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Years ago when using search engines like Altavista, or Excite or the many other search engines in the early days of the web, one would typically, when searching for something get search results that were totally irrelevant to what you were looking for. Search engines were spammed by rogue web masters, and at the time they did nothing about it.
One day Google just popped up out of nowhere and suddenly one could actually get what they were looking for. It was revolutionary. It was simple, it was clean, it loaded up really, really fast (even on our 28.8K modems back then!)
Tales of Googles search prowess got around, and it spread like a virus.
Nowadays, Google is much more than just a web search engine. It offers a whole lot of free services and products from online word processing site (Writely) to free 2GB email service (Gmail).
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The Best Search Engine - 1414 people
- Google › 1414 people
- Del.icio.us › 135 people
- Brain › 48 people
- Yahoo › 40 people
- Google Image Search › 35 people
- Google Earth › 30 people
- CatchTomorrow › 24 people
- The Best Page in the Universe › 15 people
- Clipmarks › 8 people
- Snap › 5 people
- (:: Opsdo ::) › 4 people
- Baidu › 4 people
- Goodsearch › 4 people
- Naver › 4 people
- Search Engine › 3 people
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The Best Search - 1089 people
- Google › 1089 people
- Yahoo › 34 people
- Google Earth › 29 people
- CatchTomorrow › 20 people
- The Best Page in the Universe › 14 people
- Skyrock › 10 people
- (:: Opsdo ::) › 4 people
- Search Tool › 3 people
- Baidu › 3 people
- Clusty › 1 people
- Gnoos › 1 people
- Swagbucks › 0 people
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The Best Search Tool - 980 people
- Google › 980 people
- Google Earth › 37 people
- Yahoo › 35 people
- CatchTomorrow › 21 people
- Baidu › 3 people
- Goodsearch › 2 people
- Diigo › 2 people
- Clusty › 1 people
- Tag2find › 1 people
- Swagbucks › 0 people
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The Best Website - 850 people
- YouTube › 2182 people
- Wikipedia › 902 people
- Google › 850 people
- Facebook › 685 people
- Last.fm › 432 people
- Deviantart › 365 people
- Stars › 350 people
- MSN Messenger › 297 people
- Flickr › 279 people
- Off › 170 people
- Post Secret › 146 people
- IMDb › 115 people
- Tumblr › 114 people
- Gaia Online › 96 people
- Ehrensenf › 84 people
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The Best Source of Information - 778 people
- Wikipedia › 1371 people
- Google › 778 people
- The Internet › 579 people
- Libraries › 95 people
- Yahoo › 38 people
- Google Earth › 31 people
- CatchTomorrow › 20 people
- Popurls Dot Com › 20 people
- Encyclopedia Dramatica › 18 people
- The Best Page in the Universe › 18 people
- 28 Days Later › 17 people
- The Student Room › 11 people
- Bookrags › 4 people
- My Crazed Imagination › 3 people
- Tv Series › 2 people
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The Best Google Creation - 768 people
- Google › 768 people
- Gmail › 674 people
- Flickr › 251 people
- Google Earth › 141 people
- Picasa › 37 people
- Google Calendar › 36 people
- Google Chrome › 30 people
- Google Translate › 21 people
- Google Balls › 13 people
- iPhoto › 10 people
- Google Maps › 7 people
- Google News › 5 people
- Google Bookmarks › 5 people
- Kelkoo › 4 people
- Baidu › 3 people
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The Best Web 2.0 Site - 768 people
- YouTube › 1712 people
- Google › 768 people
- Facebook › 595 people
- Gmail › 531 people
- MySpace › 516 people
- Last.fm › 444 people
- Flickr › 315 people
- Del.icio.us › 155 people
- Digg › 114 people
- Livejournal › 91 people
- Pandora › 89 people
- Netvibes › 77 people
- Nature › 74 people
- StumbleUpon › 73 people
- Gaia Online › 66 people
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The Best Way to find Something - 664 people
- Google › 664 people
- Islam › 137 people
- Google Earth › 51 people
- Yahoo › 35 people
- CatchTomorrow › 17 people
- WWW › 6 people
- Anglicanism › 0 people
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The Best Encyclopedia - 557 people
- Wikipedia › 1421 people
- Google › 557 people
- Yahoo › 29 people
- Google Earth › 25 people
- Encyclopedia Dramatica › 20 people
- 28 Days Later › 17 people
- CatchTomorrow › 17 people
- The Best Page in the Universe › 16 people
- Encyclopedia Britannica › 6 people
- Bookrags › 4 people
- Baidu › 2 people
- Mezulla › 1 people
- Encyclopédie, Ou Dictionnaire Raisonné Des Sciences, Des Arts Et Des Métiers › 0 people
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The Best Web 2.0 - 535 people
- Google › 535 people
- Gmail › 529 people
- Del.icio.us › 149 people
- Flickr › 114 people
- Digg › 101 people
- Netvibes › 75 people
- M0rphex.com › 51 people
- Google Calendar › 33 people
- Retecool.com › 25 people
- CatchTomorrow › 19 people
- The Best Page in the Universe › 18 people
- Fanpop › 18 people
- Yahoo! Mail › 17 people
- EditGrid › 15 people
- Clipmarks › 11 people
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The Best Web-Based Email Client - 534 people
- Gmail › 880 people
- Google › 534 people
- Yahoo! Mail › 35 people
- Hotmail › 10 people
