Google is losing its status as a verb
“Most of the web has become too inauthentic to trust,” Brereton argued, therefore “we resort to using Google, and appending the word ‘reddit’ to the end of our queries.” Brereton cited Google Trends data that show that people are searching the word reddit on Google more than ever before.
Charlie Warzel • Is Google Dying? Or Did the Web Grow Up?
several studies have found that even knowing there’s a wealth of (seemingly) reliable information available 24/7 at our fingertips makes us less likely to store new knowledge in our own memory since we can just ‘look it up’ when needed. This is the so-called ‘Google Effect.’
How Too Much Information Can Make Us Stupid and Miserable
On the English-speaking internet, “Google” is a transitive verb for searching things up. But it has also become a familiar entity, a confidant for our curiosities, fears, desires, and beliefs.
Terry Nguyen • The Future of Search
