Google it!

If I asked you who sings the new hit song "Roar", you'd probably respond, "Katy Perry, of course." But if I asked you who founded the most popular search engine that you use everyday, you'd probably have NO idea. Well, at least that was the case for me.

Personally, I use Google at least ten times a day; whether that be to find a math equation to finish my math homework, or to watch a cat play ping pong... =) It's one of those things that you don't realize how much you use it until you really think about it. And yet, I had not the slightest clue about who might have created this powerful and utilitarian website.


Inside Google's Data Centers:

Turns out, a very quiet man (co)founded this website. Quiet, not by nature but because he has severe nerve damage in both vocal chord, Larry Page has big dreams for expanding Google. In the new Times Article 'Can Google Solve Death?" Harry McCracken and Lev Grossman talk about Page's philosophy and his future goals and plans for the ever successful company.

Page is "uncommonly ambitions and impatient". In a way, I feel that it is this drive that has made Google what it is today. With Page's unceasing motivation and good leadership, it is inevitable that Google is the leading search engine in the world. As Page says, "For me, it was always unsatisfying if you look at companies that get very big and they're just doing one thing. Ideally, if you have more people and more resources, you can get more things solved. We've kind of always had that philosophy."

The article also highlights what Google calls Moon Shots, or Google's more arduous endeavors. Google is planning on launching a new company that will solely focus on health and aging, called Calico. The goal is that with enough research and work, maybe one day Calico could solve the 'issue' of aging and possible slow down the mortality rates due to it. When I first read this my first reaction was, "What? Is that even possible?" But then again, we are talking about one of the richest and most powerful companies on this planet today, so I don't really put anything past them.


For more info on Calico, check out Page's personal post on Google+ at:
https://plus.google.com/+LarryPage/posts/Lh8SKC6sED1