Just saw this on MSN:
Google Was A Typo
A Student at Stanford University, Sean Anderson accidentally helped Larry Page come up with the name and spelling of Google. While Page and Anderson were in Page's office, the two were attempting to come up for a name for the would-be search behemoth. Sean had suggested verbally the word ''googolplex'', spurning Page to shorten it to ''googol''. Anderson then went to check the availability of the word, accidentally spelling it ''Google'' in an internet domain name registry. Available it was, and the company has decided to go with this spelling ever since. Whether or not the company has succeeded because of the name is something we'll never know for sure, but it is very interesting to see what has become of a basic spelling error. It also goes to show that not all typos result in lives being ruined and/or financial turmoil, way to go Sean Anderson (although he now works for Microsoft).
WOW, what a mistake that was
Google Was A Typo
A Student at Stanford University, Sean Anderson accidentally helped Larry Page come up with the name and spelling of Google. While Page and Anderson were in Page's office, the two were attempting to come up for a name for the would-be search behemoth. Sean had suggested verbally the word ''googolplex'', spurning Page to shorten it to ''googol''. Anderson then went to check the availability of the word, accidentally spelling it ''Google'' in an internet domain name registry. Available it was, and the company has decided to go with this spelling ever since. Whether or not the company has succeeded because of the name is something we'll never know for sure, but it is very interesting to see what has become of a basic spelling error. It also goes to show that not all typos result in lives being ruined and/or financial turmoil, way to go Sean Anderson (although he now works for Microsoft).
WOW, what a mistake that was
