Google never ceases to amaze us each and everyday; always coming up with a lot of surprises.When you thought they had run out of idea, they do something entirely awesome and different.However one will be surprised to know how small Google actually started off
1 Google's headquarter is called "Googleplex" which means the number equivalent to ten raised to the power of a googol.
2 In Googleplex, TGIF (Thank God Its Friday) used to happen on each Friday as weekly all-hands where Larry, Sergey and other Googlers discuss about Google. As Friday afternoon at Mountain view was too late for other offices of google worldwide, now it happens on each Thursday and its called TGIAF. (Thank God Its Almost Friday). This Courtesy of Satwika Sarka
3 The first Google doodle was created by founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin in August 1998,as a way to keep its users updated on where the Google crew would be in the next few days. It was actually a doodle of the festival Burning Man which was held in the Nevada desert.
4 In the year 2013, Google raked in a whooping $55 billion.You know what? 91 percent of that revenue came from advertising alone.
5 Are you one of those who do not or find it hard to pronounce large numbers like 92567816603? Google will help you out if you type
''= English after the number.
6 Google's search index is more than 100 million gigabytes in size. It would take 100,000 1TB hard drives to accommodate that amount of data.
7 Google name was formerly BackRub in 1996. But was later changed to Google. Originating from the misspelling of the word ''Googol.''
8 Google has amazing benefits for its employees even after they die. For example, a US-based google employee or Googler who kicked the bucket while still in the employ of Google, their surviving spouse or domestic partner will receive a check for 50 percent of their salary for the next decade. I heard all US Googlers qualify for this benefit.
9 If you spell the word
Google backwards, it becomes elgooG. The interesting thing is you can also use it for all your searches on http://www.elgoog.im . But your search terms must also be written in reverse order to get the right results.
10 The first Google storage was made of LEGO--those building blocks kids play with-- and contained 10 4GB hard drives. Larry and Sergey didn't have enough cash to build something rugged and made do with what they had. So guys, you have no excuse to make your dreams didn't became a reality even if you haven't gotten enough resources.
11 Google recently became a part of a larger company
called Alphabet Inc. Google tried to to get the domain name Alphabet but found out it already belonged to German carmaker BMW. So Google figured out a new domain name for its new parent company, instead http://abc.xyz/
and last but not least courtesy of Amandeep Kholi
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The “I’m Feeling Lucky” Button Costs Google $110 Million a Year! Ever notice that ubiquitous “I’m feeling lucky” button on the Google homepage that you've probably never used. What if I told you that this small little piece of grey rectangle, costs Google over 110 million dollars a year!That’s right! What this button effectively does, is that it takes the user directly to the top search result for that query thereby bypassing all the other top 9 results and also the ads that get displayed alongside them.
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So guys there you have it. The
12 mind-blowing facts about Google. Is there any you know of that we didn't mention in this post? add yours in the comments section. And please share!
