

Google it. If you’d uttered those two immortal words as recently as, say, 12 years ago, chances are you’d have been met with a response that would have gone something like, ‘eh?’.
Today, the world, the planet, the solar system and everyone else knows about Google and its two founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin. But how did it go from being an idea of two grad school PhD students to a $150 billion company?
It’s funny you should ask because those smart folk at Online PhD have created this nifty interactive info graphic detailing the company’s rise to fame.
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As Content Director of Shortlist, Marc likes nothing more than to compile endless lists of an evening by candlelight. He started out life as a movie writer for numerous (now defunct) magazines and soon found himself online - editing a gaggle of gadget sites, including TechRadar, Digital Camera World and Tom's Guide UK. At Shortlist you'll find him mostly writing about movies and tech, so no change there then.