06-01-2004, 11:25 PM
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REAL meaning of Google...
i seen a few threads before asking about the real meaning of google, a few people had good guesses but where not 100% sure. so i decided to email them and hear the truth...
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Date: Tue, 01 Jun 2004 13:59:20 -0700
From: [email protected] Add to Address Book
To: *****@yahoo.com
Subject: Re: [#10522906] The Real Meaning Of Google?
Hi Jeff,
Thank you for your interest in Google. The name 'Google' is a play on
the
word 'googol,' which was coined by Milton Sirotta, nephew of American
mathematician Edward Kasner. A googol refers to the number represented
by
a 1 followed by 100 zeros. A googol is a very large number. There isn't
a
googol of anything in the universe - not stars, not dust particles, not
atoms. Google's use of the term reflects the company's mission to
organize
the world's immense (and seemingly infinite) amount of information.
For more information about Google, please visit
http://www.google.com/corporate/history.html
You may also be interested in our free bimonthly Google Friends
Newsletter, which keeps you up to date on all the latest happenings at
Google. To sign up, visit http://www.google.com/contact/newsletter.html
Regards,
The Google Team
----- Original Message -----
From: "Jeff S." <*******@yahoo.com>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, May 31, 2004 10:33 AM
Subject: The Real Meaning Of Google?
> i am a frequent at a few webmaster forums, and a thread was started
about
the real meaning of google and where the name came from. a few people
said
that 10^100 is a Googol and thats where google came from, but we want
to
be
sure and not just think of what others say. if you could please email
me
back the correct information for me to post that would be wonderful and
allow alot more people to sleep easier at night
>
> thank you for your time.
>
> -Jeff
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