Google has become a part of our daily "internet" life and an indispensable tool that provides answers to all our questions. But how much do we really know about it?
So these are 7 little things or even "secrets" of the company that have not become widely known.
1. Google “loves” dogs. To the point that its feelings for the lovable four-legged friends are described in the company’s code of conduct. “Google’s love for our furry friends is an integral aspect of our company culture. We like cats, but we are a…dog company.” So as a rule, as it is emphasized, cat visits to the company’s offices are discouraged…
2. Google went down for a few minutes on August 23, 2013, destroying the Internet. The problem took just two minutes to recover but led to a 40% drop in page views. This is power
3. Google's first doodle on August 30, 1998, was dedicated to a music festival that its founders Sergey Brin and Larry Page were going to and wanted to "tell" everyone about it. So suddenly "appeared" from Burning Man. Since then, these doodles have become an important tradition of the company, always aiming to show that Google also honors various holidays, international days, and events. To date, more than 2000 doodles have been created.
3. Google was founded in YouTube CEO Susan Wojcicki's garage. Sergey Brin and Larry Page founded the company in 1998, and Wojcicki eventually became an executive at the company before being promoted to YouTube's CEO in 2014.
4. A huge python was released at Google's offices in New York. The snake belonged to an employee of the company and because it started to…walk around unmolested on April 1, 2007 (which is the established Fools' Day, something like our April Fools' Day), many thought it was a prank. Unfortunately, it wasn't. The python was eventually "captured" and returned to its owner.
5. Since 2009, Google has been using goats to…mow the lawn. In fact, the company made an official announcement about this particular choice. As it stated, the company rents the goats and made this particular choice as it was considered to be clearly more environmentally friendly compared to using a lawn mower.
6. Steve Jobs picked up the phone and spoke to a senior company executive to…complain about the color of the second “o” in the Google logo. As he claimed, it wasn’t the right shade of yellow. “I was looking at the Google logo on my iPhone and I’m not happy with the image. The second “o” isn’t the right shade of yellow. It’s just wrong and I’ll have Greg fix it tomorrow. Are you okay with that?” Jobs told Vic Gundotra, according to a post by the Google executive.
Source: www.planet-greece.blogspot.com/
