Wednesday, January 19, 2011

Question #120: google

Where did google get it's name?

4 comments:

  1. This comment has been removed by the author.

    ReplyDelete
  2. Whether an accidental or a required change, the name Google is based on the mathematical term "googol", coined in 1938 to equal 10^100, a number much larger than any practical counting operation would require (there are an estimated 10^80 atoms in the known universe).
    Google, Inc. has stated : "Google's use of the term [Google] reflects the company's mission to organize the immense, seemingly infinite amount of information available on the web.



    From: http://wiki.answers.com/Q/How_did_Google_get_its_name#ixzz1BWqQGudo

    ReplyDelete
  3. Uh... I dunno. Aliens from mars?

    ReplyDelete