Google! The search engine we all know and love! Outmatched by none in terms of speed and efficiency! But how about these little snippets?
1- That "Google" is actually a spelling error? The founders originally wanted it to be"Googol." Supreme math nerds would know that Googol is the mathematical term for 1 followed by 100 zeros. The original name was meant toreflect the company's mission to organize the immense amount of information available on the web.
2- Google's main search page isn't bare to make it "professional," it's like that because the founder didn't know HTML and just wanted a quick interface.
3- Google started out in a garage. No really, the company's first office was in a garage, in Menlo Park, California.
4- That G-mail was a "company exclusive" mailing system for 2 whole years before being made public? Only Google used this mailing service internally.
5- It would take 5,707 years for a person to search Google's 3 billion pages? The Google software does it in 0.5 seconds!
6- Dennis Hwang, a Korean computer artist in the United States, is the guy behind these witty Doodles? Hwang has been drawing the face of Google for over two years. The doodles are preserved in an online museum.
7- Ever heard of Google Moon? Google Moon is an extension of Google Maps and Google Earth that, courtesy of NASA imagery, enables you to surf the Moon's surface and check out the exact spots that the Apollo astronauts made their landings.
8-Keyhole, the satellite imaging company that Google acquired in October 2004 was funded by CIA? As if Facebook wasn't enough....
Just a few fun facts I thought people would like to know =)
Sound off in the comments section!
Syed Sameer Rahman (10U0063)
1- That "Google" is actually a spelling error? The founders originally wanted it to be"Googol." Supreme math nerds would know that Googol is the mathematical term for 1 followed by 100 zeros. The original name was meant toreflect the company's mission to organize the immense amount of information available on the web.
2- Google's main search page isn't bare to make it "professional," it's like that because the founder didn't know HTML and just wanted a quick interface.
3- Google started out in a garage. No really, the company's first office was in a garage, in Menlo Park, California.
4- That G-mail was a "company exclusive" mailing system for 2 whole years before being made public? Only Google used this mailing service internally.
5- It would take 5,707 years for a person to search Google's 3 billion pages? The Google software does it in 0.5 seconds!
6- Dennis Hwang, a Korean computer artist in the United States, is the guy behind these witty Doodles? Hwang has been drawing the face of Google for over two years. The doodles are preserved in an online museum.
7- Ever heard of Google Moon? Google Moon is an extension of Google Maps and Google Earth that, courtesy of NASA imagery, enables you to surf the Moon's surface and check out the exact spots that the Apollo astronauts made their landings.
8-Keyhole, the satellite imaging company that Google acquired in October 2004 was funded by CIA? As if Facebook wasn't enough....
Just a few fun facts I thought people would like to know =)
Sound off in the comments section!
Syed Sameer Rahman (10U0063)
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