Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2004/09/23
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Well, it is great marketing, absolutely. And to think that someone could be googling you at any time, without your permission, is well, scary! ;-) Kit -----Original Message----- From: lug-bounces+leicagalpal=earthlink.net@leica-users.org [mailto:lug-bounces+leicagalpal=earthlink.net@leica-users.org] On Behalf Of Peter Klein Sent: Thursday, September 23, 2004 1:53 PM To: lug@leica-users.org Subject: [Leica] "Google" as a verb, was: War - What's it good for... Kit: The first time I heard it used as a verb was several years ago, in an NPR piece about the current dating scene. IIRC, the narrator was talking about his first date with a woman, and how weird it was how much she knew about him: "And then I realized what has happened. And I didn't know whether to be flattered or paranoid. She'd Googled me!" Brian Reid would probably know the origin of the verb usage. It may have been savvy marketing by a few strategic Web-plants, or a spontaneous generation kinda thing. Regardelss, it's incredible publicity. Kind of like "Kleenex" or "Xerox" being adapted as the generic term for their respective products. Brian: If you don't mind talking about Them, do you know when "Google" started being used as a verb? --Peter Kit wrote: > It's okay, B.D. You know what they say about those old dogs and new > tricks! :) I mean, when did the word 'google' become a verb? (!!!) _______________________________________________ Leica Users Group. See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information