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Google began in January 1996 as a research project by Larry Page and Sergey Brin when they were both PhD students at Stanford University in Stanford, California. ... The domain name for Google was registered on September 15, 1997, and the company was incorporated on September 4, 1998.

Google was founded in 1998 by Larry Page and Sergey Brin while they were Ph.D. students at Stanford University, California. Together, they own about 14 percent of its shares and control 56 percent of the stockholder voting power through supervoting stock.

Google founders Sergey Brin and Larry Page created Google in order to organize information on the Internet and help users find the information they were looking for. Google began primarily as a search engine, which crawls through new and old web pages and sorts them based on relevancy to a user's search.Mar 16, 2017

Google+ is Google's Social Network, or at least, that is what we all think it is. It is Google's effort to push out Facebook and to be the biggest not just in search, but also in social. But in fact Google+ is not intended to be that Facebook killer.Sep 26, 2012

Google NowThe Google app, featuring Now cards and voice commandsStable release5.5 / October 29, 2015Development statusActiveOperating systemAndroid 4.1+ ("Jelly Bean"), iOS 6.0+ and Chrome OS Limited functionality in Microsoft Windows, OS X, Linux (via Google Chrome and the Google app)Available inEnglish8 more rows

Google Search, commonly referred to as Google Web Search or simply Google, is a web search engine developed by Google. It is the most-used search engine on the World Wide Web, handling more than three billion searches each day. As of February 2016, it is the most used search engine in the US with 64.0% market share.

Google drive is a Google product that is used to share files with ease. To use Google drive, you need to have a Gmail account that you will use to log in. Then create documents such as word documents, spreadsheets etc. You can easily collaborate on projects with other workers using Google drive.May 5, 2012

Google Plus (also known as Google+) is a social networking service from Google. Google+ launched with a lot of fanfare as a possible competitor to Facebook. ... Google+ originally launched with the elements of Circles, Huddle, Hangouts, and Sparks.Jun 1, 2017

Google Drive is a file storage and synchronization service developed by Google. ... Google Drive encompasses Google Docs, Sheets and Slides, an office suite that permits collaborative editing of documents, spreadsheets, presentations, drawings, forms, and more.

Google Hangouts is a unified communications service that allows members to initiate and participate in text, voice or video chats, either one-on-one or in a group. Hangouts are built into Google+ and Gmail, and mobile Hangouts apps are available for iOS and Android devices.Jul 12, 2016

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