alt Hacker NewsBut "googling" it isn't really genericizing it. When people say "google it" they still almost always mean "search the internet using Google".
Does the average consumer use "google it" to mean "search with Bing"?
But "googling" it isn't really genericizing it. When people say "google it" they still almost always mean "search the internet using Google".
Does the average consumer use "google it" to mean "search with Bing"?
I know people that have used it that way in a while. Myself included: I certainly say that. I haven't intentionally used Google the search engine in years, but I use it at the generic term for an internet search.