Apr 21st, 2009 - DailyTech

Google continues to improve how users scrounge the web for information, searching smarter, not harder
When Google came along, it redefined the search experience to the point where its name has become a colloquial verb ("to Google"), meaning to search. Even though it has since diversified greatly, from applications to hardware, it remains committed to continuing to lead the search world.
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