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Google was founded in 1998 by Larry Page and Sergey Brin while they were students at Stanford University. They developed the PageRank algorithm to provide more accurate search results by analyzing the links between websites. Google grew rapidly and launched many new services over the years like Gmail, Google Maps, Google Earth, and YouTube. It also became a publicly traded company on the stock market. Today, Google remains one of the largest and most widely used internet companies in the world.

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Google World

Google was founded in 1998 by Larry Page and Sergey Brin while they were students at Stanford University. They developed the PageRank algorithm to provide more accurate search results by analyzing the links between websites. Google grew rapidly and launched many new services over the years like Gmail, Google Maps, Google Earth, and YouTube. It also became a publicly traded company on the stock market. Today, Google remains one of the largest and most widely used internet companies in the world.

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The History of Google

By: Matt Ruegg

The Early Stages


September 4, 1998

after working in a garage for three


years, Google was finally released
by Stamford University students
Larry Page and Sergey Brin

Craig Silversteen was the first


employee hired

October, 2000

Google incorporates ads into the


system

ads are related to the search topic

Early Google homepage

Result Tecnology

Google's "PageRank" uses


innovative technology to
find the best results

Google uses a new technology,


PageRank, to find webpages based
on the search

instead of searching for only


keywords on the page, Google also
searches for links

this technology makes for much


more accurate search results

Expansion and Growth


May, 2000

first google doodle series is


released, featuring a little alien

March, 2001

Larry and Sergey appoint Eric


Schmidt to be the chairman and
CEO of Google

August, 2001

first international office is opened


in Tokyo, Japan

Google's first
series of doodles

Social Connections

January, 2004

Google releases Orkut, a social network site, that explodes in usage,


but then fades off

April 1, 2004

G-Mail is introduced, now has 425 million users

August 19, 2004

Wall Street

Google releases stocks to Wall Street. Opening price: $85 per share

More Services
February, 2005

Google Maps are released

June, 2005

Google Earth, a satellite imagerybased mapping service, is


introduced

October, 2006

Google buys YouTube, which


started in April, 2005

Google's Employees

the main Google office is called the Googolplex

google receives over 1 million job applicants every year

getting a job is based on your technology skills and your personality

many tests and interviews are done to choose employees

Fun Facts

Google is a misspelling of Googol a number equal to 1 followed by


100 zeros

Google keeps records of all


searches

Google releases April Fools jokes


every year
One of Google's many
April Fools jokes

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