How’s that for a title, Manny? This isn’t an ATMB, I hope.
Is there a good site where I can learn to use google effectively?
Peace,
mangeorge
Ironically, a google search for ‘google search tips’ returns a substantial set of results…
Wow ‘barley eater’ meets ‘pea eater’. 
OK … I had nothing of value to add.
Indeed it does. That’s wierd.
Or, you could pull a Godel theorem and see what “Sites that Google Wouldn’t not return” would return 
I wonder if Google is opposed to people using their name as a verb. It would suck if they lost their copyright.
Erm… you know what I meant.
Well, er, no, I don’t.
Anyway, Google has no control over the usage of the word itself.
And, from Trigonal Planar;
Oh, yeah. I could do that. 
Your search - “Sites that Google Wouldn’t not return” - did not match any documents.
There’s no secret. Just ask yourself “What would Barney Do?” 
What I meant was trademark, not copyright. And, though I’m not a lawyer, I believe they do have a certain amount of control. If some other search engine refers to itself as Google, I think they can sue for trademark violation. Of course, this could change if so many people start using the term Google to refer to any old search engine that they lose their trademark. There are not that many ways you can hurt a large corporation that easily, but this is one of them.
It looks like they don’t want you using it as a verb:[
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](http://www.google.com/permissions/trademarks.html)[ul][li]Use the trademark ONLY as an adjective, NEVER as a noun or verb, and NEVER in the plural or possessive form.[/ul][/li][/Quote]
I’m not trying to be preachy, but since I care about this company, I’m going to try to stop doing it.
Google, the corporation, took a word that already existed and made it their own. The word, goggle in it’s other form, was at one time used to mean “stare at” as if looking for something.
It was the theme of a popular song, and the name of Squink’s hero, Barney.
But I do only use it as a verb when referring to the use of the Google search engine.
How about Yahoo? Do You Yahoo doesn’y seem to have harmed tham any.
Don’t be silly, Google
Well, not to offend, but I’ll bet they’ve put a lot more thought into this than you have, or they’ve at least consulted an expert who has. So it’s not a question of vanity; it’s a business measure. Lots of companies have to do it:[
And the name Xerox comes from the word xerography; that doesn’t make the trademark any less valid.
They got their name from the word Googol.
Could a competing coporation legally call themselves “Googol?” I wonder if Google has the rights to that.
Many call all soda pop “coke” but that doesn’t mean that some company could call themselves or anything they make Coke.
COUGH!
(You have to read down to the foot of that link to understand what I’m getting at…)
Don’t bother me. I’m googling.
Didn’t Google’s logo used to be different? I seem to remember the double o’s looking like eyes.