Japanese - Ask questions thread

Basically if you have a question about the language, ask it and fellow 4channers might see it and answer it for you.

To start it off. When an animate object (iru) dies, is it considered inanimate(aru)?

Are there words for "OMG" or "BRB" or anything? Or are the Japanese not-as-friggin' lazy as Americans?

Also, I heard that there is a word for "To google". I think it is "guguru." Is this true?