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- Founded by Sergey Brin and Larry Page
- Launched out of a garage in Menlo Park, California
- Started out answering about 10,000 search queries per day
- First hired employee: Director of technology Craig Silverstein
- Moved to Palo Alto office space in 1999
- Company inspired by paper Brin and Page wrote at Stanford
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The Google search engine was launched in September of 1998, making 2008 the company's 10th "birthday" celebration. The exact date of the site's launch has, according to the website itself, been shifted around slightly over the years.
In September 2008, Google launched the Web site Google 10th Birthday. The Web site includes a timeline with important Google dates and background on the site and its creation. The 10th birthday celebration also included the launching of the Project 10 to the 100th, which will reward ideas that could improve the world and help humans. The project rewards up to 5 ideas with a total of $10 million which goes to implementation of the projects.
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No Exact Date
Until 2005, Google celebrated its birthday on September 7, the date the company was incorporated. Since then, the "official" birthday has been moved to September 27, which marked a major expansion of the site.Official Google Blog: We wanted something special for our birthday... (September 26, 2005)
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Google Birthday on Amazon
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The Google Story: For Google's 10th Birthday - $14.00
Moscow-born Sergey Brin and Midwest-born Larry Page dropped out of graduate school at Stanford University to, in their own words, "change the world" through a powerful search engin...Amazon
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Birthday Buddies : Cat with Google Eyes - $14.99
Decorative Happy Birthday Cat head mug. Happy Birthday written on the handle that is attached to a cat head that is dark gray with gold/yellow colored face with confetti all over. ...Amazon
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Tits on Google Earth - Damn Funny Birthday Cartoon Greeting Card (Single w/ Envelope) - $2.95
These cards are part of a long tradition of humorous greeting cards published by NobleWorks Inc., originators of the Talk Bubble card line. NobleWorks offers outr wild, hysterical...Amazon
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Pokemon Slowking Party Gift Bags Pack - $1.50
The Pokemon gift bag pack includes 8 plastic treat bags measuring approximately 6 1/2 inches wide x 9 inches long.Amazon
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White Boxer Short with I Love Googles - $12.99
The Classic Boxer. Heavyweight, soft 100% cotton material, false fly and longer out-seam make these boxers ideal for party favors or promotional give aways. Available in Adult S-XX...Amazon
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Google Birthday Questions
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Jennifer Aniston birthday song - anyone have a video? 1 AnswerWow, tall order! I haven't heard much about the birthday song other than it was indeed written (so says People magazine), so can't imagine there's a video of it... read more
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On Twitter Powered by Twitter
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@dajalisaesis1 yes google is my best friend ;-) tell mommy I said Happy Birthday!! ;-)
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I put my foot down. I told my coworkers "For my birthday, I am not Google, so don't ask me any tech questions."
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Neat. The guy who taught me how to shoot a rifle is still around, and coming up on his 80th birthday. Google FTW!
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@DaveThePaxtons This tweet forced me to Google Asher Roth and I found out we have the same birthday. #themoreyouknow
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http://twitpic.com/ues7a - http://maps.google.be/maps?sll=33.85304510593414,-118.18878293037415 happy birthday sis!
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