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(DIR) Post #A39qitN5AqzgeOpHJw by kev@fosstodon.org
2021-01-12T10:01:54Z
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Folks, what’s the alternative to “Google it”?https://kevq.uk/is-there-a-better-term-than-google-it/
(DIR) Post #A39r1gPVaQ9nxHvALQ by Ravenhelm@fosstodon.org
2021-01-12T10:04:34Z
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@kev Duck it? :blobthinkingeyes: 😂
(DIR) Post #A39r58vU1QtBGQWitU by david@social.tchncs.de
2021-01-12T10:04:50Z
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@kev I try to say “do a web search for it.”
(DIR) Post #A39r6s7DUkqthnq6XQ by jrmyj@venera.social
2021-01-12T10:05:01Z
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I find the verb "search" to be quite adequate.
(DIR) Post #A39rB7VQDRU4b2BeHQ by MilquetoastQT@freespeechextremist.com
2021-01-12T10:07:21.326711Z
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@kev DuckDuckGo it.
(DIR) Post #A39rE6Poj5vO5DzHjE by kev@fosstodon.org
2021-01-12T10:07:36Z
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@Ravenhelm 😂😂😂😂 I can imagine that would be mid-heard, especially with my accent!
(DIR) Post #A39rGIyF18GlbN8hGa by sotolf@fosstodon.org
2021-01-12T10:08:05Z
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@kev "Search" is what I tend to use, or "ask the internet" :p It's kind of funny when people are "googling something on youtube" :p
(DIR) Post #A39rRU0KKohr0WReEK by taamas@fosstodon.org
2021-01-12T10:09:40Z
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@kev Search it. At least that's what we say in Spanish, it sounds good to me in English too.
(DIR) Post #A39rYgcLpy7y9bfJQ0 by polarhive@mastodon.social
2021-01-12T10:11:16Z
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@kev Look-it-up >> Goo-gal-it both 3 syllables
(DIR) Post #A39raPjTaQP8Mgp0sa by danslerush@fosstodon.org
2021-01-12T10:11:21Z
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@kev Qwant it ?Duck it ? :troll:
(DIR) Post #A39rbe061WrAuFBMKu by kev@fosstodon.org
2021-01-12T10:11:38Z
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@polarhive I like that.
(DIR) Post #A39sG7ZzT9NAE8Gx7Y by Ravenhelm@fosstodon.org
2021-01-12T10:18:49Z
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@kev Yeah I know lol but DuckDuck it does kinda work specially because it's two syllables like Goo-gle it.
(DIR) Post #A39sGE8b5OcUZCVftY by Ravenhelm@fosstodon.org
2021-01-12T10:19:14Z
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@kev Unless it makes the accent problem even worse 😂😂
(DIR) Post #A39sg9ie8XJ6OMjegy by totoroot@fosstodon.org
2021-01-12T10:23:48Z
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@kev Since I would use "look up" for searching for entries in dictionaries, lexica or encyclopaedias, I suggest using it for searching with :duckduckgo: as well, although I can't say that I have fully taken to it...
(DIR) Post #A39shKYDLlL0H9Pr4C by Matter@fosstodon.org
2021-01-12T10:24:08Z
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@kev look it up, search it? No need to bring brands into it I think
(DIR) Post #A39t6IukZV9uRJri6q by haxnet@fosstodon.org
2021-01-12T10:28:10Z
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@kev perhaps Gibiru it?
(DIR) Post #A39tHs8Ly14Kr8kCMC by HannahBarbarian@fosstodon.org
2021-01-12T10:30:19Z
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@kev whatever it is, it should definitely be an advertisement for the service you think they should be using instead of Google. The consensus on this thread seems to be Duck Duck Go. 🦆🦆🚦
(DIR) Post #A39tqdxEg3EX107lM8 by person@fosstodon.org
2021-01-12T10:36:47Z
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@kev "look it up"
(DIR) Post #A39ubFVVOCEsntNQMi by CodingOtaku@fosstodon.org
2021-01-12T10:45:16Z
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@kev"Search it""Do a search""Look it up""Open your favourite search engine and search for it""Just duck it bro"Depending on the situation and whom I am talking to, I use all the above.
