Google derives its name from the term googol, which means 1 followed by 100 zeros. The company chose their name to represent the large amount of information that could be categorized and located on the Internet.
What about the founders of Google? Surprisingly they were two young university students named Larry Page and Sergy Brin. The pair didn’t even like each other. They constantly debated questions and often held divergent viewpoints. However, they found that their differences could be successfully combined in a working relationship where they would eventually head the world’s #1 search engine.
In early 1996, they created their first search engine called “Back Rub.” The main computer was housed in Larry’s dorm. When they showed what they were working on to Andy Bechtolsheim, a key player at Sun Microsystems, he was impressed with their concept and provided them with $100,000 in financial support. As a result, they had to incorporate their company. In the process, they found additional investors and started their venture with a combined investment of roughly $1 million. Soon PC magazine declared them as being among the top 100 web sites in the world.
After receiving another $25 million, they moved into Googleplex, their own building. They had a fun workspace with large colourful balls as chairs and desks made from doors. The casual and relaxed atmosphere helped in the generation of innovative ideas. For example, they introduced wireless searches and made Google available in a variety of languages. In 2000, they were voted the world’s largest search engine.
Next, the company expanded globally and held a presence in China, Japan, Korea, and Latin America. Furthermore, users could limit their searches to specific languages. Following this there were additions such as Google Images, which allow users to locate images related to a key word and Google Catalog, which caters to online shoppers. Other innovations include Blogger, which permits users to start their own blog, and Google Toolbar, which has proven to be very popular. What’s more, Google incorporated Gmail, Google Groups, Google Maps, Personalized Homepage, Google Talk, Google Book Search, Google Page Creator, Google Finance, and Google Video. In fact Google has recently acquired U-tube, which has had a huge following on the Internet.
This daring new company doesn’t like to talk too much about future possibilities because it prefers to surprise it’s users. If you are interested in taking a look at some of the new ideas brewing down at Googleplex, google this: Google Labs.
http://www.google.com/corporate/history.html
What about the founders of Google? Surprisingly they were two young university students named Larry Page and Sergy Brin. The pair didn’t even like each other. They constantly debated questions and often held divergent viewpoints. However, they found that their differences could be successfully combined in a working relationship where they would eventually head the world’s #1 search engine.
In early 1996, they created their first search engine called “Back Rub.” The main computer was housed in Larry’s dorm. When they showed what they were working on to Andy Bechtolsheim, a key player at Sun Microsystems, he was impressed with their concept and provided them with $100,000 in financial support. As a result, they had to incorporate their company. In the process, they found additional investors and started their venture with a combined investment of roughly $1 million. Soon PC magazine declared them as being among the top 100 web sites in the world.
After receiving another $25 million, they moved into Googleplex, their own building. They had a fun workspace with large colourful balls as chairs and desks made from doors. The casual and relaxed atmosphere helped in the generation of innovative ideas. For example, they introduced wireless searches and made Google available in a variety of languages. In 2000, they were voted the world’s largest search engine.
Next, the company expanded globally and held a presence in China, Japan, Korea, and Latin America. Furthermore, users could limit their searches to specific languages. Following this there were additions such as Google Images, which allow users to locate images related to a key word and Google Catalog, which caters to online shoppers. Other innovations include Blogger, which permits users to start their own blog, and Google Toolbar, which has proven to be very popular. What’s more, Google incorporated Gmail, Google Groups, Google Maps, Personalized Homepage, Google Talk, Google Book Search, Google Page Creator, Google Finance, and Google Video. In fact Google has recently acquired U-tube, which has had a huge following on the Internet.
This daring new company doesn’t like to talk too much about future possibilities because it prefers to surprise it’s users. If you are interested in taking a look at some of the new ideas brewing down at Googleplex, google this: Google Labs.
http://www.google.com/corporate/history.html
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