Happy Birthday Google! The search engine turns 15

Internet search giant Google, which initially set shop in a garage but now has more than 70 offices in more than 40 global locations, including India, turned 15 on Wednesday.

By:HINDUSTAN TIMES
| Updated on: Sep 05 2013, 16:20 IST

Internet search giant Google, which initially set shop in a garage but now has more than 70 offices in more than 40 global locations, including India, turned 15 on Wednesday.

Founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin, who had met at university in 1995, incorporated the firm on September 4, 1998. Originally called BackRub, it was eventually named Google. Since then, it has become synonymous with Internet searching. And one can use Gmail in more than 50 languages.

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First Published Date: 05 Sep, 11:11 IST
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