REAL meaning of Google... - GoFuckYourself.com

Jeff aka NIGHTfall · 06-01-2004, 11:25 PM

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

chodadog · 06-02-2004, 12:21 AM

Nifty. I knew about googols, but never made the connection. Seems rather obvious now.

Lane · 06-02-2004, 12:29 AM

ah, i thought so too

i like googolplex better though.. its 10^googol.. that is so big..

emthree · 06-02-2004, 12:46 AM

You guys remember brianiac from superman?

mandrake · 06-02-2004, 12:54 AM

well fuck me...you learn something new every day

Chris · 06-02-2004, 01:19 AM

interesting never knew that

06-02-2004, 01:30 AM

I knew that

I am cool

reynold · 06-02-2004, 01:30 AM

that's new info for me!

06-02-2004, 01:32 AM

there are about 1.33*1050 atoms in the world. If you want to write it with all the zeros it would be:
133,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,00 0,000,000,000,000

damn, half a google

wdsguy · 06-02-2004, 01:33 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by bdjuf
there are about 1.33*1050 atoms in the world. If you want to write it with all the zeros it would be:
133,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,00 0,000,000,000,000

damn, half a google

nerd

06-02-2004, 01:39 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by wdsguy
nerd

GOOD LOOKING NERD!

TheJimmy · 06-02-2004, 02:39 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by mandrake
well fuck me...you learn something new every day

pimplink · 06-02-2004, 02:43 AM

I never knew that!

06-02-2004, 12:21 AM	#2
chodadog Confirmed User Join Date: Apr 2002 Posts: 9,736	Nifty. I knew about googols, but never made the connection. Seems rather obvious now. __________________ 26 + 6 = 1

06-02-2004, 12:29 AM	#3
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06-02-2004, 01:30 AM	#7
buddyjuf Guest Posts: n/a	I knew that I am cool

06-02-2004, 01:30 AM	#8
reynold Too lazy to set a custom title Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Global Traveler Posts: 51,271	that's new info for me!

06-02-2004, 01:32 AM	#9
buddyjuf Guest Posts: n/a	there are about 1.33*1050 atoms in the world. If you want to write it with all the zeros it would be: 133,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,00 0,000,000,000,000 damn, half a google

06-02-2004, 02:43 AM	#13
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