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| − | + | ==Google Search Engine== | |
| + | [[Image:google.gif|left|175px]] | ||
| − | + | * Type: Public ([[NASDAQ.com|NASDAQ]]: GOOG) and ([[LondonStockExchange.com|LSE]]: GGEA) | |
| + | * Founded: Menlo Park, California (1998) | ||
| + | * Headquarters: Mountain View, California, USA | ||
| + | * Key people: Eric E. Schmidt, CEO/Director | ||
| + | * Sergey Brin, Technology President | ||
| + | * Larry E. Page, Products President | ||
| + | * George Reyes, CFO | ||
| + | * Industry: Internet | ||
| + | * Products: See list of Google services and tools | ||
| + | * Revenue: $6.138 Billion USD (2005) | ||
| + | * Net income: $1.465 Billion USD (2005) | ||
| + | * Employees: 7,942 (June 30 2006) | ||
| + | * Website: http://www.google.com | ||
| − | + | Google Inc. is a U.S. public corporation, first incorporated as a privately held corporation the 7 September 1998, that designs and manages the Internet's most used search engine. The company employs approximately 8,000 employees and is based in Mountain View, California. Eric Schmidt, former chief executive officer of [[Novell.com|Novell]], was named Google's CEO when co-founder Larry Page stepped down. | |
| − | + | The name "Google" originated from a misspelling of "googol," which refers to 10<sup>100</sup> (a 1 followed by one-hundred zeros). Google has had a major impact on online culture. The verb "google" was recently added to both the [[M-W.com|Merriam Webster Collegiate Dictionary]] and the [[OED.com|Oxford English Dictionary]], meaning "to use the Google search engine to obtain information on the Internet." | |
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| + | Google's services are run on several server farms, each consisting of thousands of low-cost commodity computers running stripped-down versions of [[Linux.org|Linux]]. While the company does not provide detailed information about its hardware, a 2006 estimate consisted of over 450,000 servers, racked up in clusters located in data centers around the world (See Google platform for more details on their technology). According to the [[NielsenMedia.com|Nielsen]] cabinet, Google is the most popular search engine on the web with a 54% market share, ahead of [[Yahoo.com|Yahoo!]] (23%) and [[MSN.com|MSN]] (13%). It receives about a billion search requests per day, which are recorded and stored indefinitely "to improve its search engines." | ||
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| + | ==Other Google Services== | ||
| + | [[GoogleMaps.com]] - Excellent article on Google Maps | ||
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| + | ==Google in the News== | ||
| + | '''Acquisition of YouTube.com''' | ||
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| + | On 9 Oct. 2006, [[YouTube.com]] was purchased by Google for $1.65 billion. Read the [[NYTimes.com|New York Times]] story here: | ||
| + | : [[NYT.com|New York Times:]] [http://www.nytimes.com/2006/10/10/technology/10deal.html?_r=1&ref=technology&oref=slogin Dot-Com Boom Echoed in Deal to Buy] [[YouTube.com|YouTube]] (10 Oct. 2006) | ||
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| + | Or, take a look at this video from the founders of YouTube talking about the sale: | ||
| + | : [[YouTube.com]]: [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QCVxQ_3Ejkg A Message from Chad and Steve] | ||
==Contact== | ==Contact== | ||
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: Mountain View CA 94043 USA | : Mountain View CA 94043 USA | ||
| − | + | ==Additional Information== | |
| − | + | ===Languages=== | |
| − | + | : English | |
| − | + | : Turkish | |
| − | + | : Arabic | |
| − | + | : Dutch | |
| − | + | : German | |
| + | : Español | ||
| + | : Lithuanian | ||
| + | : Persian | ||
| + | : Polish | ||
| + | : Tamil | ||
| + | : Romanian | ||
| + | : Hungarian | ||
| + | : French | ||
| + | : Russian | ||
| − | + | ==Related Domains== | |
| + | <WikiPages> | ||
| + | Ask.com | ||
| + | Blogger.com | ||
| + | Blogspot.com | ||
| + | WebmasterWorld.com | ||
| + | Yahoo.com | ||
| + | Lycos.com | ||
| + | AltaVista.com | ||
| + | MSN.com | ||
| + | Excite.com | ||
| + | Dmoz.org | ||
| + | Amazon.com | ||
| + | HotBot.com | ||
| + | AllTheWeb.com | ||
| + | ICANN.org | ||
| + | OfficialHomePage.org | ||
| + | Isoc.org | ||
| + | Geody.com | ||
| + | GoogleMaps.com | ||
| + | GoogleFight.com | ||
| + | GoogleWhack.com | ||
| + | Images.Google.com | ||
| + | </WikiPages> | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
Revision as of 19:58, 8 January 2007
Google Search Engine
- Type: Public (NASDAQ: GOOG) and (LSE: GGEA)
- Founded: Menlo Park, California (1998)
- Headquarters: Mountain View, California, USA
- Key people: Eric E. Schmidt, CEO/Director
- Sergey Brin, Technology President
- Larry E. Page, Products President
- George Reyes, CFO
- Industry: Internet
- Products: See list of Google services and tools
- Revenue: $6.138 Billion USD (2005)
- Net income: $1.465 Billion USD (2005)
- Employees: 7,942 (June 30 2006)
- Website: http://www.google.com
Google Inc. is a U.S. public corporation, first incorporated as a privately held corporation the 7 September 1998, that designs and manages the Internet's most used search engine. The company employs approximately 8,000 employees and is based in Mountain View, California. Eric Schmidt, former chief executive officer of Novell, was named Google's CEO when co-founder Larry Page stepped down.
The name "Google" originated from a misspelling of "googol," which refers to 10100 (a 1 followed by one-hundred zeros). Google has had a major impact on online culture. The verb "google" was recently added to both the Merriam Webster Collegiate Dictionary and the Oxford English Dictionary, meaning "to use the Google search engine to obtain information on the Internet."
Google's services are run on several server farms, each consisting of thousands of low-cost commodity computers running stripped-down versions of Linux. While the company does not provide detailed information about its hardware, a 2006 estimate consisted of over 450,000 servers, racked up in clusters located in data centers around the world (See Google platform for more details on their technology). According to the Nielsen cabinet, Google is the most popular search engine on the web with a 54% market share, ahead of Yahoo! (23%) and MSN (13%). It receives about a billion search requests per day, which are recorded and stored indefinitely "to improve its search engines."
Other Google Services
GoogleMaps.com - Excellent article on Google Maps
Google in the News
Acquisition of YouTube.com
On 9 Oct. 2006, YouTube.com was purchased by Google for $1.65 billion. Read the New York Times story here:
- New York Times: Dot-Com Boom Echoed in Deal to Buy YouTube (10 Oct. 2006)
Or, take a look at this video from the founders of YouTube talking about the sale:
Contact
- Larry Page
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- +1 650 318 0200, Fax: +1 650 618 1499
Address
- 2400 E. Bayshore Parkway
- Mountain View CA 94043 USA
Additional Information
Languages
- English
- Turkish
- Arabic
- Dutch
- German
- Español
- Lithuanian
- Persian
- Polish
- Tamil
- Romanian
- Hungarian
- French
- Russian
Related Domains
External Links
- Alexa: Google.com
