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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.

Lok Sabha Election Phase 3: Google Celebrates India Elections 2019 With a Doodle
India.com Buzz Desk | April 23, 2019 12:45 AM IST
Google on Tuesday, marked the beginning of Lok Sabha Elections Phase 3 with a doodle that featured a...
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Google Doodle Celebrates Earth Day 2019 by Representing 6 Unique Life Forms on The Planet
India.com Buzz Desk | April 22, 2019 9:18 AM IST
The moment you open the search engine Google today, you'll be treated to an animated doodle that wil...
Google Doodle Celebrates Earth Day 2019 by Representing 6 Unique Life Forms on The Planet
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Google Pixel 3 User Asks For Refund, Gets 10 Phones Instead
IANS | April 19, 2019 4:42 PM IST
New Delhi: Google sent a customer 10 Pixel handsets worth over $9,000 after he requested a refund fo...
Google Pixel 3 User Asks For Refund, Gets 10 Phones Instead
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Lok Sabha Election Phase 2: Google Celebrates India Elections 2019 With a Doodle
India.com Buzz Desk | April 18, 2019 6:57 AM IST
Google on Thursday, marked the beginning of Lok Sabha Elections Phase 2 with a doodle that featured ...
Lok Sabha Election Phase 2: Google Celebrates India Elections 2019 With a Doodle
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Google Blocks TikTok App in India Following Court Order
India.com News Desk | April 17, 2019 8:20 AM IST
New Delhi: After the Supreme Court (SC) refused to interfere with the Madras High Court s order bann...
Google Blocks TikTok App in India Following Court Order
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Google Pay Now Lets Users Buy And Sell Gold Especially During Festivals
India.com News Desk | April 12, 2019 4:41 PM IST
New Delhi: Google has announced its partnership with MMTC-PAMP India Pvt. Ltd for enabling the purch...
Google Pay Now Lets Users Buy And Sell Gold Especially During Festivals
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Lok Sabha Elections 2019: Google Doodle on India Elections Tells People 'How to Vote' And 'What is The Voting Process'
India.com Buzz Desk | April 11, 2019 12:35 AM IST
The 2019 Indian general election, also known as Lok Sabha Elections is scheduled to be held in seven...
Lok Sabha Elections 2019: Google Doodle on India Elections Tells People 'How to Vote' And 'What is The Voting
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'Ghar Se Nikalte Hi' Actor Mayoori Kango is Google India Industry Head
India.com Buzz Desk | April 4, 2019 5:27 PM IST
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'Ghar Se Nikalte Hi' Actor Mayoori Kango is Google India Industry Head
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BJP Spent Over Rs 1.21 Crore for 554 ads on Google Platforms: Report
IANS | April 4, 2019 12:00 PM IST
New Delhi: Political parties in India spent over Rs 3.7 crore on 831 elections ads on Google platfor...
BJP Spent Over Rs 1.21 Crore for 554 ads on Google Platforms: Report
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Retail Giant Walmart Adds Voice-shopping Feature on Google Assistant
IANS | April 3, 2019 2:56 PM IST
San Francisco: Competing with the likes of Alexa-powered Amazon, retail giant Walmart is now adding ...
Retail Giant Walmart Adds Voice-shopping Feature on Google Assistant
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OMG! Gmail Turns 15 - My Tryst With What’s The Default Setting For Many
Prasad Sanyal | April 3, 2019 1:04 PM IST
There was Yahoo, there was Hotmail and somewhere along the way in 2004 came Gmail. It used to be by ...
OMG! Gmail Turns 15 - My Tryst With What’s The Default Setting For Many
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Google Shuts 'Inbox by Gmail' Service; Check Alternatives For Android And iOS Here
India.com News Desk | April 1, 2019 4:53 PM IST
New Delhi: Tech giant Google has shut down 'inbox by Gmail' service. Initially, the company announce...
Google Shuts 'Inbox by Gmail' Service; Check Alternatives For Android And iOS Here
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April Fool's Day 2019: Google Introduces Classic Arcade Snake Game on Google Maps App And It's Nostalgic
India.com Buzz Desk | April 1, 2019 2:11 PM IST
On April Fool s Day, every year Google do something out-of-the-box that engage its users. From bizar...
April Fool's Day 2019: Google Introduces Classic Arcade Snake Game on Google Maps App And It's Nostalgic
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Google Axes Gay Conversion Therapy App After Facing Flak From LGBTQ Community
IANS | March 30, 2019 12:24 PM IST
San Francisco: Facing immense pressure from the LGBTQ civil rights advocacy groups, Google has remov...
Google Axes Gay Conversion Therapy App After Facing Flak From LGBTQ Community
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Google Doodle on German Musician Johann Sebastian Bach Gives You a Chance to Generate Music
India.com Buzz Desk | March 22, 2019 6:52 AM IST
Today s Google Doodle is unique, it lets all of us know how to compose music to play. For the first ...
Google Doodle on German Musician Johann Sebastian Bach Gives You a Chance to Generate Music
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Happy Holi 2019: Google Celebrates Festival Of Colours in India With Colourful Animated Doodle
India.com Buzz Desk | March 21, 2019 12:23 AM IST
On March 21, Google celebrates the festival of Holi with an animated doodle. The colourful and vibra...
Happy Holi 2019: Google Celebrates Festival Of Colours in India With Colourful Animated Doodle
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2019-03-20T13:23:48+00:00
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Spring Equinox 2019: Google Doodle Marks The First Day of Spring
India.com Buzz Desk | March 20, 2019 6:53 AM IST
On March 20, Google celebrates the first day of the spring season with a cutely animated doodle of a...
Spring Equinox 2019: Google Doodle Marks The First Day of Spring
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Google Adds 'Translate' Feature on Third-party Keyboard Gboard For iOS Users
IANS | March 16, 2019 6:40 PM IST
San Francisco: Google has added the 'Translate' feature on its third-party keyboard -- Gboard -- for...
Google Adds 'Translate' Feature on Third-party Keyboard Gboard For iOS Users
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YouTube Music Premium Launched in India; Free, Paid Version Both Available
India.com News Desk | March 13, 2019 9:09 PM IST
New Delhi: YouTube Music, Google s new music subscription service, was launched in India on Wednesda...
YouTube Music Premium Launched in India; Free, Paid Version Both Available
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Google Paid $105 Million to Two Former Executives Accused of Sexual Harassment: Report
IANS | March 12, 2019 1:59 PM IST
San Francisco: Google paid $105 million to two of its former executives, including one of Indian-ori...
Google Paid $105 Million to Two Former Executives Accused of Sexual Harassment: Report
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