is it just entering a term/reference into a google search box
like you would any other search box
why not "i yahooed it"
or "i msn'd it"
2007-09-23 15:22:15 · 21 answers · asked by Anonymous in Computers & Internet ➔ Other - Computers
ya its just searching something on google. idk why nobody says yahoo'd it or msn'd it i guess its just how it is =/
2007-09-23 15:25:38 · answer #1 · answered by Keeping Watch in the Night 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Because Google is the most common search engine, it's become a catch-all term for internet searching.
2007-09-23 15:30:20 · answer #2 · answered by Caitlin 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Good question actually.
I guess, at one point Google became so popular a search engine and that's when those phrases became so common and became commonplace.
Personally, I use any other search engine but google. Don't ask me why. Maybe for the same reason I try to stay away from M$ products
2007-09-23 15:27:44 · answer #3 · answered by ѕσмєgυy 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's just means like I searched it. Like, A google it means Search it on Google!
2007-09-23 15:30:07 · answer #4 · answered by xlx_miguel_xlx29 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That is just a generic pop culture term for using a search engine. The reason that noone says MSNed it or yahoo-ed it is because they are not as popular as google.
2007-09-23 15:26:36 · answer #5 · answered by demonguard4 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
google apart from being name of a search engine also has some meaning to its name, yes what u r thinking is correct when some one ask u to google it they mean that they want u to search for something on www.google.com
2007-09-23 15:26:49 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
"google it" means to search from google. it has become a common term since google is the best known search engine in the planet whole wide world universe. :D
2007-09-23 15:26:07 · answer #7 · answered by techTalks 3 · 3⤊ 1⤋
most people use google and that is why the term is referred to as i "googled" it. Who uses msn of yahoo anyways...
2007-09-23 15:34:27 · answer #8 · answered by sableisland 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
probably because google is the most well known search engine right now its like people calling any mp3 player an ipod its just the most familiar brand name so they dont memorize any thing but that brand name
2007-09-23 15:25:50 · answer #9 · answered by benjamin s 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Because the genius that started "Google" came up with a better company name. Google it sounds better than Yahoo it or MSN it. I'm sure the guys over at yahoo and msn we're kicking themselves....
2007-09-23 15:27:51 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
I think google makes a better verb. But, yes, it could be the same as saying "I yahooed it"
2007-09-23 15:25:51 · answer #11 · answered by Haley 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