What is Google? Google Review, Features

Google Inc. was founded on September 4, 1998 by Larry Page and Sergey Brin and is recognized as the world's largest search engine company.

About Google

Google Inc. is a subsidiary of Alphabet Inc., a multinational technology company originating from the United States. Its business scope covers Internet advertising, Internet search, cloud computing and other fields. It develops and provides a large number of Internet-based products and services. Its main profits come from advertising services such as AdWords.

Main Products

1. Google Search Engine

The main search services of Google search engine include: web pages, pictures, music, videos, maps, news, and Q&A.

2. Google Maps

Google Maps offers a variety of map services, including locally detailed satellite photos.

3. Google Web Directory

Google Web Directory is a directory of web pages in multiple languages ​​around the world.

4. Google Answers

In April 2002, Google launched a new service called "Google Answers". Google Answers is an extension of the traditional search function - users do not need to search for content themselves, they ask experts to search and then pay, customers ask questions and provide a corresponding price for the questions, and then researchers answer their questions.

5. Google Video

On January 25, 2005, Google launched the Google Video service, which can search for various video files or TV programs on the Internet through the Google website. Google Video provides download or playback links for related video content based on keywords, and provides previews of video content. In October 2006, Google acquired YouTube for $1.65 billion. After acquiring YouTube, the company integrated Google Video resources into the former.

6. Google Translate

Google's free online language translation service can instantly translate text and web pages, but its functionality leaves much to be desired.

7. Boutiques Online Store

Boutiques Online Store is a personalized women's clothing shopping website.

8. Google+

Google+ integrates Google's online products to serve as the basis for a complete social network.

9. Google Play App Store

In 2014, Google plans to launch the Google Play app store in the Chinese market, hoping to gain greater influence in the Chinese market. In the current Chinese market, about half of users use Google's Android mobile operating system.

10. Google Shopping

On December 16, 2014, Google plans to add a "Buy Now" button and two-day delivery service to its Google Shopping listing service.

11. Gmail

Gmail is Google's email service. On February 14, 2007, Google ended the Gmail testing period and officially opened registration to the public.

12. Blogger

Blogger is a blogging system. In 2003, Google took over Pyra Labs and its Blogger service.

13. Adsense

Adsense is Google's keyword self-service system that allows users to select a template to set up keyword advertising for their own domain name.

14. Notebook

Google Notebook is a service provided by Google that allows users to conveniently store and organize information collected from the Internet, and use its sharing function to allow users to make their notes public for others to browse. The Chinese version was officially launched in April 2007.

15. Google Chrome

Google Chrome, whose Chinese name is Google (or Cool) Browser, is an open source web browser developed by Google.

16. Google Desktop

In the second half of 2004, Google launched this desktop search tool, which is mainly used to search MS Office and TXT documents on the hard disk of the computer where the software is installed by keyword.

17. Google Toolbar

Google Toolbar is a free IE plug-in with the following functions: search and view relevant page information at any time without opening the Google webpage; view Google's PageRank for the webpage; block automatic pop-up windows; automatically fill in forms; mark keywords with different colors.

18. Google Talk

This is Google's instant messaging software, released on August 24, 2005. Originally, users had to have a Gmail account to log in and use this software, but it is now open to all users.

19. Google Pinyin Input Method

On April 2, 2007, Google released Google Pinyin Input Method, and on October 25, it became one of Google's official products.

20. Google Chrome OS

Chrome OS is a PC-based operating system officially announced by Google to be under development. Google Chrome OS is an open source operating system based on Linux.

21. Google Reader

Google Reader was launched in 2005 to make it easier for people to discover content, but its usage has declined over the years. Google recommends that users use Google Takeout to export their subscription data immediately.

Development Status

The world's largest search engine.

· More than 10,600 employees, most of whom are technicians and engineers.

· Tens of thousands of partners around the world, including AOL, The New York Times, Disney, Sina, Tencent, etc.

It accounts for approximately 85% of global Internet search share and has hundreds of thousands of advertisers around the world.

· More than 40 offices in more than 20 countries around the world, with 158 international domain names and 112 interface languages.

Google is the number one search engine in Argentina, Australia, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Denmark, France, Germany, India, Italy, Mexico, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, and the United States

Google is one of the top five most popular websites on the Internet, and more than 50% of Google's traffic comes from outside the United States.

Google has 380 million unique users worldwide each month.

Google searches 1 billion images.