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[–] antonim@lemmy.dbzer0.com 12 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (2 children)

just Google/DDG

We really need a generic verb for "searching the Internet" that's not a search engine brand-name.

[–] xantoxis@lemmy.world 14 points 9 months ago
[–] KevonLooney@lemm.ee 7 points 9 months ago (1 children)

How about "search"? Google was originally Google Search.

[–] antonim@lemmy.dbzer0.com 7 points 9 months ago (2 children)

Maybe, though it could also sound too unspecific, like searching for some physical object.

"To look up" is in use more or less in that sense, actually.

[–] KevonLooney@lemm.ee 9 points 9 months ago (1 children)

"Surf the information super highway"

[–] antonim@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 9 months ago