By: Shedric Hobbs
In class, Dr. Oscar Sistrunk constantly
mentions the Internet. In fact almost all of our activities and
assignments have required us to use the Internet. We use it to check
our grades, read our blog posts, and turn in our assignments. One of
the most prominent companies on the Internet is Google. Over the last
17 years, Google has many ideas including the search engine, Google+,
and coming soon, the Google glasses.
Google Inc.’s
first idea was the search engine. Originally named BackRub, this
search engine was operated on the Stanford University servers for
over a year until it took up too much bandwidth. The name change from
BackRub to Google was a play on the word “googol”, which is
1x10100, or 1 and 100 zeroes after. The goal was to seem
infinite--having an organized infinite supply of information on the
web. According to PC Magazine, “if the Internet was a galaxy,
Google became the black hole at its center: all of its information
was inevitably sucked in, and the traffic and attention generated a
technical sort of gravity, forcing its rivals to react, and,
over time, orbit it.”
In June 2011 Google
launched a new project, Google+. Google+ was designed as a social
networking site. Unlike its predecessors Facebook and Twitter,
Google+ is made to share information with specific groups of people
and not necessarily everyone. According to Earth Android, Google+ has
170 million users in its ten months of existence.
Coming soon to
America, Google will release the Google Glasses. Some of the features
include a camera, a schedule, and navigation. These glasses also
allow you to find who else is near you at any time. They also cost
over $1000, so a person who wants the glasses should start saving.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JSnB06um5r4
Google
has in many ways impacted our lives. Over 70 percent of consumers use
Google as a search engine according to Brafton.com. Google+ users are
also growing at a fast rate of 17 million users per month. The Google
Glasses are set to revolutionize technology, if a person can afford
them. Google has had a strong presence in society and plans to
remain around for years to come.
I agree Google is responsible for a lot of technological advances that we enjoy today. I just read that the Google smart car Professor Sistrunk was telling us about is street legal in Nevada.
ReplyDeleteI have been very impressed with the innovation and products that google has provided but I'm sure if I'm excited about these glasses. I may be old fashion but I just think it's going to contribute to laziness, making simple tasks even more simple. But people will always pay for the latest technology so we'll see how this goes when it comes out.
ReplyDeleteI am impressed with google, its innovation, and its products. However, googles tragic flaw is the fact that it uses gmail accounts to view others' location, internet browser, etc.
ReplyDeleteGoogle is definitely a powerhouse company when it comes to innovation and evolution. Google has uncertainly impacted everyone's lives and this number will only grow from here.
ReplyDeleteGoogle is showing itself to be a technological company on the rise. I am glad they continue to find new ways to be innovative while still marketing their same great brand and product. Their name has become ubiquitious with excellence in searching.
ReplyDeleteGoogle continues to impress me more with each of its lastest offerings. Professor Sistrunk had mentioned Google Hangout (www.google.com/+/learnmore/hangouts/) today in class. I been looking for a free platform to host video conferences for group projects and Google Hangout offers the perfect solution.
ReplyDeleteGoogle truly is an extraordinary company. One of the reason's I believe that they are so successful is because that they have mastered the art of innovation. They have also done what most companies strive to do with their respective product and that is to continually answer questions and solve the problems of everyday life. By doing this they remain not only relevant but on the forefront of the technology industry. One other amazing thing Google does is keep a sense of humor. Every year they do an April fools joke. It usually is of something extravagant that they say is their next innovation. The Google glasses was one of those pranks.
ReplyDeleteThis is an authentic post. Google has been emerging vastly, especially within the past 5 years. Google has been displaying consistent innovation actions in a myriad of ways within their services. Google has become one of the most efficient and productive company in our global economy today.
ReplyDeleteI like the fact that Google is expanding. Google+ and the purchase of Youtube in 2006 were all major expansions to an already big-time company. The only problem I see them having; is while looking to expand, they failed to improve the very thing that made Google successful: the search engine. Bing has a commercial running that has the public comparing their Bing search engine versus Google's. In the commercial, consumers are choosing Bing over Google at a 2:1 ratio. I personally don't have a preference, but looking at it from a business stand point it doesn't look good when Google is being beat out at it's own technology.
ReplyDeleteGoogle is steadily expanding at a fast pace. Eventually I think google going to have some connection to anything and everything. Google is not just trying to be a powerhouse, they are creeping on the verge of the next monopoly.
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