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Fun Fact
In 2006, the verb “google” was added to the Merriam Webster Collegiate Dictionary and the Oxford English Dictionary.
“To use the Google search engine to obtain information on the internet.”
What Does Google Mean?
Googol = 1 followed by 100 zeros
Google's Mission Organize the immense amount of
information available on the web and make it universally accessible and useful.
Google’s Philosophy
NEVER SETTLE FOR THE BEST
“The perfect search engine would understand exactly what you mean and give back exactly what you want.”
-Google co-founder Larry Page
Google’s Philosophy
Ten things Google has found to be true:
Focus on the user and all else will follow
It’s best to do one thing really, really well
Fast is better than slow Democracy on the web works You don’t need to be at your desk to
need an answer
Google’s Philosophy
Ten things Google has found to be true:
6. You can make money without doing evil
7. There’s always more information out there
8. The need for information crosses all borders
9. You can be serious without a suit10. Great just isn’t good enough
The Beginning…
Larry Page & Sergey Brin Stanford University, 1996
“BackRub” Backlinks
Google Inc. 1998
1998 $1.1 Million
2004 Initial Public Offering: $85 per share, Sold $1.67 Billion Employees
2007 Shares hit $700
Financing
The Googleplex
2003
Mountain View, CA
$319 Million
Solar Panels
2002 AdWords Google News Froogle
2003 Blogger Google AdSense
2004 GMail Acquired Picasa Google SMS Google Groups Google Print
Not Just A Search Engine
2005 Google Video Google Maps Google Earth Google Talk
Not Just A Search Engine
2006 Google Video Player Google Chat Page Creator Google Finance Google Calendar Involvement with MySpace Google Checkout Entrance into the Mobile World
Google Maps for Mobile GMail for mobile
Google for Educators Google Docs&Spreadsheets Acquired JotSpot
Not Just A Search Engine
2007 YouTube Google.org Google Gears Google Gadget Ventures
2008 Android
Not Just A Search Engine
Corporate Culture
Small Company Feel
Hiring Process: Ability Over Experience
Corporate Culture
Inside the Googleplex… Décor Offices Equipment Recreation Facilities
Workout room, washers & dryers, massage room, video games, foosball, piano, pool
table, ping pong, roller hockey Google Café Snack Rooms
Criticism
Employee Turnover
One core moneymaker
Duplicate Efforts
Inconsistent ROIs
Privacy
Sources
www.google.com/intl/en/corporate www.google.org www.wikipedia.com www.time.com money.cnn.com