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Google is an American multinational technological corporation that has one of the largest search engines on the internet and is also famous for internet related services, products, search engines, cloud computing and software. The company was formed by Larry Page and Sergey Brin while they were completing their Ph. D and the company now processes on an average over 40,000 search queries every second which translates to 3.5 billion searches per day and 1.2 trillion searches per year. Google earns most of its profits through AdWords that it places through online advertising near the list of the search results. The head office of Google is called Googleplex and it is situated at Mountain View, California. Google was started in the early 1996 by Larry Page and Sergey Brin when they were completing their Ph D from Stanford University. The difference that made Google popular from other search engines was that their search engine analyzed the relationships between the websites and it determined the relevance of the website on the basis of the number of pages, its importance that linked back to the original site. This technology was called by them as PageRank. On the other hand, other search engines ranked result of the search on the basis of the number of times the search terms appeared on the page. Thus, Google had an advantage from other search engines. The founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin called their search engine as Backrub. However, they made it into a company and named it as Google Inc. on 7th September 1998 at a friends garage in Menlo Park, California. They named it as Google as a misspelling of googol that represents the number represented by a 1 followed by a hundred zeros. As they had the aim of creating a very large scale search engine, they chose this name. Google originally ran under the Stanford Universitys website with the domain google.stanford.edu andz.stanford.edu. After forming the company, Larry and Sergey hired Craig Silverstein, their fellow Ph D student as their first employee. After its formation, the company in February 1999 moved to 165 University Ave in California. Later it moved to a place called as Googleplex and it is still the headquarters of the company. The owners were finding it difficult to handle the company as it was distracting them from their studies. They then proposed to sell their company to the CEO of Excite for $1 million. He rejected the offer. Google received its first funding before Google was even incorporated. Andy Bechtolsheim, the co founder of Sun Microsystem contributed Google $100,000 before its incorporation. However, on 7th June 1999, Google received a major funding of $25 million from major investors that includes firms like Kleiner Perkins Caufield and buyers, Sequoia Capital. In 2004, Googles initial public offering took place and at that time Larry, Sergey and Eric Schmidt agreed to work together for Google for the next 20 years. The company offered 19,605,052 shares at a price of $85 per share. The shares were offered at an online auction. Google also made percentage of its money through America Online and InterActiveCorp. Google earns through advertising. Google receives money through companies or advertisers who want to sell their products to the masses. Google then uses Google Analytics to understand the profile of any person. Google Analytics studies the behavior of the person on the basis of the websites visited by them. Thus Google then displays the advertisement on the wall on the basis of the background received through Google Analytics. This helps Google to make the advertisement reach the right type of people. Google for the first time surpassed one billion visitors on its search engine in a month in May 2011 and experienced an increase of 8.4 percent compared to the 931 million visitors in May 2010. Google also owns as well has purchased many number of companies. Google products includes Android, Google Chrome, Google Maps, Google Earth, Google Books, Google News, Google +, YouTube etc. in August 2015, Google announced its plans to re organize its interest as a holding company called Alphabet Inc. However, Google has also faced criticism. Google has been criticized for using various strategies to avoid taxes. Out of the five largest American Technological companies, Google pays the lowest tax. The company accompanies this partly by licensing its technology through shell subsidiaries in tax havens such as Ireland, Netherland and Bermuda. Google also has faced criticism for search neutrality copyright, privacy, censorship of search results etc.

