Googling Google - 10TH ANNIVERSARY | Massive search engine launched with 4 computers, $100K

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http://www.suntimes.com/technology/1148814,CST-FIN-google06.article

September 6, 2008
BY ASSOCIATED PRESS

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.---- When Larry Page and Sergey Brin founded Google Inc. on Sept. 7, 1998, they had little more than their ingenuity, four computers and an investor's $100,000 bet on their belief that an Internet search engine could change the world.

It sounded preposterous 10 years ago, but look now: Google draws upon a gargantuan computer network, nearly 20,000 employees and a $150 billion market value to redefine media, marketing and technology.