Google was founded by Sergey Brin and Larry Page on September 4, 1998 while they were students at Stanford University. Google was simple, yet useful....one of the reasons that it was so popular. In 2000, Google started it advertisement campaign to sell advertisements associated with search keywords. They used the text based advertisements to minimize loading time and clutter.

The first public offering of Google was in August 19, 2004 in which they were able to raise $1.67 billion. On this date Google's stock price was $85 per share. Boy do I wish I could have got in on that one!

From googol to Google, Whats in a Name?

The name Google is from the word googol. Googol means the number one followed by one hundred zeros. Now the term "google" is used as a verb, it means "to use the Google search engine to obtain information n the internet".

Below we have complied images of Google throughout the years. It has not changed to much, but it has evolved to keep up with its customer base. Now they have gmail, iGoogle, and custom themes for your iGoogle account. Take a look below to see how the Google page started in 1998 to its present status.

Images 1998 - Present

All images were obtained using the Internet Archive Wayback Machine.

Circa 1998

Circa 2000

Circa 2002

Circa 2006

2008 - Present

Conclusion

Google is a great tool that a lot of people use everyday to find simple things like cooking ideas, movie reviews, or just to keep from being bored. Without Google I do not think the internet would be the way it is today. Yahoo's search engine is great, don't get me wrong, but Google has surpassed it in many ways. Not to be biased we will do a Yahoo through the years tomorrow....so stay tuned.

You can see that review here.

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POSTED BY:ERIC
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Comments -- Add Your Own

1

Gary Lloyd

October 27, 2009, 9:37 am

Great post. Google kept with the simple idea adn seems to have made millions from it. Good for them. Now to just do the same for myself..lol.

2

LocalNeeds

October 27, 2009, 9:39 am

Once again you do not fail to dissappoint. Good work Eric.

3

Eric

October 27, 2009, 9:43 am

Thanks for the kind words. Glad to see someone reads these posts. I just write about things I find interesting...glad to see you find it interesting as well. Thanks again.

4

CJ

October 27, 2009, 1:25 pm

Its amazing how thye have become so popular but changed so little. Simply amazing.

5

Random Guy

October 27, 2009, 10:13 pm

I can't wait to see the Yahoo one. They have changed alot since they first started. It should be an interesting read.

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School Nurse

July 25, 2010, 6:32 pm

My cousin recommended this blog and she was totally right keep up the fantastic work!