- Windows Live Mail › 4 people
- Gazeta › 1 people
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The Best Beta Site - 521 people
- Gmail › 579 people
- Google › 521 people
- Flickr › 143 people
- Google Calendar › 34 people
- The Best Page in the Universe › 18 people
- Yahoo! Mail › 18 people
- CatchTomorrow › 17 people
- EditGrid › 15 people
- Yippykya › 13 people
- Newgrounds.com › 9 people
- Crowdstorm › 9 people
- 8p › 9 people
- A.Refuge › 8 people
- eBaum's World › 7 people
- indiaGram › 4 people
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The Best Billion Dollar Company You Now Love - 482 people
- Google › 482 people
- CatchTomorrow › 17 people
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The Best Answer to all My Problems - 481 people
- Google › 481 people
- Islam › 157 people
- Alcohol › 100 people
- The Best Page in the Universe › 20 people
- CatchTomorrow › 17 people
- Aero › 14 people
- Law of Attraction › 10 people
- A One Million Dollar Cheque › 8 people
- Getting Laid › 7 people
- Naked › 7 people
- Nude › 5 people
- Two Squirrels Fighting › 3 people
- Good Advice › 3 people
- Stripping › 1 people
- Anglicanism › 0 people
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The Best Webmail - 476 people
- Gmail › 732 people
- Google › 476 people
- Yahoo › 52 people
- Google Earth › 22 people
- Windows Live Mail › 2 people
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The Best Calendar - 467 people
- Google › 467 people
- Google Calendar › 52 people
- Yahoo › 34 people
- Google Earth › 23 people
- Tokio Hotel - 2010 Calendar › 20 people
- CatchTomorrow › 18 people
- The Best Page in the Universe › 14 people
- iCal › 5 people
- Advent Calendar › 4 people
- 30boxes › 4 people
- Pirelli Calendar › 4 people
- Asian Men Redefined › 2 people
- Yahoo Calendar › 2 people
- Stendig Calendar › 2 people
- United States Calendar › 1 people
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The Best Web Site - 466 people
- Wikipedia › 799 people
- Google › 466 people
- Bestuff.com › 191 people
- Flickr › 190 people
- The Best Stuff in the World › 105 people
- Ehrensenf - German Internet TV › 30 people
- Gaiaonline › 28 people
- The Best Page in the Universe › 20 people
- Encyclopedia Dramatica › 19 people
- 28 Days Later › 17 people
- Fan Fiction.com › 12 people
- 8p › 8 people
- Corkr › 8 people
- The BBC Web Site › 8 people
- Homestarrunner.com › 6 people
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The Best List of Stuff - 379 people
- Google › 379 people
- The Best Stuff in the World! › 28 people
- CatchTomorrow › 20 people
- The Three › 1 people
- How to tick People off List › 1 people
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The Best Company - 374 people
- Apple › 520 people
- Google › 374 people
- Nintendo › 125 people
- Apple Computers › 97 people
- Linux › 57 people
- Microsoft › 34 people
- Sony › 31 people
- Umbrella Corporation › 30 people
- Macintosh › 26 people
- CatchTomorrow › 19 people
- Heineken › 15 people
- Windows › 12 people
- Sega › 12 people
- Sony Vaio › 10 people
- Nfl › 8 people
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The Best Cat Name - 372 people
- Google › 372 people
- CatchTomorrow › 17 people
- Morrissey › 9 people
- Ralph Fiennes › 9 people
- Socrates › 9 people
- Jeremy Irons › 7 people
- Minnao › 5 people
- Sally › 2 people
- Toby › 2 people
- Bingo › 2 people
- Smuckers › 2 people
- Fluffy Mister Mittens › 1 people
- Little Pussie › 1 people
- Edward Scissorclaws › 1 people
- Boots McGee › 0 people
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The Best Town Name - 351 people
- Google › 351 people
- Fucking › 118 people
- Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch › 109 people
- Krungthepmahanakornamornratanakosinmahintarayutthayamahadilokphopnopparatrajathaniburiromudomrajaniwesmahasatharnamornphimarnavatarnsathitsakkattiyavisanukamprasit › 22 people
- CatchTomorrow › 17 people
- Pussy › 16 people
- The Best Page in the Universe › 12 people
- Condom › 10 people
- Å › 10 people
- Intercourse › 10 people
- Pussy (city) › 9 people
- Hell › 8 people
- A › 7 people
- Zzyzx › 6 people
- Kottweil › 6 people
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The Best Place to Work - 342 people
- Starbucks › 595 people
- Google › 342 people
- Victoria's Secret › 67 people
- Home › 26 people
- The Library › 20 people
- CatchTomorrow › 17 people
- Bath & Body Works › 17 people
- Target › 15 people
- Dunder Mifflin › 5 people
- United Nations › 5 people
- Second Cup › 3 people
- Hilton Garden Inn › 2 people
- Studio Gamboo › 1 people
- Red Roof Inn › 1 people
- Rag Freak › 1 people
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The Best Software Creator - 318 people
- Google › 318 people
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The Best Instant Messaging Software - 194 people
- MSN Messenger › 815 people
- Google › 194 people
- Skype › 101 people
- Adium › 81 people
- Yahoo! Messenger › 52 people
- Google Talk › 40 people
- Meebo › 39 people
- iChat › 39 people
- Trillian › 35 people
- Icq › 28 people
- Gaim › 28 people
- Yahoo Messenger › 23 people
- The Libertines › 17 people
- Miranda IM › 13 people
- Pidgin › 12 people

















Comments
Yeah I dig it. So very lightweight and a nice frontpage. No noise.
