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10. 2007 – Acquires DoubleClick


Street View in Google Maps debuts in five US cities. Google acquires Double Click, an online advertising company. In 2007, Fortune magazine listed Google as the number one company to work for in the U.S.
Interesting Fact: After two years, Google Maps first appeared on Apple’s first iPhone.

9. 2006 – The Year of Fast Growth

In early 2005 YouTube changed the game with what was by far the most accessible and comprehensive video website on the internet. Coincidentally, Google released its competitor, Google Video, around the same time. Both were popular, but YouTube’s quickly growing platform was far too much for Google to overcome directly, so it outright bought the website for $1.65 billion in 2006.


8. 2005 – The Year of Diversification



Android: Google acquired Android Inc. Android was founded by Andy Rubin, Chris White, Nick Sears, and Rich Miner. Key employees of Android, White, Miner and Rubin, also joined Google.
Google Mobile Web: With the rise in mobile users, Google decided to release its mobile web search for mobile users delivering the exact same results as on desktop.
Google Maps: It all started with when two Danish brothers Lars and Jens Eilstrup Rasmussen came up with an idea for a web app that will display static maps along with a searchable, scrollable and zoomable map.  
Interesting Fact: PAC-MAN became Google’s first-ever playable doodle on May 21, 2010, for the day being the 30th anniversary of the arcade game.

7. 2004 – Google Goes Public and the Launch of Gmail

After a long wait of five years, Google offers its IPO on 19 August 2004. The interesting fact about the IPO was that the shares were sold in an online auction format using a system built by Morgan Stanley and Credit Suisse who were the underwriters for the deal.

Gmail is today one of the most dominant email platforms used across the world. However, the users took it as April fool prank when on April 1, 2004; Google genuinely launched its Gmail. It is a free mail service that can be accessed by the user from anywhere in the world.
Google Autocomplete was the first of its kind when it released in 2004. It added a fun new way to search the internet, and significantly improved the user experience of search workflow.
Interesting Fact: The Company sold 19,605,052 shares of stock for $85 per share. It was valued at $27 billion.


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