The Failed Offer That Saved Google

Sergey Brin and Larry Page tried to sell the search engine for $1 million to Excite (company that has collection of web sites and services). Apparently this was a laughable proposal for then CEO, George Bell, who rejected the offer. The duo then tried to sell it to Yahoo for the same amount, but the offer got rejected here again.  

Fiber Optics

Built as a way to save money on leasing space on other fiber optic systems, Google Fiber is now the fastest ISP in the U.S. with speeds of 1 GB per second. Unfortunately, it's only available in Kansas City, Missouri.

Orkut

Google's first crack at a social network, Orkut, was the brainchild of a Google engineer named Orkut Büyükkökten and is currently the most visited website in India and Brazil.

First Tweet

Google's first tweet was a cryptic message written in binary code that translates to "I'm Feeling Lucky" when decoded.

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