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Google is an American multinational technology company specializing in Internet-related services and products .. Internet. Internet. multinational. multinational corporation. technology company. technology company. These include online advertising technologies , search , cloud computing , software , and hardware .. online advertising. online advertising. search. Web search engine. cloud computing. cloud computing. software. software. hardware. Computer hardware. Google was founded in 1998 by Larry Page and Sergey Brin while they were Ph.D. students at Stanford University , in California .. Larry Page. Larry Page. Sergey Brin. Sergey Brin. California. California. Stanford University. Stanford University. Together , they own about 14 percent of its shares , and control 56 percent of the stockholder voting power through supervoting stock .. supervoting stock. supervoting stock. They incorporated Google as a privately held company on September 4 , 1998 .. An initial public offering -LRB- IPO -RRB- took place on August 19 , 2004 , and Google moved to its new headquarters in Mountain View , California , nicknamed the Googleplex .. Googleplex. Googleplex. Mountain View. Mountain View, California. California. California. initial public offering. initial public offering. In August 2015 , Google announced plans to reorganize its various interests as a conglomerate called Alphabet Inc. .. conglomerate. Conglomerate ( company ). Google , Alphabet 's leading subsidiary , will continue to be the umbrella company for Alphabet 's Internet interests .. Internet. Internet. Upon completion of the restructure , Sundar Pichai became CEO of Google , replacing Larry Page , who became CEO of Alphabet .. Sundar Pichai. Sundar Pichai. CEO. Chief executive officer. Larry Page. Larry Page. Rapid growth since incorporation has triggered a chain of products , acquisitions , and partnerships beyond Google 's core search engine -LRB- Google Search -RRB- .. search. Web search engine. acquisitions. Mergers and acquisitions. Google Search. Google Search. It offers services designed for work and productivity -LRB- Google Docs , Sheets and Slides -RRB- , email -LRB- Gmail / Inbox -RRB- , scheduling and time management -LRB- Google Calendar -RRB- , cloud storage -LRB- Google Drive -RRB- , social networking -LRB- Google + -RRB- , instant messaging and video chat -LRB- Google Allo / Duo / Hangouts -RRB- , language translation -LRB- Google Translate -RRB- , mapping and turn-by-turn navigation -LRB- Google Maps -RRB- , video sharing -LRB- YouTube -RRB- , notetaking -LRB- Google Keep -RRB- , and photo organizing and editing -LRB- Google Photos -RRB- .. email. Webmail. Gmail. Gmail. Inbox. Inbox by Gmail. Google Calendar. Google Calendar. cloud storage. file hosting service. Google Drive. Google Drive. social networking. social networking service. Google Allo. Google Allo. Duo. Google Duo. Hangouts. Google Hangouts. Google Translate. Google Translate. Google Maps. Google Maps. YouTube. YouTube. Google Keep. Google Keep. editing. Image editing. Google Photos. Google Photos. The company leads the development of the Android mobile operating system , the Google Chrome web browser , and Chrome OS , a lightweight operating system based on the Chrome browser .. Android. Android ( operating system ). operating system. operating system. Google Chrome. Google Chrome. Chrome OS. Chrome OS. Google has moved increasingly into hardware ; from 2010 to 2015 , it partnered with major electronics manufacturers in the production of its Nexus devices , and in October 2016 , it released multiple hardware products -LRB- including the Google Pixel smartphone , Home smart speaker , Wifi mesh wireless router , and Daydream View virtual reality headset -RRB- .. hardware. Computer hardware. Nexus. Google Nexus. Google Pixel. Pixel ( smartphone ). Home. Google Home. Wifi. Google Wifi. mesh. Mesh networking. router. Router ( computing ). Daydream View. Google Daydream#Headset. virtual reality. virtual reality. The new hardware chief , Rick Osterloh , stated  : `` a lot of the innovation that we want to do now ends up requiring controlling the end-to-end user experience '' .. hardware. Computer hardware. Google has also experimented with becoming an Internet carrier .. Internet. Internet. Internet carrier. Mobile network operator. In February 2010 , it announced Google Fiber , a fiber-optic infrastructure that was installed in Kansas City ; in April 2015 , it launched Project Fi in the United States , combining Wi-Fi and cellular networks from different providers ; and in 2016 , it announced the Google Station initiative to make public Wi-Fi around the world , which had already been deployed in India .. Google Fiber. Google Fiber. Kansas City. Kansas City, Kansas. Project Fi. Project Fi. India. India. Alexa , a company that monitors commercial web traffic , lists Google.com as the most visited website in the world .. Alexa. Alexa Internet. Several other Google services also figure in the top 100 most visited websites , including YouTube and Blogger .. YouTube. YouTube. Blogger. Blogger ( service ). Google has been the second most valuable brand in the world for 4 consecutive years , but has received significant criticism involving issues such as privacy concerns , tax avoidance , antitrust , censorship , and search neutrality .. search. Web search engine. has received significant criticism. Criticism of Google. privacy concerns. Privacy concerns regarding Google. tax avoidance. Criticism of Google#Aggressive tax avoidance. antitrust. Criticism of Google#Antitrust. censorship. Censorship by Google. search neutrality. Criticism of Google#Page Rank. Google 's mission statement , from the outset , was `` to organize the world 's information and make it universally accessible and useful '' , and its unofficial slogan was `` Do n't be evil '' .. mission statement. mission statement. In October 2015 , the motto was replaced in the Alphabet corporate code of conduct by the phrase `` Do the right thing '' .