Google Turns Six

September 7, 2004 Comments

Jennifer Laycock

Jennifer Laycock

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Though Google was still in beta, and they had only just hired their first employee (Craig Silverstein, who now serves as Google’s director of technology), Google officially opened shop six years ago today.

Initially known as "BackRub," Google was founded by Larry Page and Sergey Brin while the two were students at Stanford University. Their first office in Menlo Park was a sublet offered by a friend.

For full details on the company's history, (and a special 6th birthday logo) check out their Web site. http://www.google.com/corporate/history.html




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Jennifer Laycock is the Editor of Search Engine Guide, an educational web site aimed at translating the search marketing world into something that small business owners can understand. Jennifer specializes in common sense search engine marketing, viral marketing and customer outreach via social media and blogs. A former search marketing consultant and in-house trainer, Jennifer’s clients have included companies like Verizon, American Greetings and Highlights for Children. Her primary clients now are a little girl named Elnora and a little boy named Emmitt.

Jennifer Laycock is the Editor of Search Engine Guide, an educational web site aimed at translating the search marketing world into something that small business owners can understand. Jennifer specializes in common sense search engine marketing, viral marketing and customer outreach via social media and blogs. A former search marketing consultant and in-house trainer, Jennifer’s clients have included companies like Verizon, American Greetings and Highlights for Children. Her primary clients now are a little girl named Elnora and a little boy named Emmitt.