▲ 806 ▼ same question (thelemmy.club) submitted 1 day ago* by QuinnyCoded@sh.itjust.works to c/lemmyshitpost@lemmy.world 80 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] EntheoNaut@lemmy.ml 34 points 1 day ago (3 children) I use it now. On Firefox. This is how it’s done. I haven’t googled anything in years. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] modus@lemmy.world 7 points 1 day ago (8 children) So what verb do we start using then? Duckling? Ask Jeeving? Yandexing? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 16 child comments replies: [–] Axolotl_cpp@feddit.it 16 points 1 day ago Just use "search"; we don't want to make a company name the new synonym for search otherwise we are stuck with that company when it gets evil permalink fedilink source parent [–] Makeshift@sh.itjust.works 34 points 1 day ago (1 child) Honestly just "searched" is probably fine. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] tomi000@lemmy.world 6 points 1 day ago Yeah. In this day and age noone will think you went to a library to look it up. permalink fedilink source parent [–] woelkchen@lemmy.world 10 points 1 day ago (1 child) Googling. That's how you invalidate a trademark. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] logi@lemmy.world 2 points 12 hours ago Thanks. I might just Hoover up your ideas and Xerox them for my Ziploc of tricks. *I'm not American and would never use any of those words. permalink fedilink source parent [–] EntheoNaut@lemmy.ml 10 points 1 day ago Search permalink fedilink source parent [–] Mooserider@lemmy.world 5 points 1 day ago I'm actively still using "google" to turn it into a common verb and make Alphabet lose the rights to the word. permalink fedilink source parent [–] AmyAye@nord.pub 7 points 1 day ago Searching. permalink fedilink source parent [–] scytale@piefed.zip 5 points 1 day ago I use ddg or ddg’d. permalink fedilink source parent [–] daannii@lemmy.world 1 point 1 day ago Quaking ? permalink fedilink source parent [–] DMCMNFIBFFF@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago* I'm trying to not use Google or YouTube starting this month, at least for this month. (i.e. September 2026) (So far so good. :) permalink fedilink source parent [–] a_non_monotonic_function@lemmy.world 3 points 1 day ago Nah, use it on the DDG browser for extra cool. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] modus@lemmy.world 7 points 1 day ago (8 children) So what verb do we start using then? Duckling? Ask Jeeving? Yandexing? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 16 child comments replies: [–] Axolotl_cpp@feddit.it 16 points 1 day ago Just use "search"; we don't want to make a company name the new synonym for search otherwise we are stuck with that company when it gets evil permalink fedilink source parent [–] Makeshift@sh.itjust.works 34 points 1 day ago (1 child) Honestly just "searched" is probably fine. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] tomi000@lemmy.world 6 points 1 day ago Yeah. In this day and age noone will think you went to a library to look it up. permalink fedilink source parent [–] woelkchen@lemmy.world 10 points 1 day ago (1 child) Googling. That's how you invalidate a trademark. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] logi@lemmy.world 2 points 12 hours ago Thanks. I might just Hoover up your ideas and Xerox them for my Ziploc of tricks. *I'm not American and would never use any of those words. permalink fedilink source parent [–] EntheoNaut@lemmy.ml 10 points 1 day ago Search permalink fedilink source parent [–] Mooserider@lemmy.world 5 points 1 day ago I'm actively still using "google" to turn it into a common verb and make Alphabet lose the rights to the word. permalink fedilink source parent [–] AmyAye@nord.pub 7 points 1 day ago Searching. permalink fedilink source parent [–] scytale@piefed.zip 5 points 1 day ago I use ddg or ddg’d. permalink fedilink source parent [–] daannii@lemmy.world 1 point 1 day ago Quaking ? permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Axolotl_cpp@feddit.it 16 points 1 day ago Just use "search"; we don't want to make a company name the new synonym for search otherwise we are stuck with that company when it gets evil permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Makeshift@sh.itjust.works 34 points 1 day ago (1 child) Honestly just "searched" is probably fine. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] tomi000@lemmy.world 6 points 1 day ago Yeah. In this day and age noone will think you went to a library to look it up. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] tomi000@lemmy.world 6 points 1 day ago Yeah. In this day and age noone will think you went to a library to look it up. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] woelkchen@lemmy.world 10 points 1 day ago (1 child) Googling. That's how you invalidate a trademark. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] logi@lemmy.world 2 points 12 hours ago Thanks. I might just Hoover up your ideas and Xerox them for my Ziploc of tricks. *I'm not American and would never use any of those words. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] logi@lemmy.world 2 points 12 hours ago Thanks. I might just Hoover up your ideas and Xerox them for my Ziploc of tricks. *I'm not American and would never use any of those words. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Mooserider@lemmy.world 5 points 1 day ago I'm actively still using "google" to turn it into a common verb and make Alphabet lose the rights to the word. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] DMCMNFIBFFF@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago* I'm trying to not use Google or YouTube starting this month, at least for this month. (i.e. September 2026) (So far so good. :) permalink fedilink source parent
[–] a_non_monotonic_function@lemmy.world 3 points 1 day ago Nah, use it on the DDG browser for extra cool. permalink fedilink source parent
