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Before Google, There was Googel… Or Was it Googol?

Posted by Root on 3/18/08 • Categorized as x

GoogelThis post is all about Googel Google, the number 1 ang biggest search engine of all… Googel.

The domain Google.com was officially registered on September 15, 1997. But did you know that the Google we know today was named accidentally?

Sean Anderson, one of the room mate of Larry Page and Sergey Brin (the guys behind the Google), suggested the name “Googolplex” and Larry shortened it up to “Googol”. (and nope, not Googel… that’s my mistake)

When Sean checked the Internet Registry if the domain name was available, he accidentally mistyped the word “Google.com”. Which was available. They liked it and the word stuck.

Geessh, what a multi-million blooper! Wonder if I would make the same mistake Googel Google did.. :)

Source: Origin of the name “Google”

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  1. Aravind
    March 19, 2008 • 1:13 am

    There are many stories, it seems.
    I have read another one that goes like this:

    “”
    They decided to start the service under the name of “Googol” (that is 1 followed by a crore zeroes).
    But, in a huge funsing they received, it was mistyped as google. Since they cant lose a big deal for juz a name, they decided for google”"
    and thus google was born

  3. admin
    March 19, 2008 • 6:43 am

    Hey Aravind!

    Yeah, I think I read that too.. THanks for sharing..

  4. nitos
    March 19, 2008 • 6:46 am

    there are really more googles… its not a spam thing.. :(

  5. admin
    March 19, 2008 • 6:46 am

    Hey Nitos, thanks for the link.. but sadly I can’t read spanish… :D

    I would appreciate a lesson though.. ;)

  6. nitos
    March 19, 2008 • 7:22 am

    lol you want me to teach you spanish??
    how much for hour?? $$?? LOL

  7. admin
    March 19, 2008 • 8:02 am

    LOL, i was hoping for free… :D

  8. nitos
    March 19, 2008 • 8:34 am

    when should we start??..
    want the basics or the BAD WORDS?? :)

  9. Moore
    March 19, 2008 • 9:56 am

    The bad words, plz ;)

  10. admin
    March 19, 2008 • 11:11 am

    hmm.. i think i know some already.. LOL! how about the good words for the ladies.. ;)

  11. admin
    March 19, 2008 • 11:12 am

    LOL, yep bad words.. check back soon, he may teach me a thing of two.. :D

  12. nitos
    March 19, 2008 • 11:20 am

    LOL, more audience..
    bitch= puta.. not the sound piuta.. the sound of PUTa its the same as you say put..
    like “put some color on that”..
    here its Puta, and the sound TA its more like the T on the “Tablespoon” sound, and after that T, add the a.

    fuck= culear
    REMEMBER THE RRRRR…
    the CU sound its when you say “cubicle”
    the le sound its when you say “Lenght:
    then add the A and the RRRR
    the word, culear whe dont use it that often but thats just the english people that say it..

    we use more PUTA.. LOL
    want some more!??

  14. admin
    March 19, 2008 • 6:20 pm

    definitely interesting…

  15. admin
    March 19, 2008 • 6:22 pm

    Thanks for the words Nitos.. fortunately for me, I know what you mean when you explain the pronunciation… We even have that word ‘puta’…

    and uno, dos, tres… till who knows.. ciento? mil? :D

    Philippines was under Spanish rule for over 300 years! (little history lesson there for you)… :)

  16. admin
    March 19, 2008 • 6:22 pm

    what i don’t know is the grammar and sentence construction.. :D (and vocabulary definitely limited)

  17. nitos
    March 20, 2008 • 1:14 am

    LOL.. ok and its Nitos
    not nito, or nita.. LOL.. Im a guy..
    and thanks for the history lesson…

  18. Jake
    March 20, 2008 • 4:56 am

    I have heard many different stories similar to this one in the past. However, one element in this story that makes it improbable is that is says “googolplex” was shortened to “googol,” while both are actual terms for numbers.

    Additionally, Google was first hosted with the name Google at google.standford.edu (see here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Google#Early_history). That would mean they originally intended for Google to be the name, not Googol in my eyes, though there is a possibility of making an error as a project at Standard, though that seems very unlikely.

    However, Google is undoubtedly a misspelling of googol, whether intentional or unintentional. Does anyone have evidence of Larry Page or Sergy Brin saying anything on the matter? A few quick searches gave me no solid results.

  19. admin
    March 20, 2008 • 4:03 pm

    Hey Jake, thanks for your additional info..

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