Founders & Early Days
The university where Google was first developed
Stanford University
The term for the system Google uses to rank web pages.
PageRank
The main way Google makes money.
advertising
The online video platform Google bought in 2006.
YouTube
The original purpose of Google's famous "I'm Feeling Lucky" button.
to take users directly to the first search result
The year Google was officially founded
1998
The animals used in Google's joke about ranking pages.
pigeons
The type of ads that appear at the top of Google search results.
sponsored links
The mobile operating system developed by Google.
Android
The company that almost bought Google for $1 million but rejected the offer.
Yahoo!
The reason why Page and Brin developed a new search engine.
to organize the web more effectively
What Google's search engine does to web pages to analyze them.
Crawling
The pricing model where advertisers pay only when a user clicks on their ad.
pay-per-click
The year Google acquired Motorola Mobility.
2011
The unofficial motto Google was known for in its early years.
'Don't be evil'
The type of funding that helped Google grow in its early years.
venture capital
The secret, constantly changing rule Google uses to rank websites.
algorithm
The year Google went public on the stock market.
2004
The project that aims to make every book available online.
Google Books
The meaning of the name "Google."
a misspelling of 'googol,' a very large number
The original name of Google before it became "Google."
Backrub
The name for computers that store and process massive amounts of data for Google.
supercomputers
The price of Google's stock at the end of its first trading day.
$100.34
The satellite imaging service that provides pictures of the entire planet.
Google Earth
Google's headquarters is commonly called this.
Google plex