How Google has changed our lives? Here is all you need to know about its origin
How Google has changed our life? The biggest search engine in the world was invented on September 4, 1998. Search engines and portals have been there since the early days of the internet. But it was Google, the latecomer that made our lives easier. If you don’t know anything just google it.
What does search engine stands for?
Notably, a search engine is a program that searches the internet and finds web page according to keywords that you submit. Google was invented by computer scientists Larry Page and Sergey Brin.
The history behind its name
The site was named after a googol- the name for the number 1 followed by 100 zeroes- found in the book Mathematics and imagination. The main aim behind its name is to represent the immense amount of information that a search engine has to sift through.
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How Google has changed our life: Google’s rise to Prominence
In the year 2001, Google received a patent for its Page Rank technology that listed Larry Page as the inventor. By then, the company had already relocated to larger space nearby Palo Alto. Page rank, the innovative technology was developed by Page and Brin. It determines a website’s relevance by taking into the account number of pages, along with the importance of pages.
During the initial years, the company’s motto was “Do No Evil.” The pledge reflected the commitment level of employees and founder to carry out their work without objectivity, no conflicts interest, and bias. Interestingly, to ensure that the company stays true to its core values, the position of Chief Culture Officer was introduced. During -the rapid growth of Google, the Company introduced a variety of products including Gmail, Google Docs, Google Drive and a web browser called Chrome. The company also introduced video platforms Youtube and Blogger.com.
Conclusion
How Google has changed our life- Today, Google is among the 10 top most countries in the world. Currently, Sundar Pichai is the CEO of Google and the company’s profit are rising every year. Google is now capable of giving correct pronunciations too. Isn’t cool? It has made our lives really easy and we are really grateful for it.
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