Google is 15

[scotty77]

Ha have the same memories.

Think before Bing, Microsoft used the MSN name for search? 

Remember that when we first got a PC and used AOL, and then Freeserve. Both 'piggy backed' and on searches it was AOL Search powered by XYZ.

[BangBang]

Love Google, my default search engine of choice

Think Yahoo is popular in Asia also a news source for many.  They also had a tie in with BT for a while in this country only ending this year...

[tikay]

I ought to count how many times per day I use google - it may be hundreds. All for free.

Love it.

In Google's eyes they are not doing this for free.  Each time you use a google product they are building their profile on you which gives them considerable marketing value which has translated to making them one of the most powerful companies in the world.

15 years ago it was hard to imagine any company could afford to develop google maps/street view/earth to the extent they have.  It would be interesting to find our how much that project cost them.

Yes, I'm familiar with that line, but it does not trouble me at all. They make absolute fortunes, & deserverdly so imo, they innovated, invested & worked hard to deliver a great, world-leading product. They deserve their success in my view.

[BangBang]

AOL and Time Warner merger, what a corporate disaster...

[kinboshi]

I ought to count how many times per day I use google - it may be hundreds. All for free.

Love it.

In Google's eyes they are not doing this for free.  Each time you use a google product they are building their profile on you which gives them considerable marketing value which has translated to making them one of the most powerful companies in the world.

15 years ago it was hard to imagine any company could afford to develop google maps/street view/earth to the extent they have.  It would be interesting to find our how much that project cost them.

Yes, I'm familiar with that line, but it does not trouble me at all. They make absolute fortunes, & deserverdly so imo, they innovated, invested & worked hard to deliver a great, world-leading product. They deserve their success in my view.

They also stole the Overture advertising system from Yahoo!, and that's what Google have made their billions from (enabling them to grow from just being a search engine).  Google doesn't do everything right, but I'm still a fan in general.  Would be churlish to say otherwise considering I've been making a living in a sector that Google is the main player.  Funny that my career in online marketing is also about 15 years old.  They've made a bit more than I have in that time though!

[bobAlike]

I ought to count how many times per day I use google - it may be hundreds. All for free.

Love it.

In Google's eyes they are not doing this for free.  Each time you use a google product they are building their profile on you which gives them considerable marketing value which has translated to making them one of the most powerful companies in the world.

15 years ago it was hard to imagine any company could afford to develop google maps/street view/earth to the extent they have.  It would be interesting to find our how much that project cost them.

Yes, I'm familiar with that line, but it does not trouble me at all. They make absolute fortunes, & deserverdly so imo, they innovated, invested & worked hard to deliver a great, world-leading product. They deserve their success in my view.

They also stole the Overture advertising system from Yahoo!, and that's what Google have made their billions from (enabling them to grow from just being a search engine).  Google doesn't do everything right, but I'm still a fan in general.  Would be churlish to say otherwise considering I've been making a living in a sector that Google is the main player.  Funny that my career in online marketing is also about 15 years old.  They've made a bit more than I have in that time though!

'bout time you pulled you socks up mate

[kinboshi]

Yahoo! also had the opportunity to buy Google for not that much money at all.  Big mistake; HUGE mistake!