googleability
nounEtymology googleable + -ity. First use appears c. 2001. See cite below.
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Informal The likelihood of finding something using Google or another similar Internet search engine.
- So, how far does cultural literacy go? Where does Trivial Pursuit end and cultural literacy begin? Is there significant overlap? The things that follow are probably "Googleable" (maybe not "Matamoros"). How much does "Googleability" correlate with cultural literacy? To what extent are mass media the "drivers" of cultural literacy?2001 June 25, Jerry Bauer, “Cultural Literacy”, in alt.fan.cecil-adams (Usenet):
- The good news is that you can improve your Googleability (or ability to show up on any search engine) so that people who search for information about you on the Internet will find you.2007, Lindsey Pollak, Getting from college to career, page 39:
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- If you don't exist on Google, Yahoo and MSN, you don't exist. A strong "googleability" rating and online presence will enhance your Personal Brand.2009, Hubert K. Rampersad, Authentic Personal Branding, page 117:
- Thanks to Joop van Eijk, my father, for offering advice and guidance, for keeping track of my googleability, for making my Dutch summary readable and for having taught me to always explore all opportunities.2010, G. Van Eijk, Unequal networks: spatial segregation, relationships and ...:
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