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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 - 1218 people
- Google › 1218 people
- Del.icio.us › 132 people
- Brain › 34 people
- Google Image Search › 33 people
- Yahoo › 30 people
- Google Earth › 22 people
- CatchTomorrow › 21 people
- The Best Page in the Universe › 13 people
- Clipmarks › 8 people
- Goodsearch › 4 people
- Baidu › 4 people
- (:: Opsdo ::) › 4 people
- Extate › 4 people
- Search Engine › 3 people
- Naver › 3 people
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The Best Search - 960 people
- Google › 960 people
- Yahoo › 24 people
- Google Earth › 20 people
- CatchTomorrow › 19 people
- The Best Page in the Universe › 13 people
- Skyrock › 7 people
- (:: Opsdo ::) › 4 people
- Search Tool › 3 people
- Baidu › 3 people
- Gnoos › 1 people
- Clusty › 1 people
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The Best Search Tool - 836 people
- Google › 836 people
- Google Earth › 28 people
- Yahoo › 25 people
- CatchTomorrow › 20 people
- Baidu › 3 people
- Goodsearch › 2 people
- Diigo › 2 people
- Clusty › 1 people
- Tag2find › 1 people
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The Best Website - 751 people
- YouTube › 1272 people
- Wikipedia › 806 people
- Google › 751 people
- Last.fm › 345 people
- The Best Stuff in the World › 259 people
- Flickr › 242 people
- MSN Messenger › 222 people
- Deviantart › 203 people
- Facebook › 138 people
- Stars › 116 people
- Post Secret › 113 people
- Ehrensenf › 85 people
- IMDb › 84 people
- Etsy › 72 people
- Pandora › 66 people
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The Best Web 2.0 Site - 685 people
- YouTube › 973 people
- Google › 685 people
- Gmail › 507 people
- MySpace › 408 people
- Last.fm › 361 people
- Flickr › 279 people
- The Best Stuff in the World › 153 people
- Del.icio.us › 152 people
- Facebook › 124 people
- Digg › 110 people
- Netvibes › 77 people
- Pandora › 71 people
- StumbleUpon › 63 people
- Livejournal › 58 people
- Gaia Online › 37 people
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The Best Google Creation - 666 people
- Google › 666 people
- Gmail › 641 people
- Flickr › 212 people
- Google Earth › 128 people
- Google Calendar › 34 people
- Picasa › 31 people
- iPhoto › 11 people
- Google Balls › 9 people
- Kelkoo › 4 people
- Google Maps › 4 people
- Google News › 4 people
- Baidu › 3 people
- Google Bookmarks › 3 people
- Google Suggest › 2 people
- Creditcard Genie › 2 people
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The Best Source of Information - 658 people
- Wikipedia › 1211 people
- Google › 658 people
- The Internet › 380 people
- Libraries › 53 people
- Yahoo › 28 people
- Google Earth › 23 people
- Popurls Dot Com › 21 people
- CatchTomorrow › 19 people
- The Best Page in the Universe › 14 people
- Encyclopedia Dramatica › 12 people
- The Student Room › 10 people
- 28 Days Later › 9 people
- Bookrags › 4 people
- Tv Series › 2 people
- Jappleng University › 2 people
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The Best Way to find Something - 538 people
- Google › 538 people
- Islam › 49 people
- Google Earth › 38 people
- Yahoo › 24 people
- CatchTomorrow › 16 people
- WWW › 5 people
- Anglicanism › 0 people
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The Best Encyclopedia - 463 people
- Wikipedia › 1249 people
- Google › 463 people
- Yahoo › 22 people
- Google Earth › 18 people
- CatchTomorrow › 16 people
- Encyclopedia Dramatica › 14 people
- The Best Page in the Universe › 14 people
- 28 Days Later › 9 people
- Bookrags › 4 people
- Encyclopedia Britannica › 3 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 - 459 people
- Gmail › 507 people
- Google › 459 people
- Del.icio.us › 145 people
- Digg › 98 people
- Flickr › 81 people
- Netvibes › 75 people
- M0rphex.com › 52 people
- Google Calendar › 31 people
- Retecool.com › 26 people
- CatchTomorrow › 18 people
- The Best Page in the Universe › 16 people
- EditGrid › 14 people
- Yahoo! Mail › 14 people
- Clipmarks › 11 people
- Backpack › 10 people
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The Best Beta Site - 447 people
- Gmail › 556 people
- Google › 447 people
- The Best Stuff in the World › 272 people
- Flickr › 112 people
- Google Calendar › 32 people
- CatchTomorrow › 16 people
- The Best Page in the Universe › 15 people
- Yahoo! Mail › 15 people
- EditGrid › 14 people
- Yippykya › 12 people
- 8p › 9 people
- Crowdstorm › 8 people
- A.Refuge › 7 people
- Newgrounds.com › 7 people
- eBaum's World › 7 people
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The Best Web-Based Email Client - 444 people
- Gmail › 828 people
- Google › 444 people
- Yahoo! Mail › 32 people
- Hotmail › 6 people
- Windows Live Mail › 4 people
- Gazeta › 1 people
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The Best Calendar - 386 people
- Google › 386 people
- Google Calendar › 50 people
- Yahoo › 24 people
- CatchTomorrow › 17 people
- Google Earth › 16 people
- The Best Page in the Universe › 13 people
- iCal › 6 people
- 30boxes › 4 people
- Advent Calendar › 3 people
- Stendig Calendar › 2 people
- Yahoo Calendar › 2 people
- Asian Men Redefined › 2 people
- Pirelli Calendar › 2 people
- United States Calendar › 1 people
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The Best Billion Dollar Company You Now Love - 385 people
- Google › 385 people
- CatchTomorrow › 16 people
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The Best Webmail - 384 people
