G-Cred

G-Cred

(n.): Google credibility. What someone sees when they Google your name, your business, your product, organization or whatever.

Coined by John Follis in '05 and later defined in the Urban Dictionary and his May '07 [http://www.adweek.com/aw/magazine/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003587889 ADWEEK article] , Follis says, "As Google and the Web continue to mature, online visibility will equate to credibility on every level. It does now through blogs and a myriad of social media venues that have become a respected, easily accessible and exponentially expanding source of credibility. From a professional and business stand point, G-cred is an ever-increasing measure of legitimacy and how seriously someone will take you.

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[http://www.adweek.com/aw/magazine/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003587889 AD WEEK Article]
[http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=G+cred Urban Dictionary post]


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  • cred´i|ble|ness — cred|i|ble «KREHD uh buhl», adjective. worthy of belief; believable; reliable; trustworthy: »That boy s excuse for being absent was hardly credible. It hardly seems credible that your son has grown so tall in one year. ╂[< Latin crēdibilis… …   Useful english dictionary

  • cred|i|ble — «KREHD uh buhl», adjective. worthy of belief; believable; reliable; trustworthy: »That boy s excuse for being absent was hardly credible. It hardly seems credible that your son has grown so tall in one year. ╂[< Latin crēdibilis < crēdere… …   Useful english dictionary

  • cred´u|lous|ness — cred|u|lous «KREHJ uh luhs», adjective. 1. too ready to believe; easily deceived: »She was so credulous that the other children could fool her easily. SYNONYM(S): gullible. 2. characterized by or arising from credulity. ╂[< Latin crēdulus… …   Useful english dictionary

  • cred´u|lous|ly — cred|u|lous «KREHJ uh luhs», adjective. 1. too ready to believe; easily deceived: »She was so credulous that the other children could fool her easily. SYNONYM(S): gullible. 2. characterized by or arising from credulity. ╂[< Latin crēdulus… …   Useful english dictionary

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  • cred´it|a|ble|ness — cred|it|a|ble «KREHD uh tuh buhl», adjective. 1. bringing praise or honor: »Her record of perfect attendance is very creditable to her. SYNONYM(S): praiseworthy, meritorious, commendable. 2. respectable; reputable: »His performance, though not… …   Useful english dictionary

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  • cred´it|wor´thi|ness — cred|it|wor|thy «KREHD iht WUR thee», adjective. worthy of financial credit: »asserting that many creditworthy small enterprises are denied reasonable credit accommodation by the commercial banks (Wall Street Journal). –cred´it|wor´thi|ness, noun …   Useful english dictionary

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