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What is a "Google"? It's not even a word. It caught on though.
by bhandziuk 8y ago
What is a "Google"? It's not even a word. It caught on though.
- arthurcolle 8y agoIts from googolplex, the name of a very large integer that is equal to 1 followed by 10100 zeroes
- bhandziuk 8y agoThat word is "googol". Google is nothing. It's a play on words we've gotten used to like DuckDuckGo.
- pxtail 8y agoI think that it can also be perceived as derivative from goggles[0], and it fits pretty good. https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/goggles https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/goggles
- electrograv 8y agoThe most important thing for a brand name like this to be is: 1. Simple to remember and easy to pronounce. 2. Unique and stands out from other generic names. 3. Aesthetically sounds/looks good. Under this criteria: "Google" works. "Bing" works. "DuckDuckGo" does not work.
- bhandziuk 8y agoI always figured it was simple because of the Duck Duck Goose correlation. It certainly stands out. And I do like it because of the Duck Duck Good implication. I think fitting those 3 criteria is personal taste.