Re: Ceci n'est pas une catalogue

From: Andrew Gray <shimgray_at_nyob> Date: Sat, 18 Aug 2007 01:09:25 +0100 To: NGC4LIB_at_listserv.nd.edu

On 18/08/07, Wade Guidry <wade_at_beachbooks.org> wrote:
> Seems like the stickiest new terms, some of them quite good, are "brand"
> names.
>
> I like "LibraryThing", "WorldCat", and even "iTunes", as they seem
> self-descriptive and catchy, but they are still proper names.
>
> If such services become overwhelmingly popular, maybe the names of one or
> two will become established in the way of xerox or kleenex. ("Did you look
> in the amazon?")
>
> Or, maybe one such term is already established ("Did you look on the web?")?

Almost there already, I suspect. Google...

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