The technological revolution of the 21st century has given rise to hundreds of companies, all seeking success in the information age. Some companies followed the trend while others failed. The success of many businesses relies on and is driven by the Internet. Google is a company whose name has become synonymous with any mention of the Internet. Google's technological reign is so pervasive that, according to "Business: The Enemies of Google," "In Silicon Valley, one of the first questions a potential investor asks a startup is: 'What would you do?' if Google moved into your space? “Google's clearly destined attitude towards the Internet and technological advancements in general allows it to maintain its market authority. Since the company's beginnings in 1996, Google has shaped the development of the Internet with a myriad of products and services designed to help both beginners and advanced users. Despite Google's household name status, the company was founded just over a decade ago. . In 1996, Stanford computer science graduate students Larry Page and Sergey Brin decided to create their own search engine. Following in the footsteps of tech giant Dell, the search engine was first run from their Stanford University dorm room. However, Stanford's servers quickly buckled under the pressure and Google's operations were moved to a Silicon Valley garage in Menlo Park. Shortly after transitioning to the garage office, the company's growth began to escalate, becoming too much for Page and Brin to handle. This required hiring Google's first eight employees, far too many for the small garage space. As a result, Google moved its headquarters to an office in Pal...... middle of paper ...... unprecedented growth and power, Google came under scrutiny for these unorthodox search methods . Works Cited Beer, Jeff. “Google: IN SEARCH OF GROWTH.” Canadian Business 2011: 14-6. ProQuest Research Library. Internet. December 8, 2011. Brodkin, Jon. “Google Apps vs. Microsoft Office”. Network World 27.9 (2010): 14,14,16. ProQuest Research Library. Internet. December 8, 2011. “Business: Google’s Enemies; Regulate the Internet. » The Economist July 2, 2011: 56, n/a. ProQuest Research Library. Internet. December 8, 2011. “Business: How long will the magic of Google last? ; Internet. » The Economist December 4, 2010: 77-9. ProQuest.Web Research Library. December 8, 2011, “Google Presentation”. Google. Google Inc. Web. December 08, 2011.Maguire, Dianne. Personal interview. December 12, 2011. Mattison, David. “Time, space and Google.” Researcher 18.4 (2010): 20-31. ProQuest Research Library. Internet. December 8. 2011.