware of Adobe's verb dislike well before I had heard of digg
> :-) There is no way to stop such things, let alone forbid it.

You can try to stop it at a corporate level (or strip it off publications)...
just have a reign of terror! BWAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!! Do know evil? (sic)

Best wishes,

Roy

--
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15/08/2006, 04h00

__/ [ Big Bill ] on Monday 14 August 2006 20:29 \__

> On Mon, 14 Aug 2006 13:50:33 -0500, Karl Groves
> <karl@NOSPAMkarlcore.com> wrote:
>
>>"T.J." <no1@home.invalid> wrote in
>>news:e4qdnVnLt-T1L33ZnZ2dnUVZ8qKdnZ2d@bt.com:
>>
>>>
>>> "Roy Schestowitz" <newsgroups@schestowitz.com> wrote in message
>>> news:2083223.MgGiKxoiSl@schestowitz.com...
>>>> To google or not to google? It's a legal question
>>>>
>>>> ,----[ Quote ]
>>>> | Search engine giant Google, known for its mantra "don't be evil",
>>>> | has fired off a series of legal letters to media organisations,
>>>> | warning them against using its name as a verb.
>>>> `----
>>>>
>>>> http://news.independent.co.uk/busine...cle1218805.ece
>>>>
>>>> Shouldn't they just blame Webster?
>>>
>>> I think it is a condition of trademarks that you have to
>>> defend them, if they are seen to allow people to use it
>>> they can lose the trademark.

Makes you wonder about Krugle (Google for code).

>>'tis true, at least here in the USA, that by not defending the trademark,
>>you're giving implicit consent to its use by others.

I guess that obscenities can't get you sued. Trademarks, on the other hand...

> Some here will remember when Viacom shut downloads of Star Trek sites
> because otherwise their rights to the franchise would have gone into
> the public domain. Instead of the toilet, where they seem to have
> boldly gone.

Never gone there before. Not boldly anyway.

15/08/2006, 15h46

Roy Schestowitz wrote:
> To google or not to google? It's a legal question

Isn't it already too late? After all it is being put into the next
edition dictionary as a transitive verb.

http://itvibe.com/news/4107/

--
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(Google Groups Moderator)
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16/08/2006, 01h53

__/ [ webseoguy ] on Tuesday 15 August 2006 14:46 \__

>
> Roy Schestowitz wrote:
>> To google or not to google? It's a legal question
>
> Isn't it already too late? After all it is being put into the next
> edition dictionary as a transitive verb.
>
> http://itvibe.com/news/4107/

Maybe it's reversible.... who knows....

16/08/2006, 04h14

__/ [ Roy Schestowitz ] on Wednesday 16 August 2006 00:53 \__

> __/ [ webseoguy ] on Tuesday 15 August 2006 14:46 \__
>
>>
>> Roy Schestowitz wrote:
>>> To google or not to google? It's a legal question
>>
>> Isn't it already too late? After all it is being put into the next
>> edition dictionary as a transitive verb.
>>
>> http://itvibe.com/news/4107/
>
> Maybe it's reversible.... who knows....

Hey, check /this/ one out...

http://news.zdnet.com/2100-9584_22-6105789.html

Apple: iPod means our pod

,----[ Quote ]
| Following Google's insistence that media outlets shouldn't be using the
| term "Googling," Apple Computer has become similarly protective over the
| word "pod."
`----

I can recall that they didn't like the little 'i' being used, but can they
ever get that copyrighted in some form? I have seen some products like an
iLap, which do not come from Apple.

iSueYou! iLlBeBack!

Then there's Adobe and PhotoShop. Their Web site cries over the misuse of the
product name...

Retruning to Google, also see:

http://www.fool.com/news/commentary/...gvisit=y&npu=y
How to Slay a Google

http://money.cnn.com/2006/08/15/tech...ce=yahoo_quote
Google's terrible twos

All articles from last night by the way...

14/08/2006, 17h49	#1
Roy Schestowitz Messages: n/a Hébergeur:	(Article) Google Forbids Misuse of "Google" as a Verb To google or not to google? It's a legal question ,----[ Quote ] \| Search engine giant Google, known for its mantra "don't be evil", \| has fired off a series of legal letters to media organisations, warning \| them against using its name as a verb. `---- http://news.independent.co.uk/busine...cle1218805.ece Shouldn't they just blame Webster?

