Adam RosenwasserLee Gladsden

Alex RoseKonner Nolan

How it began

• January 1996 - research project by Larry Page and Sergey Brin, 2 Stanford students going for their PhD - originally called BackRub

• Normal search engines - ranked results by counting how many times the search terms appeared on the pageWhat google did – analyzed the relationships between websites (called PageRank)

• Eventually, they changed the name to Google – a misspelling of googol, 1*10100, signifying the return of large quantities of info.

How it began

• Started on Stanford's website at google.stanford.edu

• Domain registered 9/15/1997• Company incorporated 9/4/98• Based in garage in Menlo Park, California

Some facts• Google is now the world’s largest media corporation

• It’s 537 dollar stock price is bigger then Disney, GM, and McDonald’s combined

Timeline

• February 99 – Google opens Palo Alto offices – they outgrew garage

• August 99 – they move to new Mountain View offices - googleplex

• May 9 2000 – 10 languages• June 26 2000 – 1 billion pages!• August 1 2001 - First international office• May 1, 2002 – Partnership with AOL

Timeline Ctd. • August 13, 2002 First google dance• Feb 17 2004 Search index 6 billion• Move to current location, Googleplex• Google IPO on NASDAQ - 19,605,052 stocks• Opening price - $85 Current price – over $500• June 28 2005 – unveiling of google earth

Timeline Ctd.

• November 17, 2005 - First South American Offices

• 9 October 2006 – Google acquires YouTube• August 22, 2007 - Google earth adds sky to

program – includes constellations and galaxies• September 2008 - Google turns 10• February 25, 2009 - Google’s first tweet

» I’m Feeling Lucky!

Google Earth

• Google Earth was created by Google in 2005

• Virtual views of the Earth and geographical features seen by satelites

• Different add-ons such as Flight Simulators and Street Views.

Google Chrome

• Released 2008• One of the fastest internet browsers• 3rd most widely used with 23% of people

using it

Google +• Newest social network• Just ended beta testing • Now open to the general public• Expected to replace Facebook

Gmail

• Email service released in 2004• 1 GB storage capacity

Google Talk

• A free phone and texting service • Gives you your own number

Google DoodlesModifications of the Google logo

for special events

There have been over 700 Google doodles created internationally

Recent Doodle Milestones• May 21, 2010 – google creates first (possibly

the world's first) playable logo - PAC• Feb. 8, 2011 – One of their most interactive

doodles In honor of Sci-Fi Writer Jules Verne's 183rd birthday

Recent Doodle milestones

• April 15, 2011 – First video doodle. 122nd birthday of Charlie Chaplin

Future endeavor