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July 6, 2006

Google as a verb: It's official

Posted by Kim Peterson at 10:57 AM

Google is now officially a verb. Oxford English Dictionary added the word in verb form June 15, so you can legitimately say you've "Googled" something.

Techdirt wonders if this move is going to move Google closer to losing the trademark on its brand name.

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