Google wants people to stop googling ;-)

[anandk]

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.

http://news.zdnet.com/2100-9588_22-6106479.html

what next !!! i thought one would be happy !!!

[vickyadvani]

Strange, they should be happy with all this i thought

people are using the word Google as a synonym now for the phrase 'searching the web" just like people still call mineral water as Bisleri, photo copies as xerox

What is google finding wrong in this?

[~Phenom~]

thats strange

[Sykora]

Whether Google likes it or not, people aren't going to stop using it, unless a vastly superior search engine comes along. I don't think google will go to all that trouble to lose business.

[Pathik]

really strange.... i didnt expect this 4m google!!

[damnthenet]

Yeah! It's something that's expected
You find people saying,"I googled, but didnt get anything."
The search might have given something if it was really the 'google engine' and it din't bcoz perhaps an inferior search site was used