Google... “It is a joint founded by geeks and run by geeks”

"These are people who think they are creating something that's the best in the world," says Peter Norvig, a Google engineering director. "And that product is changing people's lives." Google Grows

Indeed, Google’s products improve our life by taking an advantage of all technological advances available at a moment. Or, even a day after tomorrow. Let’s take a look at some of these technological gadgets.

First of all, Gmail. Google’s Mail was born with series of features that were forefront and unique for 2004. It was actually the first e-mail system that introduced 1 GB of free storage – “more than 100 times what most other free webmail services offered”. Google made an e-mail system more efficient “by automatically organizing individual emails into meaningful "conversations" along with a powerful anti-spam protection and build-in search systems. And it does not cease to improve, constantly offering some additional perks and customization elements. All of that stems out, as Google’s co-founder and president of technology, Sergey Brin said, from the philosophy "If a Google user has a problem with email, well, so do we". Google mail We all know that an electronic mail is a crucial link of Cyberspace communication process. Therefore it should be strong.

Secondly, Search Engine. With a number of search engines available it is imperative to find the one that allows you to be as efficient as possible. And Google is one of them. Google was a winner of the Outstanding Search Service in 2004 and continues to be one of the most popular search engines today. Search Engine Watch Awards In 2006 Nielsen NetRating estimated that Google handles around 49% of all searches done in the US, while Yahoo and MSN had 24% and 10%, respectively. Nielsen NetRatings Therefore, it is not surprising that the word “google” has become synonymous with searching the Internet and has been officially added into the 2006 edition of the venerable Merriam-Webster Dictionary. Dictionary

Third, launch of the YouTube. By purchasing of the YouTube - the video sharing service - in 2006, Google really helped its spreading among the Internet users, which, in my view, revolutionized some aspects of the Cyberspace communication. YouTube Now almost everyone can put a video on a web and share with different social groups. I think video-element enriches an on-line communication, making it less artificial, more personal and fun.

The aforementioned examples is just a quick illustration how Google company is turning all of the available technological knowledge into products that make our Cyberspace world a better place.

Michael

References used for this blog post:

How Google Grows...and Grows...and Grows
http://www.fastcompany.com/magazine/69/google.html
Google Gets the Message, Launches Gmail

http://www.google.com/press/pressrel/gmail.html
4th Annual Search Engine Watch Awards
http://searchenginewatch.com/3309841
Google' finds its way into the dictionary
http://www.iol.co.za/index.php?set_id=1&click_id=29&art_id=qw1152283680941B221
Nielsen NetRatings Search Engine Ratings

http://searchenginewatch.com/2156451&PHPSESSID=c24231dbf1b3b212647349d71c90d940

Google buys YouTube for $1.65 billion
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/15196982/