Tivo, Google, MapQuest

[RobbO]

Posted: 5/31/07 at 10:55am

what other verbs can we make out of nouns?

"i tivoed that program last night."

"i googled him online and found out about his criminal past."

"i have his address right here, i mapquested it."

[Patronus]

Posted: 5/31/07 at 10:56am

Xeroxed

[PalJoey]

Posted: 5/31/07 at 11:26am

I RobbO'ed him.

[Calvin]

Posted: 5/31/07 at 12:14pm

Impact -- not a verb.

[RobbO]

Posted: 5/31/07 at 1:21pm

impact?

[MatthewAddison]

Posted: 5/31/07 at 2:51pm

I'm guilty of saying, "I'll google it tonight!"

Stone me, please. I need it.

[husk_charmer]

Posted: 5/31/07 at 2:53pm

Totally just wikipediaed something!...very, very guilty of that....I also like to imdb/ibdb/flyope things.

[DayDreamer]

Posted: 5/31/07 at 3:00pm

Google is now an actual verb, and they're not thrilled about it.

Google (verb)
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

The verb to google, or to Google, depending on the dictionary, means "to use the Google search engine to obtain information on the Internet." For example, "Mary googled for recipes." This new word arose from the tremendous popularity of the Google search engine.... The verb Google was officially added to the Oxford English Dictionary (OED) on June 15, 2006, and to the 11th edition of the Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary in July 2006. The OED notes the question, "Has anyone Googled?" in the Usenet Newsgroup alt.fan.british-accent on October 10, 1999 as the first recorded usage of the word.

Google has attempted to discourage use of the word as a verb, fearing the dilution and potential loss of its trademark, like Yo-Yo, Xerox and escalator (see genericized trademark). The company sent a cease and desist letter to Paul McFedries, creator of Word Spy, a website that tracks neologisms. In an article in the Washington Post, Frank Ahrens discussed the letter he received from a Google lawyer that demonstrated "appropriate" and "inappropriate" ways to use the verb "google". It was reported that, in response to this concern, lexicographers for the Merriam Webster Collegiate Dictionary lowercased the actual entry for the word, google, while maintaining the capitalization of the search engine in their definition, "to use the Google search engine to seek online information" (a concern which did not deter the Oxford editors from preserving the history of both "cases"). In October 2006, Google sent a plea to the public entitled 'Do you "Google?"', requesting that 'you should please only use "Google" when you’re actually referring to Google Inc. and our services'.

[MatthewAddison]

Posted: 5/31/07 at 3:17pm

Even though I'm guilty of saying it, I don't accept "Google" as a verb.

I'm going to "cease and desist" using the word as a verb from this point forward.

[avab802]

Posted: 5/31/07 at 3:30pm

I only use Google. So yes, I Google.

I also use Tivo as a verb, even though I have the generic DVR from TimeWarner. 'DVR-ed' just doesn't have the same ring to it.

[RobbO]

Posted: 5/31/07 at 3:51pm

what's flyope, husk?

it's strange how these words become part of our lexicon, ain't it?!?

[Rathnait62]

Posted: 5/31/07 at 3:54pm

The Google thing annoys me.

[blueroses]

Posted: 5/31/07 at 3:55pm

At a family BBQ, my younger cousin asked if he could myspace me.

I feel like I have no business being on that site at my age.

[RobbO]

Posted: 5/31/07 at 3:55pm

it's addicting. and easier to say than "i looked it up on the internets."

[Rathnait62]

Posted: 5/31/07 at 3:56pm

"Google it."

"Search it."

Hmmmm.

[Calvin]

Posted: 5/31/07 at 3:56pm

Whatever happened to Barney Google? Did Snuffy Smith's wife eat him?

[blueroses]

Posted: 5/31/07 at 3:58pm

I'll admit I use Google as a verb. I even use Tivo, even though I don't have one (I have a DVR through the cable company)!

[RobbO]

Posted: 5/31/07 at 3:58pm

calvin you know that mary worth, dagwood, and hi & lois are not real people right?

[blueroses]

Posted: 5/31/07 at 3:58pm

But did Cathy and Irwin ever get married?

[Rathnait62]

Posted: 5/31/07 at 3:59pm

Shows what you know.

I did Lois just last night.

[RobbO]

Posted: 5/31/07 at 4:10pm

blue, if you're over 30 and employed you have no business on myspace.

[avab802]

Posted: 5/31/07 at 4:10pm

"At a family BBQ, my younger cousin asked if he could myspace me."

That reminds me of another one - friend. As in, "She friended me on MySpace." (Or Livejournal. Or any other social networking/blogging site of your choice.) I am guilty of using that one too.

RobbO, I'm 27 and employed. Am I allowed on MySpace? LOL. Updated On: 5/31/07 at 04:10 PM

[MatthewAddison]

Posted: 5/31/07 at 4:43pm

"blue, if you're over 30 and employed you have no business on myspace."

I know a lot of people over 30 and employed on MySpace.

Should I tell them they need to cancel their account immediately?

(Not to get off topic too much, but I signed up for MySpace late last year after years of protesting it. Now I'm thinking I may just delete my page and use it as a placeholder for my name at the very least.)

[RobbO]

Posted: 5/31/07 at 4:49pm

ava, you have three years.

matthew, yes.

[blueroses]

Posted: 5/31/07 at 5:12pm

RobbO, didn't you put your dog on MySpace?

Why do I remember that?!