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How does Bing, at whatever point, overcome the odd issue of: "google it" is a verb in pretty much every culture I've traveled through. Bing isn't even in the co
by Klonoar 4y ago
How does Bing, at whatever point, overcome the odd issue of: "google it" is a verb in pretty much every culture I've traveled through. Bing isn't even in the conversation.
Changing the tech doesn't mean much on this one, but I'm curious what others think here.
- brookst 4y agoI expect it will be like saying "xeroxing". People pretty much know what you mean, but it's an archaic workflow, so you don't hear it a lot. I think the paradigm shift here is that you're asking questions / getting answers / researching. You are no longer "searching for the right web page", which is what googling means.
- phs 4y agoIt'll 23 skidoo when the time comes.
- generalizations 4y agoI don't use the name brand tissue paper, but I always call it a kleenex. It'll likely be that 'googling stuff' means "looking things up online" long after Google loses dominance.
- lb4r 4y agoPeople will use the phrase "Bing It" as a joke, but due to their increased use of Bing, they will say it so often that it soon won't be a joke.
- michaelcampbell 4y agoIn a similar zeitgeist, there was a video from some guy claiming to be an (ex?) microsoft employee telling a story about how Ballmer would force everyone to say "bing it!" in the same way Mean Girls tried to make "fetch" happen, with similar results. I also recall, possibly incorrectly, that the whole thing was made up. It was a funny video, and seemed in character of Ballmer after the infamous "Developers!" display.
- Magi604 4y agoBack when I used it years ago I had MS employees on my Facebook and they would use the phrase "Bing it!" in their feed or in replies/conversations.
- labrador 4y agoI thought it came from Groundhog Day Murray's character: Ned Ryerson? Ned: Bing! https://youtu.be/7JEryd3Y_G8?t=45 https://youtu.be/7JEryd3Y_G8?t=45
- JohnFen 4y agoHand me a kleenex, will you?