Google Introduces 'Product Studio' Tool: You Can Now Create Product Imagery Using AI
IANS | May 24, 2023 9:51 PM IST
The merchants will be able to create product imagery within Merchant Center Next, the company's
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Battlegrounds Mobile India Available On Google Play: Two Guidelines Gamers Must Know
India.com News Desk | May 22, 2023 5:11 PM IST
Battlegrounds Mobile India: Game lovers need to know that BGMI is currently not available on Apple
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Want to Receive Interview Calls From Top Companies? Check Tips Shared By Google Software Engineer
Sumaila Zaman | May 20, 2023 5:09 PM IST
Viral Video of The Day: If your ultimate goal is to work for one of these top companies, you must
Want to Receive Interview Calls From Top Companies? Check Tips Shared By Google Software Engineer
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Not Logged Into Your Gmail Account For A While? Google May Delete It
India.com News Desk | May 17, 2023 1:05 PM IST
Google said the company will delete the Gmail accounts which have not been used or signed into for
Not Logged Into Your Gmail Account For A While? Google May Delete It
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US Agency Raises 'Serious Concerns' About Tech Visa Lottery
Associated Press | April 28, 2023 10:24 PM IST
Technology companies say H-1Bs are critical for hard-to-fill positions even as they have had to lay
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Meta, Google Top Executives Receive Big Bonuses Amid Mass Layoffs
IANS | April 25, 2023 11:19 AM IST
Even as Meta and Google laid off thousands of employees, top executives at both the tech giants
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Amid Layoffs, Google CEO Sundar Pichai's Pay Soars To $226 Million On Massive Stock Award
India.com News Desk | April 22, 2023 8:43 AM IST
Sundar Pichai's salary was just $6.3 million in 2021 when he was not entitled to the stock award he
Amid Layoffs, Google CEO Sundar Pichai's Pay Soars To $226 Million On Massive Stock Award
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Google to Shut its G Suite App Currents
IANS | April 16, 2023 5:38 PM IST
Google has said that it will end the support for the Nest Secure and the Dropcam home security
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Google Fined $32 Million For Unfair Practices In South Korea's App Market
IANS | April 11, 2023 3:50 PM IST
South Korea's antitrust regulator slapped a fine of over 31.8 million on Google and its regional
Google Fined $32 Million For Unfair Practices In South Korea's App Market
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YouTube Rolls Out 'Sleep Timer' in Music App
India.com News Desk | April 10, 2023 4:30 PM IST
The report said that the feature has not been rolled out widely and is currently available only to
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GPay Error Sends Accidental Cashbacks To Pixel Phone Users
IANS | April 10, 2023 3:02 PM IST
Few Google Pixel users received money from Google after a reported error in the Gpay app.
GPay Error Sends Accidental Cashbacks To Pixel Phone Users
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Nest Secure And Dropcam Home Security System Will Shut On April 8, 2024: Google
Tahir Qureshi | April 9, 2023 10:05 PM IST
Till April 8, all current features will remain available and users can continue using their Nest
Nest Secure And Dropcam Home Security System Will Shut On April 8, 2024: Google
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Google's New Policy To Let Users Delete Their Account Data From App
IANS | April 6, 2023 6:30 PM IST
Google introduced a new policy for Android apps to allow users to delete their accounts from the
Google's New Policy To Let Users Delete Their Account Data From App
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Barcode Turns 50: Why Future of Barcode Looks Grim As It Competes With QR Codes | Explained
Victor Dasgupta | April 3, 2023 5:42 PM IST
A barcode is a machine-readable representation of numerals and characters. It consists of bars and
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After Twitter And Meta, Google Also Working On Bringing Blue Check Marks For Verified Ads
IANS | April 3, 2023 4:07 PM IST
The Blue badge can help the ad stand out from other ads that do not have the check mark,
After Twitter And Meta, Google Also Working On Bringing Blue Check Marks For Verified Ads
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Not Just Layoff, Google To Stop Free Snacks, Other Perks To Employees To Save Money
India.com Business Desk | April 1, 2023 6:07 PM IST
As part of cost-cutting measures, Google is also planning to stop spending on personal equipment
Not Just Layoff, Google To Stop Free Snacks, Other Perks To Employees To Save Money
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NCLAT Upholds CCI's Rs 1,337 Crore Penalty On Google For Abuse Of Dominant Position In Android Market
Analiza Pathak | March 29, 2023 3:03 PM IST
Google has been given 30 days by NCLAT to pay Rs 1,337-crore fine and implement the order.
NCLAT Upholds CCI's Rs 1,337 Crore Penalty On Google For Abuse Of Dominant Position In Android Market
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Explained: What Can Google's AI-Powered Bard Do
Associated Press | March 28, 2023 6:31 AM IST
The recently rolled-out bot dubbed Bard is the internet search giant's answer to the ChatGPT tool
Explained: What Can Google's AI-Powered Bard Do
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Income Tax Return: New ITR Mobile App Launched For Taxpayers to View Tax Summary. Here’s How to Use
India.com Business Desk | March 22, 2023 10:26 PM IST
Income Tax Return: The new mobile app will provide a comprehensive view of the AIS and TIS to the
Income Tax Return: New ITR Mobile App Launched For Taxpayers to View Tax Summary. Here’s How to Use
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Google Bans Download of Chinese App Pinduoduo Over Security Concern
India.com News Desk | March 22, 2023 6:37 PM IST
The technology giant is also sending out notifications to the users who have downloaded these apps
Google Bans Download of Chinese App Pinduoduo Over Security Concern
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