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Google Celebrates 25th Anniversary:
From a Dorm Room Project to Tech Giant
ON September 27, 2023, Google, the
American multinational technology
behemoth, marks its 25th birthday,
tracing its extraordinary journey from
modest origins to global dominance.
In the mid-’90s, the fateful meeting
of two brilliant minds, Larry Page and
Sergey Brin, took place within the
hallowed halls of Stanford University’s
computer science program. Little did
they know that their collaboration
would forever alter the digital land-
scape. Their research project, initially
named “BackRub,” would evolve into
the world-transforming search engine
known today as Google. Google’s ascendancy in the tech sphere Android phone, the T-Mobile G1, and
surged when it became the default introduced the world to the Chrome web
Larry Page delved into the intricate search engine for Yahoo in 2000. In browser. Subsequent years witnessed
mathematics of the World Wide Web’s October of the same year, the company milestones such as the introduction
link structure, laying the foundation introduced AdWords, a move that laid of Google Glass, the acquisition of
for a revolutionary search algorithm the groundwork for Google’s domi- mapping startup Waze, and the estab-
that propelled Google to its current nance in online advertising. lishment of Alphabet, Google’s parent
status as a search giant. By 1998, company, with Sundar Pichai assuming
their research project had metamor- Another pivotal moment arrived in the role of Google’s CEO.
phosed into Google, a name inspired 2004 when Google unveiled Gmail,
by ‘Googol,’ a mathematical term signi- offering a groundbreaking 1GB of As Google embarks on its next quarter-
fying an enormous number. storage capacity. This move not only century, CEO Sundar Pichai empha-
made Gmail an essential part of daily sized the company’s commitment
In August 1998, Google Inc. received life but also solidified its position to harnessing the potential of artifi-
its official birth certificate in the form against competitors like YahooMail cial intelligence (AI) in a recent blog
of a $100,000 check from Andy and Microsoft’s Hotmail. The company post. Google’s pursuit of AI excellence
Bechtolsheim, co-founder of Sun went public in August of the same year. positions it as a major player in this
Microsystems. From their Stanford Google’s foray into mobile began with burgeoning field. The forthcoming 25
dorm room, Page and Brin transi- the acquisition of Android in 2005 and years will likely demand even greater
tioned to their first “office” – a rented the launch of Google Talk. In 2006, innovation and impact from Google as
garage in Menlo Park, California. This the acquisition of YouTube marked it strives to maintain its preeminent
garage, adorned with both computers Google’s entry into the online video position in the ever-evolving tech land-
and a ping pong table, became their arena. scape.
sanctuary as they tirelessly worked to
manifest their vision of an organized The company’s acquisition spree
internet. continued in 2007 with the addition
of DoubleClick, further expanding its
Today, Google’s influence transcends influence in online advertising. The
its foundational search engine. With introduction of universal search in
products such as YouTube, Android, 2007 empowered users to access a
Gmail, and Google Maps, Google has diverse range of content types within a
become an integral part of billions of single search.
lives across the globe. In 2008, Google unveiled its inaugural
