Is Google Too Powerful?

About Google

Co-founded by Larry Page and Sergey Brin.

First incorporated as a privately held company in 1998.

The first funding came from Andy Bechtolsheim’s $100,000 check.

In 2004, 19,605,052 shares were offered at a price of $85 per share.

It is currently priced at approximately $645

Google’s Stock

Mission Statement

To organize the world’s information and make it universally accessible and useful.

Don’t be evil.Work should be

challenging and the challenge should be fun.

Key Acquisitions

Blogger- Undisclosed

Youtube-$1.65 Billion

Baidu- $5 MillionGrand Central-

$45 MillionFeed Burner- $100

Million

Grand Central

The power of 1- number and mailboxPrivacy- voice screening.ListenInCall RecordBlockingWebCall

WebCall

Provided by Grand Central.

Contact without info.

Forward Calls to a voicemail box.

Website or Blog

Benefits of Google

Google EarthGmailGoogle Video and

ImagesSpread SheetPresentationDocument

Benefits of Google

Fortune Magazine rated it #1 company to work for in 2007.

Benefits investors.Brin and Page donates

millions to charities.Founded Google.org

which helps issues of climate change, global public health, and global poverty.

Conclusion

Google is the most used search engine on the web with a 50.8% market share.

It has a huge control of the internet, but does no harm

Google is a gentle giant.