Google (TC6)

Up until 2015 when Google restructured to become a subsidiary of the parent company Alphabet Inc. Currently, Google as a subsidiary has two parent companies: Alphabet Inc and XXVI Holdings.

Google LLC is an IT corporation. An American multinational company that specializes in:

Search engine technology

Cloud computing

Quantum computing

Online advertisements

Consumer electronics

E-commerce

Artificial intelligence, to name a few.

Personal view: Supposedly, I should say “Alphabet Inc is” but I feel it will not sync well as Google started everything off.

I kinda still see Google as the main company when it comes to the workings and innovation, and Alphabet Inc, more like the “because-of-stocks parent company.”

You wouldn't believe this search engine began as a project, would you?

Also, Google is an acronym, if you may. Its full form is: Global Organisation of Oriented Group Language of Earth. The company's mission is “To organize the world's information and make it widely accessible and valuable.”

Contrary to most individuals’ default understanding, a search engine is not the same as a web browser. They are quite symbiotic in their relationship but one can actually function without the other, and that one is the web browser.

Chrome is a web browser, your Opera mini is a web browser, for crypto OGs like me, that make use of our phones more than our PCs, your Mises or Kiwi is JUST a web browser. However, Google is the search engine. Bing is another search engine.

Chrome can work without Google, but Google cannot work without Chrome or other web browsers. A web browser is essentially used to navigate web pages on the internet, on the other hand, a search engine is used to search for certain keywords.

Google was founded in the year 1998 by Larry Page and Sergey Brin, two Stanford University students.

Formerly known as Google LLC, the company is now a subsidiary of Alphabet Inc. Google was founded on September 4th, 1998, about 26 years ago in Menlo Park, California, USA. Its headquarters is in Googleplex, Mountain View, California, U.S.

Alphabet Inc, together with Microsoft, Apple, Meta, and Amazon, are the 5 Big Tech Giants in the world.

Currently, Ruth Porat is the President of Google and the Chief Investment Officer, while Sundar Pichai is the CEO of Alphabet Inc, having taken the baton from Larry Page.

In January 1996, Larry and Sergey began working on the project that would spring forth to birth Google.

As reported, there was an unofficial co-founder who left after Google had been set up to pursue something not entirely different, by name Scott Hassan.

He raised a career in Robotics and owns Willow Garage, which he founded in 2006.

Email (Gmail)

Navigation and mapping (Waze, Maps, and Earth)

Cloud computing (Google Cloud)

Web navigation (Chrome)

Video sharing (YouTube)

Productivity (Google Workspace)

Operating systems (Android)

Cloud storage (Google Drive)

Language translation (Google Translate)

Photo storage (Google Photos)

Videotelephony (Google Meet)

Smart home (Nest)

Smartphones (Pixel)

Wearable technology (Pixel Watch and Fitbit)

Music streaming (YouTube Music)

Video on demand (YouTube TV)

AI (Google Assistant and Gemini)

Machine learning APIs (TensorFlow)

AI chips (TPU) and a host of others

1996:

Larry Page and Sergey Brin begin a project with Scott Hassan as the original Lead Programmer, developing a new search algorithm, Pagerank, which analyzes relationships between websites.

1998:

Google is officially established.

Received initial funding of $100,000 from Andy Bechtolsheim.

Jeff Bezos and Ram Shriram also invested.

Google operated out of Susan Wojcicki’s garage.

1999:

Google raises $25 million from Kleiner Perkins and Sequoia Capital.

Google moves to Palo Alto and begins to sell keyword-based ads.

2000:

Yahoo partners with Google as Google becomes its default search engine.

2001:

Investors, Kleiner Perkins and Sequoia, push for Eric Schmidt to become CEO.

2003:

Google moves to the Googleplex in Mountain View. They purchase the complex three years later.

2004:

Google goes public with an initial IPO, raising $1.67 billion and reaching a market value of $23 billion.

2006:

YouTube is acquired by Google for $1.65 billion, a major strategic acquisition.

2008:

Google enhances its digital marketing techniques by acquiring DoubleClick for $3.1 billion.

2011-2012:

Google acquires Motorola Mobility for $12.5 billion to fortify its patent portfolio. It surpassed 1 billion monthly unique visitors.

2013:

Launches Calico, a company tailored for health and aging.

Google acquires Waze for $966 million.

2014:

Google advances in artificial intelligence by acquiring the AI company DeepMind.

2015:

Google restructures to Alphabet Inc, with Larry Page as the CEO of Alphabet Inc and Sundar Pichai heading Google.

Google's company mottos include:

"You can make money without doing evil"

"You can be serious without a suit"

"Work should be challenging and fun."

These are Google Company Values

High-ranking employees are advised to spend 20% of their time working on personal projects. Products like Gmail, Google News, and AdSense emerged from this. This is dubbed Innovation Time Off.

In 2019, the company had about 121,000 employees working for them temporarily and by contract. As of September 30, 2020, Alphabet had 132,121 employees, with over 100,000 working for Google.

32% of Google’s workforce were women, and the ethnic composition was 51.7% white and 41.9% Asian. Women held 23.6% of tech roles and 26.7% of leadership positions, according to Google's 2020 diversity report.

Google uses a hierarchy hiring system, with employees classified into six levels based on their experience. Google favors innovation, with many key products stemming from individual projects.

In essence, Google is one of those companies that have left an indelible mark in the sands of time. That mark will be burrowing into generations, impacting people's lives positively.

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