Google.com - The World's Number One Internet Search Engine

The founders of Google, Larry Page (Larry) and Sergey Brin (Sergey) graduated in computer science from Stanford University in 1995. By January 1996, Larry and Sergey began working on extending their summer project work on a search engine. They wanted to develop technology that would retrieve a relevant set of data from a massive database of information. They named their search engine 'BackRub' because of its ability to identify and analyze 'back links' that pointed to a given website. Larry began creating a new kind of server³ environment that used low-end personal computers (PCs) instead of costly big machines. For this they needed to buy several low cost PCs. However, due to shortage of cash, they had to borrow PCs from the university.

Throughout the first half of 1998, Larry and Sergey focused on perfecting their technology. To store huge amounts of data, they bought a terabyte of memory disks (one trillion bytes equal one terabyte) at bargain prices. Larry used his dormitory room as a data center, while Sergey used his room to set up a business office. By now, they knew that their search technology was superior to any other technology available. They actively started looking for potential partners interested in licensing the same. They contacted many people including friends and family. One of the people whom they got in touch with was David Filo (Filo), the founder of Yahoo, a leading portal⁴.