GoogleInc

Web services company founded by LarryPage and SergeyBrin.

Google provides some nice services beyond basic GoogleSearch:

• GoogleNews - automatic gathered news service
• GoogleGroups - huge UseNet archive (former )
• GoogleDirectory - OpenDirectoryProject
• GoogleImage - image search. Unlike 3 nice features above, this is not so useful.
• GoogleAnswers - A pay research service where questions are answered by paid researchers
• GoogleSearchBox - search box in your IE toolbar
• GoogleLabs - http://labs.google.com/, several new Google technologies which are in the testing phase.
• GoogleCalculator - Do math or convert units. Just search for "2+3", "square root of pi" or "4 hectares in square fathoms"

One of their mottos is "Don't Be Evil", although many still think GoogleIsEvil.

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Google has attracted all sorts of talent in the industry, such as RobPike and KenThompson.

Google has also sponsored all sorts of things outside their core interests.

• Google Summer of Code - educational program for exposing undergraduates to the OpenSource community
• GoogleTechTalks
• Google Lunar X Prize

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