The+Google+Story

= What is Google? media type="youtube" key="28eBTvvT0HA" height="392" width="598" align="center" = The Google Story, Retreived, 24 March, 2010, from [].

//Google runs over one million servers in// [|//data centers//] //around the world,//[|//[8//]//] and processes over one billion search requests//[|//[9//]//] and twenty// [|//petabytes//] //of user-generated data every day.//[|//[10//]//]//[|//[11//]//]//[|//[12//]//] Google's rapid growth since its incorporation has triggered a chain of products,// [|//acquisitions//] //and// [|//partnerships//] //beyond the company's core// [|//search engine//]//. The company offers online// [|//productivity//] [|//software//]//, such as its// [|//Gmail//] [|//e-mail//] //software, and// [|//social networking//] //tools, including// [|//Orkut//] //and, more recently,// [|//Google Buzz//]//. Google's products extend to the// [|//desktop//] //as well, with applications such as the web browser// [|//Google Chrome//]//, the// [|//Picasa//] //photo organization and editing software, and the// [|//Google Talk//] [|//instant messaging//] //application. More notably, Google created the// [|//Android//] [|//mobile phone//] [|//operating system//]//, used on a number of// [|//HTC//] //phones such as the// [|//Nexus One//] //and// [|//Droid Eris//]//. Because of its popularity and numerous products,// [|//Alexa//] //lists Google as the Internet's most visited website.//[|//[13//]//] Google is also// [|//Fortune Magazine//]//'s fourth best place to work,//[|//[14//]//] and// [|//BrandZ//]//'s most powerful brand in the world.//[|//[15//]//] However, the company has also// [|//faced criticism//] //over issues relating to the// [|//privacy//] //of personal information,// [|//copyright//]//, and// [|//censorship//]//.//

Retreived, 25 March, 2010, from []

//**Google search** is a// [|//web search engine//] //owned by// [|//Google//] //Inc. and is the most-used search engine on the// [|//Web//]//.//[|//[3//]//] Google receives several hundred million queries each day through its various services.//[|//[4//]//] Google search was originally developed by// [|//Larry Page//] //and// [|//Sergey Brin//] //in 1997.//[|//[5//]//] Google Search provides more than 22 special features beyond the original word-search capability.//[|//[6//]//] These include synonyms, weather forecasts, time zones, stock quotes, maps, earthquake data, movie showtimes, airports, home listings, and sports scores. (see below:// [|//Special features//]//). There are special features for numbers including prices, temperatures, money/unit conversions ("10.5 cm in inches"), calculations ( 3*4+sqrt(6)-pi/2 ), package tracking, patents, area codes, [|[6]] and rudimentary// [|//language translation//] //of displayed pages. The order of search results on Google's search-results pages is based on a priority rank called a "//[|//PageRank//]//". Google Search provides many options for customized search (see below:// [|//Search options//]//), such as: exclusion ("-xx"), inclusion ("+xx"), alternatives ("xx OR yy"), and wildcard ("x * x").//[|//[7//]//]//

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