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Happy 7th Birthday Google!

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the don't-sing-or-your-have-to-pay-royalties dept.

AviN456 writes "On this day, in 1998, Google was born. Seven years later, and it has not only become the most popular search engine on the internet, but it has also become an integral part of many people's online life. From Google search to Google mail, Google Earth to Google Moon. It has even made its way into language as a common word.It is quite undeniable. Google is an amazing achievement. Happy birthday Google, and here's to many many more!"

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  1. I knew it by kevin_conaway · · Score: 5, Funny

    As soon as I saw that png on Googles website, I KNEW Slashdot would cover it. I thought to myself "Google farted, that sound you hear is a million Slashdotters sniffing."

    Seriously, thanks for gmail though. I wish I would apply the concept of labels to files on my harddisk.

    1. Re:I knew it by gowen · · Score: 5, Funny
      Google farted, that sound you hear is a million Slashdotters sniffing.
      The sound you hear is a million slashdotters explaining how it's the most fragrant smell ever, and that there's no way any of the traditional perfumiers could possibly come up with anything so great.

      "It's hard to delete mail in Gmail"
      "You don't want to delete mail" (waves hand mysteriously while speaking like Alec Guiness.)

      "I want to sort my mail into folders"
      "That's not the feature you're looking for.... Labels are much more flexible."
      "And slinkys are more flexible than towbars, but I know which one I want to use to tow my car"
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    2. Re:I knew it by CrazyTalk · · Score: 2, Funny

      Yes - thanks for Gmail (seriously). But I wish I could apply the concept of folders of files on my hard disk to Gmail, not the other way around.

  2. Doh... by LkDotCom · · Score: 1, Funny

    ..a Google posting! ;)

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  3. I for one... by bc90021 · · Score: 4, Funny

    ...welcome our seven year old overlords.

    By ten, I predict that we're calling it the "GoogleNet" instead of the "Internet". ;-)

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    1. Re:I for one... by ZakuSage · · Score: 4, Funny

      I predict that by ten we'll be calling Google "Skynet".

    2. Re:I for one... by 16384 · · Score: 2, Funny

      No, it's Googlezon...

  4. Re:And many more... by justforaday · · Score: 2, Funny

    The goog will abide.

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  5. Happy Birthday to Lawsuit by xmuskrat · · Score: 5, Funny

    Too bad I can't sing them a birthday song without invoking a lawsuit.

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    1. Re:Happy Birthday to Lawsuit by BandwidthHog · · Score: 5, Funny

      I know a good voice coach if you’re really that worried.

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  6. Damn by zegebbers · · Score: 1, Funny

    I was half expecting them to own gbirthday.com and googlebirthday.com :(

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  7. I told you so!! by skiman1979 · · Score: 2, Funny

    Take a look at Google Moon and zoom in all the way. I TOLD YOU the moon is made of cheese!

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  8. Google Moon Apollo 16th... by masterofsw · · Score: 2, Funny

    Pick the Apollo 16th site and zoom in, all the way...

    1. Re:Google Moon Apollo 16th... by gowen · · Score: 2, Funny

      Don't laugh. Give it a few months and it'll be part of the Kansas science curriculum.

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    2. Re:Google Moon Apollo 16th... by Dhalka226 · · Score: 2, Funny

      That sounds like witch talk to me, buddy.

  9. together we will rule the galaxy as father and son by Errandboy+of+Doom · · Score: 5, Funny

    Doesn't someone else have a birthday around this time of year?

    Here's hoping Google stays hip at 30.

  10. Re:Why announce 7th? by y2dt · · Score: 5, Funny

    "7's the key number here. Think about it. 7-Elevens. 7 doors. 7, man, that's the number. 7 chipmunks twirlin' on a branch, eatin' lots of sunflowers on my uncle's ranch. You know that old children's tale from the sea. It's like you're dreamin' about Gorgonzola cheese when it's clearly Brie time, baby."
    -Hitchhiker, There's Something About Mary

  11. Re:I know no-one reads the department name, but... by Arathrael · · Score: 2, Funny

    Slashdot fail english? That's unpossible!

  12. In other news by TCM · · Score: 4, Funny

    Google has been renamed to Googte!

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  13. Silly Google... by Toaste · · Score: 2, Funny

    Anybody who's seen Wallace and Gromit knows the moon is actually made of _green_ cheese!

  14. Re:And many more... by CardiganKiller · · Score: 5, Funny

    Google and Micrsoft in "The Big Lebowski". Google: "Let me explain something to you. Um, I am not "A Multinational Corporation". You're a Multinational Corporation. I'm the Goog. So that's what you call me. You know, that or, uh, His Googleness, or uh, Googler, or El Googlerino if you're not into the whole brevity thing."

  15. Only 38 posts... by garethwi · · Score: 4, Funny

    Only 38 posts and their site is already... oh wait.

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  16. They won't make any money by nighty5 · · Score: 3, Funny

    Half their shit is still in beta after 7 years, surely they are broke by now!

    Come on guys, to step up to plate and actually ship a product to make some cash, some quick decisions will have to be made :)

  17. Re:Come on folks by BandwidthHog · · Score: 4, Funny

    Is anyone else getting tired of watching Slashdot chase Google's tail?

    Umm, that’s not a tail.

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  18. Wha? It's not International Cake Day? by Cerdic · · Score: 5, Funny

    Damn, I was making all these cakes because I thought it was International Cake Day. Google always lets me know when to celebrate some holiday I'm not familiar with (Like Bastille Day). Now I just look like an idiot. An idiot with a bunch of cakes.

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