Just Google It.

No one ever says "Oh just yahoo it" "I'll bing it later" or even... "I'll search for it on the internet". No. Always Google. In my opinion, though, this is not necessarily a bad thing, however, more of a generally overlooked byproduct of capitalism.



As we all know, consumers will use whatever is cheap, easy, effective, and well-known. Google, obviously is one of those things. The morphing of Google into a verb is not surprising, either. Often times, the titles or brands which we use most regularly are used as sort of a blanket name for all similar products. Kleenex, for example, is only one brand of tissue, yet many people refer to all tissue as Kleenex. The same goes for Xerox, Tylenol, and Post-it Notes.



It just so happens that as of now, Google is the best at what they do, which is indeed "organizing the world's information and [making] it universally accessible". With that said, though, I do feel that people Google information way more than necessary. Some may say it is out of laziness, but i disconcur. You see, if you use facebook practically ever, you can just do into the url bar and type in "fa" and then a list will pop up, and voila! facebook.com will most likely be the first option. Two letters and a click. However, it seems as though most people go to google, and then type in "facebook", "facebook.com" or "facebook login". Much more work, and much less smart. It bewilders me, honestly.

Stupid google users aside, I do not feel as though Google is some empire attempting to take over the internet world and have control over what we see, hear, and learn. They are simply using their popularity, success, and business skills to their advantage. And who would blame them for that?