Google

Google had a humble beginning in early 1996 when two PhD students from Stanford University, Larry Page and Sergey Brin began a research project trying to prove if looking at the ties that sites had to each other would produce a better search engine. Within the next decade,Google's hypothesis would be proven, developing a key tool called PageRank, and their company would take off arguably faster than any company has in the past century.

Within that decade, Google has taken over the vast majority of searches done by Internet users worldwide, released an IPO in 2004 which was offered at $85/share, a mark that has not been seen since that first day, and created numerous products that have helped bring in millions of dollars, including AdSense and Orkut. They also began a selection of offerings to the IT world which have been well received.

Google also has a humorous side to it, producing April Fool's Day hoaxes that border on the line of ridiculous, but still seem like a possibility to those who know what Google can do. Past jokes included Google's MentalPlex, PigeonRank, and Google Romance.

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Original Technorati articles tagged “Google”

• in Business
  Google/Yelp Deal Falls Through
  After last week's news that Google was going to buy business review site Yelp, the deal went sour over the weekend.
  by bryanmckay / on Dec 21, 2009
• in Technology
  Google/Yelp Partnership Would Be Local Success
  The Google/Yelp deal might be off for now, but it would do Google a world of good
  by vishalgaba / on Dec 21, 2009
• in Technology
  Blog Focus on Yelp/Google Deal, Nooks, and Firefox
  Yelp and Google don't consummate their deal, no nook for some Christmas mornings, and Firefox 3.5 climbs on top
  by tuffyr / on Dec 21, 2009

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