14/08/2006, 18h19	#2
Phil Payne Messages: n/a Hébergeur:	Re: (Article) Google Forbids Misuse of "Google" as a Verb > ,----[ Quote ] > \| Search engine giant Google, known for its mantra "don't be evil", > \| has fired off a series of legal letters to media organisations, warning > \| them against using its name as a verb. > `---- Bollocks to them. Everyone hoovers, whether or not with a Hoover.

14/08/2006, 18h26	#3
Roy Schestowitz Messages: n/a Hébergeur:	Re: (Article) Google Forbids Misuse of "Google" as a Verb __/ [ Phil Payne ] on Monday 14 August 2006 17:19 \__ >> ,----[ Quote ] >> \| Search engine giant Google, known for its mantra "don't be evil", >> \| has fired off a series of legal letters to media organisations, warning >> \| them against using its name as a verb. >> `---- > > Bollocks to them. Everyone hoovers, whether or not with a Hoover. Personally, I think they deter businesses from delivering some free advertisements. As in Xeron... or Podcast... among many other examples. On the other hand, it can lead to suspicion that there is a monopoly here, which can drive prospective customers away... Very similar to a scenario of excessive advertisement, which makes loyal customers feel betrayed. Makes brainwash appear like a dominating factor in the choice. Think about Coca Cola... or even the reluctance to ever advertise GNU/Linux.

14/08/2006, 18h50	#4
John Bokma Messages: n/a Hébergeur:	Re: (Article) Google Forbids Misuse of "Google" as a Verb Roy Schestowitz <newsgroups@schestowitz.com> wrote: > To google or not to google? It's a legal question > > ,----[ Quote ] >\| Search engine giant Google, known for its mantra "don't be evil", >\| has fired off a series of legal letters to media organisations, warning >\| them against using its name as a verb. > `---- They can google it up their asses for all I care. Adobe also doesn't like how we photoshop :-D. -- John Google Suggest Perl script http://johnbokma.com/perl/google-suggest.html

14/08/2006, 19h18	#5
Roy Schestowitz Messages: n/a Hébergeur:	Re: (Article) Google Forbids Misuse of "Google" as a Verb __/ [ John Bokma ] on Monday 14 August 2006 17:50 \__ > Roy Schestowitz <newsgroups@schestowitz.com> wrote: > >> To google or not to google? It's a legal question >> >> ,----[ Quote ] >>\| Search engine giant Google, known for its mantra "don't be evil", >>\| has fired off a series of legal letters to media organisations, warning >>\| them against using its name as a verb. >> `---- > > They can google it up their asses for all I care. > > Adobe also doesn't like how we photoshop :-D. I wonder if you saw that in Digg too (link to Adobe's site). Some guy in another newsgroup added intentional misuse of 'photoshop' to his .sig. Been there ever since...

14/08/2006, 19h27	#6
T.J. Messages: n/a Hébergeur:	Re: (Article) Google Forbids Misuse of "Google" as a Verb "Roy Schestowitz" <newsgroups@schestowitz.com> wrote in message news:2083223.MgGiKxoiSl@schestowitz.com... > To google or not to google? It's a legal question > > ,----[ Quote ] > \| Search engine giant Google, known for its mantra "don't be evil", > \| has fired off a series of legal letters to media organisations, warning > \| them against using its name as a verb. > `---- > > http://news.independent.co.uk/busine...cle1218805.ece > > Shouldn't they just blame Webster? I think it is a condition of trademarks that you have to defend them, if they are seen to allow people to use it they can lose the trademark. -- T.J. http://www.uksmallbusinessdirectory.co.uk

14/08/2006, 19h47	#7
Big Bill Messages: n/a Hébergeur:	Re: (Article) Google Forbids Misuse of "Google" as a Verb On 14 Aug 2006 09:19:17 -0700, "Phil Payne" <phil@isham-research.co.uk> wrote: >> ,----[ Quote ] >> \| Search engine giant Google, known for its mantra "don't be evil", >> \| has fired off a series of legal letters to media organisations, warning >> \| them against using its name as a verb. >> `---- > >Bollocks to them. Everyone hoovers, whether or not with a Hoover. They might reasonably not want it to become generic for web search, as in "I Googled with MSN last night". BB -- http://www.here-be-posters.co.uk/mar...e-pictures.htm http://www.kruse.co.uk/seo-maintenance.htm http://www.crystal-liaison.com/artis...una-glass.html

