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Website: http://www.google.com/

Blog: http://googleblog.blogspot.com/

Google is a public and profitable company focused on search services. Named for the mathematical term "googol" Google operates web sites at many international domains, with the most trafficked being www.google.com. Google is widely recognized as the "world's best search engine" because it is fast, accurate and easy to use. The company also serves corporate clients, including advertisers, content...More»

Address: 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway Mountain View, CA 94043 Map it »

Phone: 650-253-0000

Founded: 1998

Employees: 19600

Industry: Consumer Internet

Sub-Industry: Search / Portal

Legal Structure: Corporation

Ownership: Public

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Board of Directors

Date	Type	Capital Amount	Post-Money Valuation	Investors
1998	Seed	0.1M	Unknown	Andy Bechtolsheim
1999	Series A	Unknown	Unknown	Sequoia Capital, Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers

Name:	AdWords
Product URL:	http://adwords.google.com/
Date Launched:	08/2000
Description:	AdWords is Google's flagship advertising product and main source of revenue. It offers pay-per-click (PPC) advertising and site-targeted advertising and has grown to include mobile, TV, and Radio (in recent years). Double Click will eventually also be a part of this product offering.
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Name:	Listen
Product URL:	http://listen.googlelabs.com/
Date Launched:	08/2009
Description:	Listen from Google Labs brings podcasts and web audio to your Android-powered device. It lets you search, subscribe, download and stream. By subscribing to programs and search terms it will create a personalized audio-magazine loaded with fresh shows and news stories whenever you listen. In this release Listen is indexing thousands of popular English-only audio sources.
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Name:	Android 1.6
Product URL:	http://developer.android.com/sdk/android-1.6.html
Date Launched:	09/2009
Description:	The Android 1.6 system delivered in the SDK (as library and system image) is the development counterpart to the Android 1.6 production system image, which is deployable to Android-powered handsets starting October 2009. The system is fully compliant and includes no external libraries. The Android 1.6 system delivers an updated version of the framework API. As with previous versions, the Android 1.6 API is assigned an integer identifier — 4 — that is stored in the system itself. This identifier, called the "API Level", allows the system to correctly determine whether an application is compatible with the system, prior to installing the application.
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Name:	Google PowerMeter
Product URL:	http://www.google.org/powermeter/
Description:	Google PowerMeter is a free electricity usage monitoring tool that provides you with information on how much energy your home is consuming. Google PowerMeter receives information from utility smart meters and in-home energy management devices and visualizes this information for you on iGoogle (your personalized Google homepage). And, Google PowerMeter is free.
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Name:	Google Building Maker
Product URL:	http://sketchup.google.com/3dwh/buildingmaker.html
Date Launched:	10/2009
Description:	Building Maker is a 3D modeling tool for adding buildings to Google Earth. It's fun to use, and an easy way to get on the 3D map. Here's how it works: * Select a city from around the world. * Make a building with photos we provide. * Save your building and it will be reviewed. * See your 3D building in Google Earth!
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Name:	Google Voice
Product URL:	https://www.google.com/accounts/ServiceLogin?passive=true&service=grandcentral&ltmpl=bluebar&continue=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com%2Fvoice%2Faccount%2Fsignin%2F%3Fprev%3D%252F&gsessionid=--ilcm1YzfFW9JaUP2iyjg
Date Launched:	03/2009
Description:	Use Google Voice with your existing number and get: * Google voicemail: voicemail like email * Voicemail transcription: read what your voicemail says * Custom greetings: vary voicemail greetings by caller * International calling: low cost calls to the world * Notifications: read voicemail messages via email or SMS * Share voicemails: forward, embed, or download voicemails Add a Google number to get these additional features: * One number: a single phone number that rings all your phones * Free SMS: send, receive & store text messages online * Block calls: send unwanted callers straight to voicemail * Record calls: record phone calls and store them online * Conference calls: join several people into a single call * Screen callers: hear who is calling before you pick up
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Name:	Friend Connect
Product URL:	http://www.google.com/friendconnect/
Description:	# Grow your community Make registration simple, so more users join and explore your site. # Encourage activity Choose from a range of gadgets to get users commenting, rating, sharing, etc. # Just copy and paste Copy and paste snippets of code to get started. Or use our API for deeper integrations.
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User Opinions

Bullish Opinions (5)	Author/Date
Googles large percentage of search and advertising revenue will make it tough for others Add Comment	sherif 08/27/2008	75% 4 votes 3 25% 1
Google is providing new, higher standards for the web experience Add Comment	ablanky 08/10/2008	50% 4 votes 2 50% 2
has a natural monopoly in a growing industry Add Comment	tecarmona 07/31/2008	75% 4 votes 3 25% 1
I've heard they've started making some advertising revenue Add Comment	green33 06/04/2008	100% 5 votes 5 0% 0
Google have an application that has penetrated the heart of the internet Add Comment	rodpayne20 05/30/2008	100% 6 votes 6 0% 0