About
Google is an American multinational corporation specializing in Internet-related services and products. These include online advertising technologies, search, cloud computing, and software. Most of its profits are derived from AdWords, an online advertising service that places advertising near the list of search results.
Founders
Google was founded by Larry Page and Sergey Brin while they were Ph.D. students at Stanford University. Together they own about 14 percent of its shares but control 56 percent of the stockholder voting power through supervoting stock. They incorporated Google as a privately held company on September 4, 1998. An initial public offering followed on August 19, 2004.
News
Coding has commenced!Google Code Jam is back in action, challenging professional and student programmers around the globe to solve difficult algorithmic puzzles. The four online Code Jam rounds will conclude with the World Finals at Google’s Seattle office this August. The competition will really heat up during the finals, where the top 25 contestants, along with last year’s champion, Gennady Korotkevich (Gennady.Korotkevich) of Belarus, will jam it out for the $15,000 grand prize, the coveted title of Code Jam 2015 Champion and automatic qualification in the Code Jam 2016 finals, to defend the title.