(DIR) Post #A39waZrWQKyBYKTyDI by huy_ngo@fosstodon.org
2021-01-12T11:06:48Z
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@kev send them a "let me duckduckgo that for you" link
(DIR) Post #A39wvb3z9a9vMJKp2e by TheCad@fosstodon.org
2021-01-12T11:11:25Z
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@kev I just say "search the old interwebs".
(DIR) Post #A39wzQAZb9FYjNEviK by MaciejFicek@fosstodon.org
2021-01-12T11:11:41Z
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@kev DuckDuckGo it or Ecosia it
(DIR) Post #A39xVkiCl0tTi0O5MO by zoot@fosstodon.org
2021-01-12T11:17:27Z
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@kev "look that up"; "do a search for that"; "check on the internet"; "have a look on the ole WWW"; "let's Duck* that"* Being a reference to my fave search engine currently "Goo___" has been almost a cuss word in our house for a while now. Even my wife knows the the tech giants are evil when her Fapple phone's Foogle maps app tells her , "28 miles till you're home" and she did not ask it to tell her anything!
(DIR) Post #A39xi51n36W2BzQVxQ by cirno@fosstodon.org
2021-01-12T11:20:08Z
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@kev "Look it up", "Search for it", "Find it online", "Use a search engine"
(DIR) Post #A39xngydNmlbKycuLw by cirno@fosstodon.org
2021-01-12T11:21:16Z
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@kev "Look it up", "Search for it", "Find it online", "Use a search engine"I once said that I used a search engine and someone asked "Why don't you just say that you googled it?" And I had to explain that there exist engines other than Google.
(DIR) Post #A39y1LWvuysgsLBFGi by spaetz@mas.to
2021-01-12T11:23:33Z
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@kev Google once prevented the entry "to google" in a Swedish dictionary to mean "to search the internet". From fear to lose trademark protection for a generic term. (like to hoover)
(DIR) Post #A39y9M7xa7DJ2oJoqO by torbuntu@fosstodon.org
2021-01-12T11:23:56Z
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@kev I remember when I was growing up the term was always "Look it up".
(DIR) Post #A39zUu9UNEImbasBOK by Tay0@fosstodon.org
2021-01-12T11:40:11Z
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@kev STFW?
(DIR) Post #A39zYc4TXWxBgeIQVc by Tay0@fosstodon.org
2021-01-12T11:40:30Z
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@kev DDG it?
(DIR) Post #A3A0K1ZyWFS8PQda8u by albi@fosstodon.org
2021-01-12T11:49:27Z
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@kev go to your local library and read some books, perhaps?
(DIR) Post #A3A2714NIpL6yKmWLg by fredl99@fosstodon.org
2021-01-12T12:09:31Z
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@kev Search the web/internet?I still remember the strange looks when I used the term some 15 years ago when it was new.Now, in the post-google era we have difficulties to remember what we said before. Maybe we should google it? 😂
(DIR) Post #A3A347qbkJ0R4xWmDg by AdamCTP@fosstodon.org
2021-01-12T12:19:32Z
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@kev "Duck Go it" .... ??
(DIR) Post #A3A4JzwZ04U19XRhnU by beerw0lf@fosstodon.org
2021-01-12T12:33:56Z
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@kev I shall consult the planetary datalinks!
(DIR) Post #A3A4PZQyTUnmflKMb2 by dmolina@fosstodon.org
2021-01-12T12:34:33Z
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@kev search it online?
(DIR) Post #A3A7VYxTSMLwnT4tIu by akhy@mstdn.io
2021-01-12T13:09:57Z
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@kev "search it online" doesn't sound so catchy :ablobgrimace:
(DIR) Post #A3A8FSUTpqCi3hOvEe by wdavery@fosstodon.org
2021-01-12T13:18:13Z
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@kev What’s interesting about this is Google actually have grounds to lose the trademark on their name become it’s become part of the vernacular See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Generic_trademark
(DIR) Post #A3AAhDmCKs2WRL3QeG by ozcanberkciftcii@fosstodon.org
2021-01-12T13:45:38Z
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@kev duck it!
