Today's a special day—Google's 27! Who'd believe it? What began as a tiny project hardly bigger than an idea in a dorm room now stands as the firm many of us use every single day.
Want to search for answers, view a video, email someone, or get directions? Google's where the majority of us go first. But have you ever taken a moment to think about how "Google" was named?
It's really a rather silly tale. The original name of google was named after a mathematical concept, "Googol," referring to the number 1 followed by 100 zeros.
The founders of Google are Larry Page and Sergey Brin, the two bright fellows who made the global giant. These two founders were looking for a name that would capture just how enormous the universe of information they're attempting to catalog.
But here's the surprise, when they attempted to register the website, a friend mistakenly entered "Google" rather than "Googol." And lo. The name "Google" was not already taken. Larry liked it, and the rest is history.
Since that humble beginning in 1998, Google has not only remained a search engine, it's become much, much larger. Now Google operates Gmail, YouTube, Google Maps, Android phones, and is leading in new technologies such as artificial intelligence.
Although the company was actually founded early in September, Google wishes to celebrate its birthday on the 27th annually to celebrate milestones.
If you glance at Google's home page today, you'll notice a birthday doodle? a nostalgic touch to the first-ever Google logo in 1998. It's a nice reminder of how much the company has come.
Under CEO Sundar Pichai's leadership, Google continues innovating. With artificial intelligence or other technologies we can barely even imagine yet, Google continues to try to shape the future.
So the next time you "Google" something (and we all do), pay attention: one little typo gave us a company that changed the internet. Here's to Google for many more years of making our online lives easier.