14/08/2006, 20h21	#9
John Bokma Messages: n/a Hébergeur:	Re: (Article) Google Forbids Misuse of "Google" as a Verb Roy Schestowitz <newsgroups@schestowitz.com> wrote: > __/ [ John Bokma ] on Monday 14 August 2006 17:50 \__ > >> Roy Schestowitz <newsgroups@schestowitz.com> wrote: >> >>> To google or not to google? It's a legal question >>> >>> ,----[ Quote ] >>>\| Search engine giant Google, known for its mantra "don't be evil", >>>\| has fired off a series of legal letters to media organisations, >>>\| warning them against using its name as a verb. >>> `---- >> >> They can google it up their asses for all I care. >> >> Adobe also doesn't like how we photoshop :-D. > > I wonder if you saw that in Digg too No, I was aware of Adobe's verb dislike well before I had heard of digg :-) There is no way to stop such things, let alone forbid it. -- John Freelance Perl programmer: http://castleamber.com/ A better start menu with Quick Launch: http://johnbokma.com/windows/quick-launch.html

14/08/2006, 20h50	#10
Karl Groves Messages: n/a Hébergeur:	Re: (Article) Google Forbids Misuse of "Google" as a Verb "T.J." <no1@home.invalid> wrote in news:e4qdnVnLt-T1L33ZnZ2dnUVZ8qKdnZ2d@bt.com: > > "Roy Schestowitz" <newsgroups@schestowitz.com> wrote in message > news:2083223.MgGiKxoiSl@schestowitz.com... >> To google or not to google? It's a legal question >> >> ,----[ Quote ] >> \| Search engine giant Google, known for its mantra "don't be evil", >> \| has fired off a series of legal letters to media organisations, >> \| warning them against using its name as a verb. >> `---- >> >> http://news.independent.co.uk/busine...cle1218805.ece >> >> Shouldn't they just blame Webster? > > > I think it is a condition of trademarks that you have to > defend them, if they are seen to allow people to use it > they can lose the trademark. > 'tis true, at least here in the USA, that by not defending the trademark, you're giving implicit consent to its use by others. -- Karl Groves www.karlcore.com

14/08/2006, 21h29	#11
Big Bill Messages: n/a Hébergeur:	Re: (Article) Google Forbids Misuse of "Google" as a Verb On Mon, 14 Aug 2006 13:50:33 -0500, Karl Groves <karl@NOSPAMkarlcore.com> wrote: >"T.J." <no1@home.invalid> wrote in >news:e4qdnVnLt-T1L33ZnZ2dnUVZ8qKdnZ2d@bt.com: > >> >> "Roy Schestowitz" <newsgroups@schestowitz.com> wrote in message >> news:2083223.MgGiKxoiSl@schestowitz.com... >>> To google or not to google? It's a legal question >>> >>> ,----[ Quote ] >>> \| Search engine giant Google, known for its mantra "don't be evil", >>> \| has fired off a series of legal letters to media organisations, >>> \| warning them against using its name as a verb. >>> `---- >>> >>> http://news.independent.co.uk/busine...cle1218805.ece >>> >>> Shouldn't they just blame Webster? >> >> >> I think it is a condition of trademarks that you have to >> defend them, if they are seen to allow people to use it >> they can lose the trademark. >> > >'tis true, at least here in the USA, that by not defending the trademark, >you're giving implicit consent to its use by others. Some here will remember when Viacom shut downloads of Star Trek sites because otherwise their rights to the franchise would have gone into the public domain. Instead of the toilet, where they seem to have boldly gone. BB -- http://www.here-be-posters.co.uk/mar...e-pictures.htm http://www.kruse.co.uk/seo-maintenance.htm http://www.crystal-liaison.com/artis...una-glass.html

15/08/2006, 03h57	#12
Roy Schestowitz Messages: n/a Hébergeur:	Re: (Article) Google Forbids Misuse of "Google" as a Verb __/ [ John Bokma ] on Monday 14 August 2006 19:21 \__ > Roy Schestowitz <newsgroups@schestowitz.com> wrote: > >> __/ [ John Bokma ] on Monday 14 August 2006 17:50 \__ >> >>> Roy Schestowitz <newsgroups@schestowitz.com> wrote: >>> >>>> To google or not to google? It's a legal question >>>> >>>> ,----[ Quote ] >>>>\| Search engine giant Google, known for its mantra "don't be evil", >>>>\| has fired off a series of legal letters to media organisations, >>>>\| warning them against using its name as a verb. >>>> `---- >>> >>> They can google it up their asses for all I care. >>> >>> Adobe also doesn't like how we photoshop :-D. >> >> I wonder if you saw that in Digg too > > No, I was aware of Adobe's verb dislike well before I had heard of digg > :-) There is no way to stop such things, let alone forbid it. You can try to stop it at a corporate level (or strip it off publications)... just have a reign of terror! BWAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!! Do know evil? (sic) Best wishes, Roy -- Roy S. Schestowitz \| Linux + tax = Mac OS = (Windows - functionality) http://Schestowitz.com \| Open Prospects ¦ PGP-Key: 0x74572E8E Tasks: 148 total, 1 running, 144 sleeping, 0 stopped, 3 zombie http://iuron.com - knowledge engine, not a search engine

