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MAD INSIGHTS INTO THE WORLD OF THE GOOGLE EMPIRE

Added on: 27th Jul 2016

 

GOOGLE WAS ACTUALLY NAMED BY ACCIDENT.

LARRY AND SERGEI MISSPELLED "GOOGOL",

WHICH IS A NUMBER FOLLOWED BY 100 ZEROES

Google was actually named by accident. Larry and Sergei misspelled

 

 

GOOGLE FAVOURS DOGS OVER CATS. EVEN IN

THEIR CODE OF CONDUCT IT SAYS THAT THEY

ARE A "DOG COMPANY"

Google favors dogs over cats. Even in their code of conduct it says that they are a

 

 

SINCE 2010, EVERY MONTH GOOGLE HAS ACQUIRED

AN AVERAGE OF 2 NEW COMPANIES A MONTH

Since 2010, every month Google has acquired an average of 2 new companies a month

 

 

GOOGLE OWNS THE DOMAIN GOOGLESUCKS.COM

(TO PREVENT OTHER PEOPLE FROM OWNING IT!)

Google owns the domain googlesucks.com (to prevent other people from owning it!)

 

 

GOOGLE MAPS CALCULATES TRAFFIC BY

COMPUTING HOW FAST ANDROIDS ARE

MOVING ON THE ROAD

Google Maps calculates traffic by computing how fast androids are moving on the road

 

 

IN 2013, GOOGLE FUNDED A COMPANY THAT IS

RESEARCHING WAYS TO CIRCUMVENT DEATH (CALICO)

In 2013, Google funded a company that is researching ways to circumvent death (Calico)

 

 

IN 2014, NEARLY 90% OF GOOGLE'S INCOME CAME

FROM ADVERTISING

In 2014, nearly 90% of Google's income came from advertising

 

 

STEVE JOBS ONCE CALLED GOOGLE TO TELL THEM

THAT THEIR "O" HAD THE WRONG COLOUR

YELLOW GRADIENT

Steve Jobs once called Google to tell them that their

 


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