Mini:Google
Google, Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOG and LSE: GGEA) is a corporation specialized in Internet search and online advertising, based in Mountain View , California, USA (edit). It has 16,805 full-time employees and global annual revenue of US$16.593 billion (2007). Google search is the most widely used search_ engine (edit) on the web.
Google makes profit mostly from AdWords and AdSense where webmasters can choose to put Google advertisements on their websites, see AdSense.
In its early years Google introduced a new search technique where top results were determined partly by how many other sites linked to them with the specified query. Over the years, the Google search algorithm has become one of the most advanced and complex scripts in deciphering search relevancy, traffic count, hit threads, and search duration timing, even penalizing unscrupulous search optimization efforts. Whilst the exact factors are undisclosed, the function of the Google search algorithm provides browsers and searchers with fast timing and results sorted according to relevancy based on user trends and hit counts.
Google Inc. also provides a wide range of web services including:
- Google Maps - online maps
- Gmail - a webmail service
- Google Reader - a weblog reader
- Google Book Search - an online book searcher
- Google Docs - word processor, spreadsheet, presentation tools
- Google News
Google has introduced numerous products including an open source code repository, the fascinating GoogleEarth, and GoogleDesktop for searching a personal computer. Google Products are divided into 5 major categories,
- Products related to search
- Products related to innovation and development.
- Products related to communication and sharing like Blogs.
- Products related to mobile devices like maps for mobiles.
- Products to enhance and ease functionalities for desktop.
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