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08/14/2006: "It is Risky to Use "Google" as a Verb"

Search engine giant Google, known for its mantra "don't be evil", has fired off a series of legal letters to media organisations, warning them against using its name as a verb.

See the full story here.

As far as I can tell, the AP Stylebook has not made it a verb so no changes are expected there although it may come out with something in the future. I should think Google would like being used as a verb but for some reason they don't.