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How Google was named Google

Fri, 07 Jul 2006 12:00:00 +0000

5 different stories about how Google was named Google. This is mentioned as the probably correct version:

“Lucas Pereira: ‘You idiots, you spelled [Googol] wrong!’ But this was good, because google.com was available and googol.com was not. Now most people spell ‘Googol’ ‘Google’, so it worked out OK in the end.”

Comments

OverSkies 11 Dec 2008 8:29 am: Google’s founder’s son’s first words were : google.That is why they named it google

The link between Asimov and bin Laden

Tue, 27 Aug 2002 12:00:00 +0000

Asimov’s Foundation was translated into Arabic. Title: Al-Qaeda. The Guardian explores the link between Asimov and bin Laden.

The etymology of hello

Thu, 14 Feb 2002 12:00:00 +0000

The etymology of hello.

sic

Fri, 07 Dec 2001 12:00:00 +0000

Always wondered what sic meant. Thought it was something to do with sic(k) jokes.

What does your name mean

Mon, 15 Oct 2001 12:00:00 +0000

What does your name mean? More info about asian names.

Cliche site

Mon, 18 Dec 2000 12:00:00 +0000

Cliches. Tells you what cliches like ass backwards mean.

Word detective

Mon, 23 Oct 2000 12:00:00 +0000

Word detective traces the origins of strange words. For instance, Yahoo means an ignorant brute. Hamburgers have nothing to do with ham – they’re so called because they come from Hamburg, Germany. Beefeaters are the guards at the The Tower of London (Yeomen guards). Word detective doesn’t know why they’re called that, but I can confirm first-hand that the Yeomen guards don’t know why themselves.