(DIR) Post #A3ABHppCLlEYrzusTo by freddy@social.privacytools.io
2021-01-12T13:52:11Z
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@kev for DDG, I've heard people "quack" something.
(DIR) Post #A3AChp1Y39NVryeGZc by kev@fosstodon.org
2021-01-12T14:08:15Z
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@wdavery interesting! I didn’t know that
(DIR) Post #A3ADHBKp5fFDCWWbwW by Freeplay@mstdn.social
2021-01-12T14:14:37Z
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@kev 'Search it up'
(DIR) Post #A3ADvNrFwttHckrhTM by ralismark@fosstodon.org
2021-01-12T10:10:47Z
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@sotolf @kev "ask the internet" definitely seems like a nice alternative
(DIR) Post #A3ADvODEdBTIiv9FjM by thumb@fosstodon.org
2021-01-12T14:22:10Z
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@ralismark @sotolf @kev Out of all the options listed here, I like this one best. “Ask the internet”. Maybe “Ask the web” even.
(DIR) Post #A3AE8kI9qrOOxxosMK by sotolf@fosstodon.org
2021-01-12T14:24:35Z
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@thumb @ralismark @kev "Ask the web" is certeinly snappier at least :)
(DIR) Post #A3AFGjLNMP7mIRhDHM by warfist@fosstodon.org
2021-01-12T14:35:37Z
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@kev Search.I've found myself saying "Just Google it" recently, I was ashamed of myself & have made a point of using "Search".
(DIR) Post #A3AFzDqFKaZbcrLoIq by berkes@bitcoinhackers.org
2021-01-12T14:44:55Z
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@kev I think "Google it" is a good name. It turns "Google" from a brand to a generic phrase. Which denies the company a lot of rights. Companies often spend a lot of effort to *avoid* their brands becoming generic names, for that reason.If "to google it" becomes the phrase meaning "to search online", even if not applied to a google product; then their brand and trademarks loose value. Which is a positive outcome IMO.
(DIR) Post #A3AIIYj66eM3oDM5U8 by AstralPegasus98@fosstodon.org
2021-01-12T15:10:35Z
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@kev "Bing it"/s 😁
(DIR) Post #A3AMJWYA5DPNAIxJUe by piokozi@fosstodon.org
2021-01-12T15:55:48Z
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@kev just "searchengine" for me
(DIR) Post #A3AaeiIkz8Mp3FkSRc by mike@fosstodon.org
2021-01-12T18:36:41Z
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@david @kev That's what I usually say. Took some time to get Google out of my vernacular though.
(DIR) Post #A3AbuybeESS4Ctu3W4 by honza@pokorny.ca
2021-01-12T18:50:14Z
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@kev I usually say "look it up".
(DIR) Post #A3Ae6w0DwDTTW1ECYq by petard@tilde.zone
2021-01-12T19:15:06Z
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@kev I say "search the web" or "STFW" if feeling less polite.
(DIR) Post #A3AeZEeGCthDS7RwTw by klaatu@mastodon.xyz
2021-01-12T19:20:13Z
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@kev I've used: * Internet search* web search* your favourite search engine* search for _________
(DIR) Post #A3Ag4SCRyNpEPetLbE by brandon@fosstodon.org
2021-01-12T19:37:12Z
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@kev Bing it :troll:
(DIR) Post #A3AoQF2WNjvLbM9DdY by 4n0nym0u53@fosstodon.org
2021-01-12T21:09:56Z
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@kev what about "search the web"? Or as another user suggested, "duck it"? :)))))))
(DIR) Post #A3Au34vaPXM7IxF4Xw by rudolf@fosstodon.org
2021-01-12T22:13:29Z
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@kev Altavista it :)
(DIR) Post #A3Av4RswdommkXDwPY by binyamin@fosstodon.org
2021-01-12T22:25:19Z
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@kev "search the web for it".
