Google Is Your Friend
" Don't Be Evil "
Back when it was just a small startup run by a couple of guys named Larry and Sergey - before they hired veteran technology executive Eric Schmidt as CEO, and before the company went public and became a $150-billion colossus - everyone was rooting for Google, the little search engine that could.
With its clean and simple interface and a head office filled with motorized scooters and impromptu Frisbee games, Google was a refreshing change from giants such as Microsoft, Yahoo and Amazon.
That's Google's motto above - "Don't Be Evil". Mathew Ingram's article from Toronto's
Globe and Mail discusses that motto and lets you decide 'Is Google Really Your Friend?'.
From Google's Bio Page:
Dr. Eric Schmidt
Chairman of the Executive Committee and Chief Executive Officer
Google founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin recruited Eric Schmidt from Novell, where he led that company's strategic planning, management and technology development as chairman and CEO. Since coming to Google, Eric has focused on building the corporate infrastructure needed to maintain Google's rapid growth as a company and on ensuring that quality remains high while product development cycle times are kept to a minimum. Along with Larry and Sergey, Eric shares responsibility for Google's day-to-day operations. Eric's Novell experience culminated a 20-year record of achievement as an Internet strategist, entrepreneur and developer of great technologies. His well-seasoned perspective perfectly complements Google's needs as a young and rapidly growing search engine with a unique corporate culture.
Larry Page
Co-Founder & President, Products
Larry Page was Google's founding CEO and grew the company to more than 200 employees and profitability before moving into his role as President, Products in April 2001. He continues to share responsibility for Google's day-to-day operations with Eric Schmidt and Sergey Brin.
The son of Michigan State University computer science professor Dr. Carl Victor Page, Larry's love of computers began at age six. While following in his father's footsteps in academics, he became an honors graduate from the University of Michigan, where he earned a bachelor of science degree in engineering, with a concentration on computer engineering.
Sergey Brin
Co-Founder & President, Technology
Sergey Brin, a native of Moscow, received a bachelor of science degree with honors in mathematics and computer science from the University of Maryland at College Park. He is currently on leave from the Ph.D. program in computer science at Stanford University, where he received his master's degree. Sergey is a recipient of a National Science Foundation Graduate Fellowship as well as an honorary MBA from Instituto de Empresa. It was at Stanford where he met Larry Page and worked on the project that became Google. Together they founded Google Inc. in 1998, and Sergey continues to share responsibility for day-to-day operations with Larry Page and Eric Schmidt.
Just to set the record straight:
Sure, I use Google Search. Yep, I've been into Google Groups. Okay, I've got a GMail account. Of course, I've loaded Google Earth. Google News - yeah,busted. I use it all the time. The Google Toolbar - hell no, I don't need no damn toolbar telling me how to surf.
Am I jealous of these two guys? Sure I'm jealous.
Wouldn't I have liked to start up a million dollar business from my garage? Listen, if you saw how my garage was built, you wouldn't even park your car there!
