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News India Live, Digital Desk: Today we immediately ‘Google’ for any information, but did you know that the name of this multi-billion dollar company was actually going to be something else? Google was started in 1996 by two students at Stanford University, Larry Page And Sergey Brin Did it as a research project.
When the name was ‘BackRub’
Initially Larry and Sergey named their search engine ‘BackRub’ Had kept. There was a technical reason behind this, this search engine used to determine the importance of websites by tracking their backlinks. However, the name was a bit strange sounding and sounded more like a spa service rather than a tech company.
The story of ‘Googol’ becoming ‘Google’: That one mistake!
In 1997, Larry and his colleagues began brainstorming to come up with a new and effective name.
Mathematical Inspiration: They wanted a name that reflected the vast amount of information available on the Internet. One of his colleagues, Shawn Anderson, ‘Googolplex’ Suggested word, which can be shortened to ‘Googol’ It has been done.
Meaning of Googol: In mathematics ‘Googol’ means $1$ followed by $100$ zeros ($10^{100}$). The name was a perfect fit for their mission—to organize the world’s information.
That historical mistake: When Shawn Anderson was checking on the Internet to see if the googol.com domain was available, he accidentally ‘google.com’ Typed it.
Fate’s decision: Larry Page liked this ‘misspelled’ name even more than the real name. They found it short, easy to pronounce and attractive. What happened next, on September 15, 1997, he registered the domain with the same name.
From garage to global leader
Google’s official beginning was from a garage. First of all, Sun Microsystems co-founder Andy Bechtolsheim gave a check of $1,00,000 to Google. Interestingly, by that time ‘Google Inc.’ There was no legal company in existence, the company was registered after receiving the cheque.