- Gmail › 673 people
- Google › 384 people
- Yahoo › 38 people
- Google Earth › 15 people
- Windows Live Mail › 2 people
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The Best Web Site - 376 people
- Wikipedia › 721 people
- Google › 376 people
- Flickr › 157 people
- The Best Stuff in the World › 84 people
- Bestuff.com › 67 people
- Ehrensenf - German Internet TV › 30 people
- The Best Page in the Universe › 17 people
- Gaiaonline › 14 people
- Encyclopedia Dramatica › 13 people
- 28 Days Later › 9 people
- Corkr › 9 people
- 8p › 8 people
- The BBC Web Site › 7 people
- Goatse › 5 people
- Wearescientists.com › 3 people
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The Best Answer to all My Problems - 370 people
- Google › 370 people
- Islam › 56 people
- Alcohol › 55 people
- The Best Page in the Universe › 17 people
- CatchTomorrow › 16 people
- Aero › 9 people
- A One Million Dollar Cheque › 8 people
- Law of Attraction › 8 people
- Getting Laid › 5 people
- Nude › 4 people
- Naked › 3 people
- Two Squirrels Fighting › 3 people
- Good Advice › 3 people
- Yeah Right › 3 people
- Stripping › 1 people
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The Best Cat Name - 291 people
- Google › 291 people
- CatchTomorrow › 16 people
- Socrates › 7 people
- Ralph Fiennes › 6 people
- Minnao › 5 people
- Jeremy Irons › 4 people
- Toby › 2 people
- Bingo › 2 people
- Smuckers › 2 people
- Fluffy Mister Mittens › 1 people
- Little Pussie › 1 people
- Sally › 1 people
- Boots McGee › 0 people
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The Best List of Stuff - 290 people
- Google › 290 people
- The Best Stuff in the World! › 28 people
- CatchTomorrow › 19 people
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The Best Town Name - 280 people
- Google › 280 people
- Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch › 105 people
- Fucking › 65 people
- Krungthepmahanakornamornratanakosinmahintarayutthayamahadilokphopnopparatrajathaniburiromudomrajaniwesmahasatharnamornphimarnavatarnsathitsakkattiyavisanukamprasit › 16 people
- CatchTomorrow › 16 people
- The Best Page in the Universe › 11 people
- Pussy › 8 people
- Condom › 8 people
- Å › 8 people
- Pussy (city) › 7 people
- Kottweil › 6 people
- Intercourse › 4 people
- Zzyzx › 3 people
- Oslo › 3 people
- Bird in Hand › 3 people
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The Best Company - 278 people
- Apple › 415 people
- Google › 278 people
- Apple Computers › 89 people
- Nintendo › 57 people
- Linux › 51 people
- Microsoft › 28 people
- Umbrella Corporation › 27 people
- Macintosh › 23 people
- Sony › 20 people
- CatchTomorrow › 18 people
- Heineken › 10 people
- Sega › 9 people
- Gifkikker › 8 people
- Windows › 8 people
- Sony Vaio › 7 people
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The Best Place to Work - 259 people
- Starbucks › 363 people
- Google › 259 people
- Victoria's Secret › 35 people
- The Library › 16 people
- CatchTomorrow › 16 people
- Home › 14 people
- Target › 13 people
- Bath & Body Works › 11 people
- Dunder Mifflin › 4 people
- Studio Gamboo › 1 people
- Red Roof Inn › 1 people
- Second Cup › 1 people
- Rag Freak › 1 people
- Hilton Garden Inn › 1 people
- PayPal › 1 people
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The Best Software Creator - 239 people
- Google › 239 people
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The Best Instant Messaging Software - 114 people
- MSN Messenger › 656 people
- Google › 114 people
- Adium › 80 people
- Skype › 77 people
- Yahoo! Messenger › 42 people
- iChat › 38 people
- Google Talk › 35 people
- Meebo › 34 people
- Trillian › 32 people
- Gaim › 28 people
- Icq › 23 people
- Yahoo Messenger › 12 people
- Miranda IM › 12 people
- Pidgin › 11 people
- The Libertines › 10 people










Comments
WHAT does GOOGLE exactly MEAN ? LET’S GOOGLE IT OUT !!!
Very good technology
They beat Microsoft =D!
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google is the best
I used to prefer Yahoo. Google has better search results now.
What about “ASK”
google, still. :D
Just for you Saddam:
http://bestuff.com/stuff/askcom
I even had to Google Ask.com for an image!!
Google! Google! Google!
My number one favorite search engine.. Kudos to the google people.. you brighten up my everyday
See it everyday
oh googlie….what was life like b4 u?
the google name was actually a mistake. it was meant to be GOGGLE , but somebody screwed the spelling and it end up as google. i dont know if this is true coz i read in the net.
^ wasnt it GOOGOL ? meaning one, with a hundred zeros (the biggest number with a name) the google guys used it because you get a googol of search results etc.
wikipedia!
i’ve used it recently, and it is fast for sure !!
recently? O_O where you bin?
prayersquestions.I google everything, even things I already know... like what time it is at my place lol, I just luve google.
im my own doctor with google ! it i think d greatest invetion!!
Google is Omniscent. Google is God.
I love how people say "J.F.G.I.!!!"
what is that you ask??
Just Freaking Google IT!!!
No, Google isn't God, is way much better!! At least, Google answers when you ask…
i love to google people or there sns to see what shows up. the dude that i have a huge crush on, plays this online game and i found his profile!:D sadly he didnt really give out much info… but still!
google is great i use it everyday
THANK GOD 4 GOOGLE!!!
love it, less ads…simple…