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Dont' say "Google"

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August 17, 2006 7:57:23 AM from WinCustomize ForumsWinCustomize 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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Island Dog
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Reply #1 August 17, 2006 8:16:35 AM
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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.
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Reply #2 August 17, 2006 8:33:53 AM
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Google needs to google "Take a good hard look at yourselves"

...that's getting seriously flakey, guys.
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Reply #3 August 17, 2006 8:40:58 AM
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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.
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Reply #4 August 17, 2006 8:42:36 AM
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I seldom use Google anymore, I just Ask.. ask.com
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Reply #5 August 17, 2006 8:48:18 AM
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Too bad! You can stop companies, but not individuals. They might as well get use to being the coke of the Internet.
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Reply #6 August 17, 2006 10:38:05 AM
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I think ill take my Kleenex and my Coke, and go TiVo something I just Googled.... anyone i miss pissing off?
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Reply #7 August 17, 2006 10:45:24 AM
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anyone i miss pissing off?


Dont forget to take that aspirin (Bayer) for your headache.
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Reply #8 August 17, 2006 10:50:29 AM
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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.
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Reply #9 August 17, 2006 10:59:38 AM
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They have no hope in hell of addressing this.

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

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Reply #10 August 17, 2006 11:04:03 AM
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do you need viagra to Hoist your petard? or is that see-alice LOL
or is that preperation-h?
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Reply #11 August 17, 2006 11:06:47 AM
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They have no hope in hell of addressing this.

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


I agree!

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Reply #12 August 17, 2006 11:15:55 AM
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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
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Reply #13 August 17, 2006 11:34:58 AM
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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.
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Reply #14 August 17, 2006 11:36:26 AM
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Does hightlighting something and hitting "Quote" work for anyone else using firefox?


yep, works for me


now I'm gonna xerox some copies
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Reply #15 August 17, 2006 11:52:24 AM
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Mustn't forget to get in some exercise. Perhaps rollerblading is in order.
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Reply #16 August 17, 2006 12:15:47 PM
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"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?!??!
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Reply #17 August 17, 2006 1:12:32 PM
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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:

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"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?
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Reply #18 August 17, 2006 2:01:51 PM
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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.
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Reply #19 August 17, 2006 2:08:44 PM
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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).
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Reply #20 August 17, 2006 2:09:38 PM
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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?
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Reply #21 August 17, 2006 2:11:36 PM
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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?
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Reply #22 August 17, 2006 4:42:00 PM
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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

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Reply #23 August 17, 2006 4:53:36 PM
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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.

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Reply #24 August 17, 2006 5:09:41 PM
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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"?
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Reply #25 August 17, 2006 5:24:36 PM
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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.
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