Cyber Ghost@lemmygrad.ml to Ask Lemmygrad@lemmygrad.ml · 1 year agoAm i the only one who thinks that using "Google it" instead of "search it" or "look it up" is problematic?message-squaremessage-square25fedilinkarrow-up127arrow-down14file-text
arrow-up123arrow-down1message-squareAm i the only one who thinks that using "Google it" instead of "search it" or "look it up" is problematic?Cyber Ghost@lemmygrad.ml to Ask Lemmygrad@lemmygrad.ml · 1 year agomessage-square25fedilinkfile-text
There are so many search engines out there and even chat bots to get info from. I refuse to let Google monopolize an action.
minus-squaredetalferous@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 year agoYou have a point, but sometimes you gotta choose your battles. In fact it can hurt Google if their trademark term develops a generic or nonspecific meaning. So dating “Google it” and then linking to ddg might be the best thing you could do.
You have a point, but sometimes you gotta choose your battles.
In fact it can hurt Google if their trademark term develops a generic or nonspecific meaning. So dating “Google it” and then linking to ddg might be the best thing you could do.