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The Googlewashing Of Our Language

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the english-evolution dept.

KIondike writes "The Register talks about how a term ("Second Superpower") coined by the anti-war culture suddenly got radically neutered and altered by a weblog that a lot of people link to. Searching for the term on Google now brings up his blog and other people talking about his blog for the first several entries. Can Google's power to give information to the people be misused and perverted? This only took 42 days." First the widespread usage of "googling" to mean web searching, and now this.

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  1. The first superpower by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    IS MY PENIS!

    Bow down and obey my meat!

    1. Re:The first superpower by Billly+Gates · · Score: -1, Offtopic

      As big and manly as this one?

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  2. NOBODY ELSE WILL RAP ABOUT FUCKING A BEEHIVE... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    ICP RULESZ!

  3. fp - USA sucks ass by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    BAD Is dying lolol|!!!

    slashdot sucks, as does linux

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  5. Re:The first superpower.._IS A Troll by Tuna_Shooter · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    I read the original post with enthusiasm... but alas it seemed like a simple troll to me...

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  6. Sad news ... Stephen King dead at 55 by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    I just heard some sad news on talk radio - Horror/Sci Fi writer Stephen King was found dead in his Maine home this morning. There weren't any more details. I'm sure everyone in the Slashdot community will miss him - even if you didn't enjoy his work, there's no denying his contributions to popular culture. Truly an American icon.