diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index db6237f..0c6c033 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ Now lets actually use the _Ticker_ Class. First, create the object.
     
 and bind our _tick_ event with its data parameter
 
-    ticker.bind('tick', function(date) {
+    ticker.on('tick', function(date) {
         console.log('notified date', date);
     });
 
diff --git a/examples/example.html b/examples/example.html
index 09ded2f..d975ba8 100644
--- a/examples/example.html
+++ b/examples/example.html
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
 		// create a ticker
 		var ticker = new Ticker();
 		// bind the 'tick' event
-		ticker.bind('tick', function(date) {
+		ticker.on('tick', function(date) {
 			// display to check
 			console.log('notified data'+ date);
 		});
diff --git a/examples/example.js b/examples/example.js
index 6a9a78a..ef3db7b 100644
--- a/examples/example.js
+++ b/examples/example.js
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ MicroEvent.mixin(Ticker);
 // create a ticker
 var ticker = new Ticker();
 // bind the 'tick' event
-ticker.bind('tick', function(date) {
+ticker.on('tick', function(date) {
 	// display to check
 	console.log('notified date', date);
 });
diff --git a/microevent-debug.js b/microevent-debug.js
index 2eb14f3..75422c7 100755
--- a/microevent-debug.js
+++ b/microevent-debug.js
@@ -6,12 +6,12 @@
 
 var MicroEvent	= function(){}
 MicroEvent.prototype	= {
-	bind	: function(event, fct){
+	on	: function(event, fct){
 		this._events = this._events || {};		
 		this._events[event] = this._events[event]	|| [];
 		this._events[event].push(fct);
 	},
-	unbind	: function(event, fct){
+	off	: function(event, fct){
 		console.assert(typeof fct === 'function');
 		this._events = this._events || {};		
 		if( event in this._events === false  )	return;
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ MicroEvent.prototype	= {
  * @param {Object} the object which will support MicroEvent
 */
 MicroEvent.mixin	= function(destObject){
-	var props	= ['bind', 'unbind', 'trigger'];
+	var props	= ['on', 'off', 'trigger'];
 	for(var i = 0; i < props.length; i ++){
 		if( typeof destObject === 'function' ){
 			destObject.prototype[props[i]]	= MicroEvent.prototype[props[i]];
diff --git a/microevent.js b/microevent.js
index 45ab5d9..af4d227 100755
--- a/microevent.js
+++ b/microevent.js
@@ -11,12 +11,12 @@
 
 var MicroEvent	= function(){};
 MicroEvent.prototype	= {
-	bind	: function(event, fct){
+	on	: function(event, fct){
 		this._events = this._events || {};
 		this._events[event] = this._events[event]	|| [];
 		this._events[event].push(fct);
 	},
-	unbind	: function(event, fct){
+	off	: function(event, fct){
 		this._events = this._events || {};
 		if( event in this._events === false  )	return;
 		this._events[event].splice(this._events[event].indexOf(fct), 1);
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ MicroEvent.prototype	= {
  * @param {Object} the object which will support MicroEvent
 */
 MicroEvent.mixin	= function(destObject){
-	var props	= ['bind', 'unbind', 'trigger'];
+	var props	= ['on', 'off', 'trigger'];
 	for(var i = 0; i < props.length; i ++){
 		if( typeof destObject === 'function' ){
 			destObject.prototype[props[i]]	= MicroEvent.prototype[props[i]];