Dont' say "Google"

http://news.zdnet.com/2100-9588_22-6106479.html
from WinCustomize Forums
Now they are taking themselves way too seriously.

Google has said it intends to crack down on the use of its name as a generic verb, in phrases such as "to google someone."

The Internet search giant said such phrases were potentially damaging to its brand.

"We think it's important to make the distinction between using the word 'Google' to describe using Google to search the Internet and using the word 'google' to generally describe searching the Internet. It has some serious trademark issues," a representative for the search company said.


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Reply #1 from WinCustomize Forums Top
using the word 'google' to generally describe searching the Internet.



It's what helped get them where they are.
I heard recently that TIVO is trying to do the same thing.
Reply #2 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Google needs to google "Take a good hard look at yourselves"

...that's getting seriously flakey, guys.
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Reply #3 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Actually, I think they do have a serious issue developing. With the word google being added to dictionaries as has happened recently, they can easily foresee a very hard time controlling the trademark. I think they are trying to address the issue before "the horse is out the door", which it might be already. Not a big Google fan btw.
Reply #4 from WinCustomize Forums Top
I seldom use Google anymore, I just Ask.. ask.com
Reply #5 from JoeUser Forums Top
Too bad! You can stop companies, but not individuals. They might as well get use to being the coke of the Internet.
Reply #6 from WinCustomize Forums Top
I think ill take my Kleenex and my Coke, and go TiVo something I just Googled.... anyone i miss pissing off?
Reply #7 from WinCustomize Forums Top
anyone i miss pissing off?


Dont forget to take that aspirin (Bayer) for your headache.
Reply #8 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Dont forget to take that aspirin (Bayer) for your headache.


I need some now.

BTW: Does hightlighting something and hitting "Quote" work for anyone else using firefox? It just pastes in the quote tags, not the quote.
Reply #9 from WinCustomize Forums Top

They have no hope in hell of addressing this.

Hoisted by their own petard...suffer....

Reply #10 from WinCustomize Forums Top
do you need viagra to Hoist your petard? or is that see-alice LOL
or is that preperation-h?
Reply #11 from WinCustomize Forums Top
They have no hope in hell of addressing this.

Hoisted by their own petard...suffer....


I agree!

Reply #12 from WinCustomize Forums Top
BTW: Does hightlighting something and hitting "Quote" work for anyone else using firefox? It just pastes in the quote tags, not the quote.


FF 1.5.0.6 - working well
Reply #13 from JoeUser Forums Top
BTW: Does hightlighting something and hitting "Quote" work for anyone else using firefox? It just pastes in the quote tags, not the quote.


Another firefox user said you have to highlight the user name and time stamp for it to work. Check out MasonM's blog. He was the one saying that worked for him.
Reply #14 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Does hightlighting something and hitting "Quote" work for anyone else using firefox?


yep, works for me


now I'm gonna xerox some copies
Reply #16 from WinCustomize Forums Top
"Google" is gonna become a swearword soon, i bet ya.

Oh google, i burnt my googleing toast!!!
Give me the googleing remote!!!
Get off the googleing couch you googleing peice of google!!!

Get my point?!??!
Reply #17 from WinCustomize Forums Top
I dont want to de-rail this amazing thread, but when i highlight some text, and hit quote it does not work, it jsut puts quotes, now if i highlight the entire area it works:

#16 by The_Muggar
Thu, August 17, 2006 0:15 PM
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[The_Muggar]
"Google" is gonna become a swearword soon, i bet ya.

Oh google, i burnt my googleing toast!!!
Give me the googleing remote!!!
Get off the googleing couch you googleing peice of google!!!

Get my point?!??!


than i assume i would have to edit that and remove all the extra stuff?
Reply #18 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Dont' say "Google It"


Okay, I won't! Go Yahoo It! Which is what I do anyway....never, ever use Google!

Hey Jafo, isn't a google the ball bowlers used to bowl until Shane Warne perfected it and called it the googley? More to the point, could Google sue our cricketers for the term, which essentially uses their trademark name with a Y on it?


This Google business is a load of old poppycock....I mean, do Hoover bitch about possible confusion when people say: "I gonna hoover the carpets."?

Oh well, if that's the case, an Oz mower manufacturer is gonna be mighty pissed off, then, cos I'm gonna Victa my lawns over the weekend.
Reply #19 from WinCustomize Forums Top
I gonna hoover the carpets."


Who says that?

Intelectual property is worth defending. If a company doesn't defend it's name anyone can use it.

So if Microsoft didn't prevent people from using the word "Windows" in some other piece of software it moves into public domain and EVERYONE can use it. Then Microsoft use of it is worthless (and after enough time and money building the name, it's a significant loss).
Reply #20 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Hey Jafo, isn't a google the ball bowlers used to bowl until Shane Warne perfected it and called it the googley? More to the point, could Google sue our cricketers for the term, which essentially uses their trademark name with a Y on it?


More importantly, would they sue the discipline of mathematics for coming up with the term googles of years ago to mean a very large number?
Reply #21 from WinCustomize Forums Top
So if Microsoft didn't prevent people from using the word "Windows"


So do we have to now start calling them "Clear panes of melted silica" instead?
Reply #22 from JoeUser Forums Top

I say we start A  CAMPAIN to use the term "Google" for defecating.

As in ow my stomach hurts I need to take a google. heh

Reply #23 from JoeUser Forums Top

As in ow my stomach hurts I need to take a google. heh

Google is such a fun word.  We can create googles of meanings for it.

Reply #24 from WinCustomize Forums Top
More importantly, would they sue the discipline of mathematics for coming up with the term googles of years ago to mean a very large number?




Thats actually "googol" , which I think is a much more amusing spelling.
So how exactly can Google determine if the word spoken is "Google" or "googol"?
Reply #25 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Thats actually "googol" , which I think is a much more amusing spelling.
So how exactly can Google determine if the word spoken is "Google" or "googol"?


Arrrggg! With that new technology that Stardock has created! Just ask Capt'n Starkers!   

p.s. Thanks for the spelling, I was always lousy in that area.