Shh… We tell you a secret so that you are fully prepared, Google's anniversary is approaching! He September 27 It is the key day and it turns two decades! Of course, you should know that he set his birthday when he wanted to. Even so, we tell you everything it has offered us in its first 20 years of life. The most important search engine of the XNUMXst century adds another year and celebrates it with you. But how have you celebrated it over the years? We tell you all the curiosities of Google anniversaries through time and how his birth was.
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Google's 20th anniversary
Yes, it seems like a lie but Google was born in 1998. Although it seems like it has been with us all its life, the truth is that this year will celebrate his 20th birthday and, since its birth, it has managed to become one of the most important tools in our lives. In fact, it is capable of giving us the most complete information about everything we need. Even, as you already know, access to the entire world map through its Google Maps application.
Offered us access to information
And before Google, there was no access to information as we know it now. What existed were a series of directories that were not as effective as the Google server itself. From there, he has created around him the world of SEO and the competition between pages to create the ideal information that each user needs.
But Google not only gave us access to information, it was also responsible for creating an important change within advertising. In fact, he launched his own platform for buying and selling advertising space, Google Ads (formerly Google Adwords). In this way, through a bidding system, it allows companies to offer their products much more economically and pay for clicks on their link.
How has Google celebrated its anniversaries?
As we told you, this year is special for Google because it adds up to nothing more and nothing less than two decades making our lives much easier. We talk to you about the most famous Google doodles so far.
The doodle of 2016
This year was very special because it celebrated its of age, all 18. To do this, the letters of the word Google served as candles to wish himself a happy birthday. What's more, the fact of having more than 100.000 million searches per month means that they can congratulate themselves as many times as they want.
The doodle of 2014
In this case they did it through an animated doodle that included a small party hat in its first letter. In fact, she was in charge of 'inviting' all users to the information giant's big party. The rest of the letters were animated and the overall image was that of a great celebration.
The doodle of 2013
This year a piñata was the main protagonist and, without a doubt, made the users who entered the main page of the search engine smile. Endless caramelos and piruletas They filled the screen to celebrate their new year.
The doodle of 2012
It was special because Google became a real teenager when he was 14 years old. And, therefore, he opted for a huge chocolate cake which invited users to learn more about the history of the search engine.
How was Google born?
The first idea of the business was born in 1995 by Larry Page and Serge Brin. They met at an event organized by Stanford University, where they were studying. Both believed in the importance of extracting information from a large amount of data and, just a year later, they would create a search engine called BackRub. This search engine earned a good reputation throughout the campus and, from there, a way was sought to make it work on low-end computers, without having to use large machines to access the necessary information. This is how Google would be born in 1998.
You should know that the company was born in the university dormitories and that, once they had their project finalized, they began to look for investors to help them get it started since they did not have in mind to create, at that time, a own company to bring it to light. Although the potential was clear, there were many who refused to count on Google until, in 1998, one of the founders of Sun Microsystems, Andy Bechto Isheim, offered them a $100.000 check because I can see the enormous power that this project could have. And boy did he get it right.
To give you an idea, Google in its Beta version had more than 10.000 searches daily, which foreshadowed the enormous success that he was going to achieve. The first office was inaugurated on September 7, 1998 and, in a little less than a year, it became too small considering that they had reached billing 25 million. So, they moved to the company's headquarters in Mountain View, California, which is called Googleplex. One of the most important places in the world.
The importance of Google's anniversary
If there is something that marks this company, it is its eagerness to try things. Whether they go well or go wrong, the truth is that users benefit from their attempts and get applications that make our lives much easier. Your birthday is important because it remembers the beginning of one of the most important creations of this XNUMXst century, a portal capable of offering us all the information we may require. Its birth is part of history and is synonymous with success. We'll have to see how it continues to surprise us for at least 20 more years.
From here… Happy 20 years Google!
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