The video discusses various aspects of Google, its history, and its unique culture. It highlights Google's headquarters, the Googleplex, which is designed to stimulate creativity and reduce stress. The company has installed high-tech energy pods and a slide system for easy movement between floors. Google's naming conventions for employees are also mentioned, with a humorous touch.
Google's founders, Larry Page and Sergey Brin, met while Larry was considering applying to a grad school, where Sergey was assigned to show him around. The company was initially called "Backrub", but later renamed to "Google". The company's smartphone operating system, Android, is named after a robot, and the logo was inspired by a bathroom sign.
The video also discusses Google's patents, including an electronic tattoo, a smart walking stick, and a gaze tracking system. Google's reliance on its services has led to some unexpected consequences, such as the 2007 invasion of Costa Rica due to a Google Maps error.
Google's logo has changed over the years, with the company's motto being "Don't be evil". The company is also committed to minimizing its environmental impact, running on 100% renewable energy and encouraging workers to ride bikes around the campus.
Finally, the video mentions some interesting facts about Google, such as its early days in a garage rented from Susan Wojcicki, who later became the CEO of YouTube, and the company's failed attempt to scan every book in existence. The video concludes with a shoutout to Surf Shark VPN for sponsoring the video.
1. Google has its main headquarters in California, known as the Googleplex.
2. Google aims to keep stress levels low in its workplace.
3. Google has installed high-tech energy pods in its campus that use NASA science to help employees take brief but effective naps.
4. Google's campus has a slide system similar to a playground to reduce stress and improve creativity.
5. The Googleplex is partly built like a playground to stimulate creativity.
6. Google has a unique naming convention for its employees.
7. Google offers its employees gourmet dishes from around the world.
8. Google's revenues are around two hundred thousand dollars per minute.
9. Google was first stored on 10 4 gigabyte hard drives arranged in a Lego casing.
10. Google's smartphone operating system Android is named after a robot, Andy Rubin.
11. Google has patented an electronic tattoo with a tiny working printed circuit board.
12. Google has patented a smart walking stick with embedded cameras and a GPS system.
13. Google has applied for a patent to equip smartphones with sensors that could detect environmental conditions like light and temperature.
14. Google's products and services are littered with Easter eggs.
15. Google owns the domain name Google Sucks.
16. Google ignores the dots in Gmail addresses.
17. Google's logo has changed a fair bit since its launch.
18. Google's motto is "Do the right thing".
19. Google was started in a garage rented from Susan Wojcicki, who later became the CEO of YouTube.
20. Google's lifelong mission from early on was to scan every book in existence.
21. Google's records were banned by authors and publishers due to copyright infringement.
22. Google offered to sell their company to Yahoo for just 1 million dollars.
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