Monday, September 15, 2008

Google's amazing journey

The $19 billion search giant Google is just ten years old , but it has outclassed its competitors - namely Microsoft and Yahoo! - in the online world.
The company today has a host of enviable offerings - Google search, Gmail, Page Rank, Adsense, Google Mobile, Google Earth, Google Maps, Google Docs, Orkut, Blogger, YouTube, Android (a platform for mobiles), Cloud Computing initiatives, and now Chrome.
It even has a patent for a "floating data centre". Moreover, it is learning how to monetise these; the figures do the talking. Google has a market value of over $130 billion and cash reserves of around $13 billion.
It employs 20,000 people worldwide, including in India. Its co-founders, Larry Page and Sergey Brin - both 35 now - are worth nearly $19 billion apiece.

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