15/08/2006, 04h00	#13
Roy Schestowitz Messages: n/a Hébergeur:	Re: (Article) Google Forbids Misuse of "Google" as a Verb __/ [ Big Bill ] on Monday 14 August 2006 20:29 \__ > On Mon, 14 Aug 2006 13:50:33 -0500, Karl Groves > <karl@NOSPAMkarlcore.com> wrote: > >>"T.J." <no1@home.invalid> wrote in >>news:e4qdnVnLt-T1L33ZnZ2dnUVZ8qKdnZ2d@bt.com: >> >>> >>> "Roy Schestowitz" <newsgroups@schestowitz.com> wrote in message >>> news:2083223.MgGiKxoiSl@schestowitz.com... >>>> To google or not to google? It's a legal question >>>> >>>> ,----[ Quote ] >>>> \| Search engine giant Google, known for its mantra "don't be evil", >>>> \| has fired off a series of legal letters to media organisations, >>>> \| warning them against using its name as a verb. >>>> `---- >>>> >>>> http://news.independent.co.uk/busine...cle1218805.ece >>>> >>>> Shouldn't they just blame Webster? >>> >>> I think it is a condition of trademarks that you have to >>> defend them, if they are seen to allow people to use it >>> they can lose the trademark. Makes you wonder about Krugle (Google for code). >>'tis true, at least here in the USA, that by not defending the trademark, >>you're giving implicit consent to its use by others. I guess that obscenities can't get you sued. Trademarks, on the other hand... > Some here will remember when Viacom shut downloads of Star Trek sites > because otherwise their rights to the franchise would have gone into > the public domain. Instead of the toilet, where they seem to have > boldly gone. Never gone there before. Not boldly anyway.

15/08/2006, 15h46	#14
webseoguy Messages: n/a Hébergeur:	Re: (Article) Google Forbids Misuse of "Google" as a Verb Roy Schestowitz wrote: > To google or not to google? It's a legal question Isn't it already too late? After all it is being put into the next edition dictionary as a transitive verb. http://itvibe.com/news/4107/ -- Michael Rock (Google Groups Moderator) Web Ranking Consultants - http://www.webrankingconsultants.com Web Development Contractor - http://www.theinternetpresence.com Chat with me at - http://www.theinternetpresence.com/live-chat.html

16/08/2006, 01h53	#15
Roy Schestowitz Messages: n/a Hébergeur:	Re: (Article) Google Forbids Misuse of "Google" as a Verb __/ [ webseoguy ] on Tuesday 15 August 2006 14:46 \__ > > Roy Schestowitz wrote: >> To google or not to google? It's a legal question > > Isn't it already too late? After all it is being put into the next > edition dictionary as a transitive verb. > > http://itvibe.com/news/4107/ Maybe it's reversible.... who knows....

16/08/2006, 04h14	#16
Roy Schestowitz Messages: n/a Hébergeur:	Re: (Article) Google Forbids Misuse of "Google" as a Verb __/ [ Roy Schestowitz ] on Wednesday 16 August 2006 00:53 \__ > __/ [ webseoguy ] on Tuesday 15 August 2006 14:46 \__ > >> >> Roy Schestowitz wrote: >>> To google or not to google? It's a legal question >> >> Isn't it already too late? After all it is being put into the next >> edition dictionary as a transitive verb. >> >> http://itvibe.com/news/4107/ > > Maybe it's reversible.... who knows.... Hey, check /this/ one out... http://news.zdnet.com/2100-9584_22-6105789.html Apple: iPod means our pod ,----[ Quote ] \| Following Google's insistence that media outlets shouldn't be using the \| term "Googling," Apple Computer has become similarly protective over the \| word "pod." `---- I can recall that they didn't like the little 'i' being used, but can they ever get that copyrighted in some form? I have seen some products like an iLap, which do not come from Apple. iSueYou! iLlBeBack! Then there's Adobe and PhotoShop. Their Web site cries over the misuse of the product name... Retruning to Google, also see: http://www.fool.com/news/commentary/...gvisit=y&npu=y How to Slay a Google http://money.cnn.com/2006/08/15/tech...ce=yahoo_quote Google's terrible twos All articles from last night by the way...

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