Whither Google As It Turns Ten? -- CBS Science News
It Grew Exponentially From Startup To Superstar And Part Of Our Culture, But What's Ahead?
(CBS) It wasn't long ago that we weren't able to "Google" people, places and things.
But, observes CBS News Science and Technology Correspondent Daniel Sieberg, in just ten years, Google has grown exponentially from garage startup to Web juggernaut -- and a verb as well as a noun!
As Google marks its tenth anniversary this weekend, it's become "part of culture, much like Xerox," points out John Battelle, who wrote a best-seller about the rise of Google called "The Search: How Google and Its Rivals Rewrote the Rules of Business and Transformed Our Culture."
He notes that the verb "google" quickly became synonymous with speedy learning on virtually every subject.
"Nearly anything and everything to get smart on any topic exists on the Web," says Battelle, "and Google does a good job of organizing it."
"Good," remarks Sieberg, "may be an understatement." These days, more people use Google than all other search engines combined.
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