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  • 7/28/2019 Final History of Google

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    2001

    March

    Google.com is available in 26 languages.

    August

    We open our first international office, in Tokyo. Eric Schmidtbecomes our CEO. Larry and Sergey are named presidents of

    products and technology, respectively.

    October

    A newpartnership with Universo Online(UOL) makes Google the major searchservice for millions of Latin Americans.

    December

    Keeping track: Our index sizegrows to 3 billionweb documents.

    2002

    February

    Klingonbecomes one of 72 language interfaces. The first Google hardware isreleased: its a yellow box called theGoogle Search

    Appliancethat businesses can plug into their computer network to enable searchcapabilities for their own documents.

    May

    We announce a majorpartnership with AOLto offer Google search andsponsored links to 34 million customers using CompuServe, Netscape and

    AOL.com.

    WereleaseGoogle Labs, a place to try out beta technologies fresh from our R&D

    team In September

    GoogleNewslauncheswith 4000 news sources.

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    October

    We open our first Australian office in Sydney.

    December

    You can now search for stuff to buy withFroogle(later calledGoogle ProductSearch).

    2003

    March

    We announce a newcontent-targeted advertising service, enabling publisherslarge and small to access Googles vast network of advertisers. (Weeks later, on

    April 23, we acquire Applied Semantics, whose technology bolsters the servicenamedAdSense.)

    April

    We launchGoogle Grants, our in-kind advertising program for nonprofitorganizations to run in-kind ad campaigns for their cause.

    December

    Welaunch Google Print(which later becomesGoogle Book Search), indexing

    small excerpts from books to appear in search results.

    2004

    January

    orkutlaunchesas a way for us to tap into the sphere of social networking.

    March

    We move to our new Googleplex at1600 Amphitheatre Parkwayin MountainView, giving 800+ employees a campus environment.

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    October

    Google SMS(short message service)launches; send your text search queries toGOOGLE or 466453 on your mobile device.

    We spotlight ournew engineering officesin Bangalore and Hyderabad, India with

    a visit from Sergey and Larry. GoogleDesktop Searchisintroduced: You can now search for files and

    documents stored on your hard drive using Google technology. Weacquire Keyhole, a digital mapping company whose technology will later

    becomeGoogle Earth.

    December

    The Google Print Program (since renamedGoogle Book Search) expandsthroughdigital scanning partnershipswith the libraries of Harvard, Stanford,University of Michigan and Oxford as well as the New York Public Library.

    2005

    February

    Google Mapsgoeslive.

    April

    Ourfirst Google Maps release in Europeis for the U.K. GoogleMapsnow featuressatellite views and directions. Google Localgoes mobile, and includes SMS driving directions.

    May

    WereleaseBlogger Mobile, enabling bloggers to use their mobile phones to postand send photos to their blogs.

    Google Scholaradds support forinstitutional access: Searchers can now locatejournal articles within their own libraries.

    Personalized Homepage(nowiGoogle) is designed for people to customize their own

    Google homepage with content modules they choose.

    June

    GoogleMobile Web Searchisreleased, specially formulated for viewing searchresults on mobile phones.

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    August

    WelaunchGoogle Talk, a downloadable Windows application that enables youto talk or IM with friends quickly and easily, as well as talk using a computermicrophone and speaker (no phone required) for free.

    2006

    January

    We introducePicasain25 more languages, including Polish, Thai andVietnamese.

    February

    WereleaseChat inGmail, using the instant messaging tools from Google Talk. Google Newsfor mobilelaunches.

    April

    WelaunchGoogleCalendar, complete with sharing and group features. WereleaseMapsfor France, Germany, Italy and Spain.

    June

    WeannouncePicasa Web Albums, allowing your to upload and share yourphotos online.

    2007

    January

    We announce apartnership with China Mobile, the worlds largest mobiletelecom carrier, to provide mobile and Internet search services in China.

    2008

    Anew versionofGoogle Earthlaunches, incorporating Street View and 12 morelanguages. At the same time, KML 2.2, which began as the Google Earth fileformat, isacceptedas an official Open Geospacial Consortium standard.

    May

    WereleaseGoogle Healthto the public, allowing people to safely and securelycollect, store and manage their medical records and health information online.

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