Google Turns 25: Here's A Brief Look At Its History And Growth
News 18Technology giant Google has turned 25 years old as a company today, on September 27th. “Twenty-five years ago, we launched Google Search to help you find answers to questions big and small. Next, in 2008, Google launched its mobile app on iPhone, adding features like autocomplete and ‘my location.’ Another major launch in 2008 was Google Voice, which enabled users to search by their voice. Today, Google notes, “search by voice is particularly popular in India, where the percentage of Indians doing daily voice queries is nearly twice the global average.” In 2017, Google introduced Google Lens, showcasing its machine learning prowess and its ability to recognize objects and subsequently convert them into search queries. Google also introduced quality-of-life features like Hum to Search, which enables users to hum a song that has been stuck in their head as an earworm.