I remember long long time ago…probably around the time Google started to get big, 1999 / 2000, in school, we were doing some activity where we were supposed to be learning to use search engines for research. The teachers recommended some search engine (dunno what it was, I think a dog was it’s mascot tho…) that was kid friendly blah blah…Being a young geek, I was already privy to Google and I used that. Needless to say, I pwnd the assignment. :D
Please take the time to participate in my survey.
19 votes for Google means
1) Google really is the best thing in the whole world. 2) This site is populated by an awful lot of nerds who spend way too much time on computers. 3) No-one is able to or bothers to compete with Google: Super-Emperor Search Engine of the Universe 4) The guys who run Google have hacked into this site and skewed the voting. 5)All of the above
5. All of the above
It’s number 2. I make all of you look good…
The day begins with. surf surf and surf.
My life without Google…what life?
Google Forever!
helped me discover how old Kurt Loder really is. do it, google it. be amazed.
goodbikes.es say is the better now, we dont know when will come another better
Yea, I’m a GoogleDork, copy and paste this into Google and be amazed.
-inurl:(htm|html|php|asp|doc|pdf|shtml|txt) AND (“index of”|”last modified”|”parent of”) AND mp3 -ringtone -lyric -playlist AND “June-2006” AND “metallica”
love this..and i love checking out google labs so see what they’re upto!
Long Live Google… I can’t think of a day when I just wish I could ‘google’ my socks…
feels like my 3rd hand.
I’m using Google for everything. Check it out! http://ignazio.googlepages.com
Google wins teh internets!
If you want info about blogging, Google also has a special Google Blog Search.
From the emptiness, lays the power of richness.
a lot of useful tools what about spreadsheet or google earth , blog search picassa etc
Google is so much more than a website or a search engine. It actually is the universal entry point to the web, a philosphy how to deal with it. And in many ways it today defines the rules of the entire web, business models, website structures, text patterns, brands, communication, software, whatsoever…
Google is not a sandwich!
OFF > GOOGLE
OFF > GOOGLE
OFF > GOOGLE
WAY BETTER .
O Google sme duvida eo melhor^^ ninguem pode negar mesmo.
Can u imagine only one second the internet without Google?!
no words simply the best!
ha, and to think yahoo had a change to buy them some years ago and turned it down. Now google is bigger and better, while yahoo dries up! I love GOOGLE !
w00t.
the best cat name was hilarious. good suggestion! :P
Just luuuuve to Google….
♥♥♥
google has the answer to all my problems
I google everything! love it. ♥
The Google frontpage is so boring I changed it to Dir En Grey. I have my own little Diru search engine now. pwn. somehow.
gooooooooogle is the best!!!
Hear hear =)!
Who dosn’t love google?
why? when click on my browser its google google open hahaha its difult ;)
What can I say, if I ever need info on any area of research then google is always the first port of call!
In your face, Microsoft.
yeah,its the father of all sites in the world and uninterruptedly the best of all sites. naveen.
Google is the best! Conquer the world!
This is the God of Internet! If you are looking for anything, Google HAS it. If you need anything, Google will provide you. Google has made our lives easier. Wanna Boost your operating speed and clean your system? Registry Cleaner can help you!Free_Web_Browsers
oh course google is the best :)
but consider this also http://images.devilfinder.com/ I have found a few BIG pics here. just depends what your searching for. Love to know what over sites besides google you search for information (images) :)
has any1 uzed msn search ?? it much more accurate and gets betta results
Was it dogpile.com ?
Was it dogpile.com ?
Can’t live without it. Loads best for crap government funded school computers.
lode.bat.exe.torrent h4xx0r omg lol wtf?
WHAT does GOOGLE exactly MEAN ? LET’S GOOGLE IT OUT !!!