Google Turns 14 Years Old

September 27, 2012September 27, 2012| Jonah FalconJonah Falcon| 0 Comment| 3:50 pm
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As those of you who might have noticed when going to Google.com, Google has turned 14 today. Back in 1998, who knew that it would become the premiere search engine, before branching out to pick up such sites as YouTube, and starting its own web browser?

Here’s to Google, which is in the midst of puberty. Salud.

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