(DIR) Post #A3AvEf9q9JPyoEzs80 by binyamin@fosstodon.org
2021-01-12T22:27:12Z
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@kev "ask alexa for it"
(DIR) Post #A3AyHIJRqJ4GgiRBHE by vitSkalicky@fosstodon.org
2021-01-12T23:01:12Z
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@kevBTW There is a typo in the first sentence
(DIR) Post #A3AzIFsqSXTbOk13p2 by kev@fosstodon.org
2021-01-12T23:12:22Z
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@vitSkalicky thanks. Just pushed a fix, so the typo will go once the rebuild finishes.
(DIR) Post #A3B4j4WvHNFnm7MvRI by Trixma69@fosstodon.org
2021-01-13T00:12:24Z
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@kev Searx it ! :)
(DIR) Post #A3B6ChVbXIkZ19RabY by rudolf@fosstodon.org
2021-01-13T00:30:06Z
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@kev Saying "websearch it" would be neutral.
(DIR) Post #A3BQ1utRQm3mQVjEzw by lbetson@fosstodon.org
2021-01-13T04:11:04Z
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@kev startpageit
(DIR) Post #A3BYXErQ2ee2xsEGuW by drivs@fosstodon.org
2021-01-13T05:47:05Z
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@kev Search on it online, hence the internet
(DIR) Post #A3BaGqGDw5HHwc8mEy by wthinker@libranet.de
2021-01-13T06:06:31Z
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@kev , i use searX locally, but you may and public servers from https://searx.space/.
(DIR) Post #A3BeSycB6JoZ96S2aW by locusinbloom@pleroma.lokean.org
2021-01-12T23:11:03.878042Z
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@klaatu @kev I do use "google it" all the time, on purpose. At least under US law, if enough people use the word "google" to mean "a search on the internet using any search engine" and if Google is unable to stop that from happening, then Google will lose their trademark.I sometimes say "google it on duckduckgo".
(DIR) Post #A3BeSz5bKvLmcMDXRw by klaatu@mastodon.xyz
2021-01-13T06:53:54Z
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@locusinbloom @kev i am not a lawyer but that's kinda brilliant.
(DIR) Post #A3BnYVtbgmtlOuJo0G by lopeztel@fosstodon.org
2021-01-13T08:35:44Z
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@kev I just use the term "look it up" which leaves open the search engine option (if the other person decides to use digital means)
(DIR) Post #A3BpSju4tcdJ10ugOe by Flipp3rrr@fosstodon.org
2021-01-13T08:57:04Z
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@kev i always say "google it" and then proceed to open duckduckgo 😅
(DIR) Post #A3BsCe27FoBI2PgqPY by Dashtop@mastodon.online
2021-01-13T09:27:50Z
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@kev search it
(DIR) Post #A3ByZOL8MnPrkeobtg by kev@fosstodon.org
2021-01-13T10:38:50Z
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@Flipp3rrr me too!
(DIR) Post #A3DUtr4q4gkUNrKnvU by ncmpcpp@fosstodon.org
2021-01-14T04:14:56Z
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@kev 'Duck it' or 'let me duck that for you' seems to be the best options overall, I love it 😆
(DIR) Post #A3EHgvQhTZXZsA1Z1U by polgz@fosstodon.org
2021-01-14T13:21:15Z
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@kev I've tried "duckduckgo it" but that "k-g" sound always felt so weird that I had to say it really slow... so I ended up just "mis-prononuncing" Google (as we would literally read it in my language) in a sign of protest 😂
(DIR) Post #A3F3XvV2drGFHcpV0S by pixelherodev@fosstodon.org
2021-01-14T22:18:35Z
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@kev "Do some actual research for once."
(DIR) Post #A3GFypVSQTT37dZxce by wuwei@fosstodon.org
2021-01-15T12:13:07Z
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@kevLook it up or search itLuckily in my native language(croatian), we have a distinct word for ot
(DIR) Post #A3K8vwlL4LrFi9Wd8a by 0hlov3@mstdn.social
2021-01-17T09:13:01Z
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@kev searx it! :-D