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{{User sandbox}}<!-- EDIT BELOW THIS LINE -->'''History'''

In 2001, Google received a patent for its PageRank mechanism.<ref name="patent">{{Ref patent|country=US|number=6285999|status=patent|title=Method for node ranking in a linked database|gdate=September 4, 2001|fdate=January 9, 1998|invent1=Page, Lawrence|assign1=The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University|class=G06F17/30}}</ref> The patent was officially assigned to Stanford University and lists Lawrence Page as the inventor.

In January 2008, all the data that passed through Google's MapReduce software component had an aggregated size of 20 [[Petabyte|petabytes]] per day.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://dl.acm.org/citation.cfm?doid=1327452.1327492|title=MapReduce: simplified data processing on large clusters|last1=Dean|first1=Jeffrey|last2=Ghemawat|first2=Sanjay|date=January 1, 2008|website=ACM Digital Library|accessdate=December 6, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://googleblog.blogspot.no/2008/11/sorting-1pb-with-mapreduce.html|title=Sorting 1PB with MapReduce|last=Czajkowski|first=Grzegorz|date=November 21, 2008|website=Official Google Blog|accessdate=December 6, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://techcrunch.com/2008/01/09/google-processing-20000-terabytes-a-day-and-growing/|title=Google Processing 20,000 Terabytes A Day, And Growing|last=Schonfeld|first=Erick|date=January 9, 2008|website=[[TechCrunch]]|publisher=[[AOL]]|accessdate=December 6, 2016}}</ref> In 2009, a [[CNN]] report about top political searches of 2009 noted that "more than a billion searches" are being typed into Google on a daily basis.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2009/12/18/google-unveils-top-political-searches-of-2009/|title=Google unveils top political searches of 2009|last=Kuhn|first=Eric|date=December 18, 2009|website=[[CNN]]|accessdate=December 6, 2016}}</ref>

'''Products - Search engine'''

In competition with [[Amazon.com]], Google sells digital versions of new books.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2009/06/01/technology/internet/01google.html|title=Preparing to Sell E-Books, Google Takes on Amazon|last=Rich|first=Motoko|date=May 31, 2009|website=[[The New York Times]]|accessdate=March 9, 2017}}</ref>

'''Products - Hardware'''

In April 2016, ''[[Recode]]'' reported that Google had hired Rick Osterloh, [[Motorola Mobility]]'s former President, to head Google's new hardware division.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.recode.net/2016/4/28/11586518/google-hardware-division-rick-osterloh|title=Google is building a new hardware division under former Motorola chief Rick Osterloh|last1=Bergen|first1=Mark|last2=Fried|first2=Ina|date=April 28, 2016|website=[[Recode]]|publisher=[[Vox Media]]|accessdate=October 9, 2016}}</ref> In October 2016, Osterloh stated that "a lot of the innovation that we want to do now ends up requiring controlling the end-to-end user experience",<ref name="Pixel inside story2">{{cite web|url=https://www.theverge.com/a/google-pixel-phone-new-hardware-interview-2016|title=The Google Phone: The inside story of Google's bold bet on hardware|last=Bohn|first=Dieter|website=[[The Verge]]|publisher=[[Vox Media]]|accessdate=June 12, 2017}}</ref> and Google announced several hardware platforms:

* The [[Pixel (smartphone)|Pixel and Pixel XL]] smartphones with the [[Google Assistant]], a next-generation contextual voice assistant, built-in.<ref>{{cite web |first=Vlad |last=Savov |title=Pixel 'phone by Google' announced |url=https://www.theverge.com/2016/10/4/13161028/google-phone-announced-pixel-xl-price-release-date-specs |website=[[The Verge]] |publisher=[[Vox Media]] |date=October 4, 2016 |access-date=October 8, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170210094337/http://www.theverge.com/2016/10/4/13161028/google-phone-announced-pixel-xl-price-release-date-specs |archive-date=February 10, 2017 |url-status=live}}</ref>

In October 2018, Google announced the [[Pixel 3]]. The phone was released initially in the United States on October 18, 2018 and other parts of the world on November 1, 2018.<ref>{{cite AV media |title=Made by Google 2018 |date=October 9, 2018 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9wURy8AdsS4&t=1h2m25s |access-date=October 24, 2018 |time=62 minutes, 35 seconds |location=New York City |via=YouTube}}</ref> They are the successors to the [[Pixel 2]] and Pixel 2 XL.<ref>{{cite news |access-date=October 10, 2018 |title=Google Pixel 3 and 3 XL announced with bigger screens and best cameras yet |url=https://www.theverge.com/2018/10/9/17941394/new-google-pixel-3-xl-phone-release-date-price-announcement |website=[[The Verge]] |date=October 9, 2018 |last=Welch |first=Chris |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181009200406/https://www.theverge.com/2018/10/9/17941394/new-google-pixel-3-xl-phone-release-date-price-announcement |archive-date=October 9, 2018 |url-status=live }}</ref>

In May 2019, Google unveiled the [[Pixel 3a]] at [[Google I/O]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.engadget.com/2019/05/07/google-pixel-3a-xl/|title=Google unveils the lower-cost Pixel 3a and Pixel 3a XL|work=[[Engadget]]|language=en|access-date=May 7, 2019}}</ref> seven months after the announcement of the original Pixel 3 lineup. The new phones served as midrange variants of the [[Pixel 3|Pixel 3 and Pixel 3 XL]] with a 12.2 [[megapixel]] rear camera, which is the same unit found on the Pixel 3, and a single 8 megapixel front-facing camera.<ref name="Android Central">{{Cite web|url=https://www.androidcentral.com/google-pixel-3a|title=Google Pixel 3a: Everything you need to know!|website=Android Central|last=Maring|first=Joe|date=May 7, 2019|access-date=May 11, 2019}}</ref> The base model came with a [[List of Qualcomm Snapdragon systems-on-chip#Snapdragon 632, 670 and 675 (2018)|Snapdragon 670]] chip and 4{{nbsp}}[[Gigabyte|GB]] of RAM, along with 64{{nbsp}}GB of non-expandable internal storage.<ref name="Ars">{{Cite web|url=https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2019/05/google-pixel-3a-hands-on-the-best-parts-of-the-pixel-for-half-the-price/|title=Google Pixel 3A hands-on: The only Pixel phone to buy|work=[[Ars Technica]]|last=Amadeo|first=Ron|date=May 8, 2019|access-date=May 11, 2019}}</ref>

In October 2019, Google announced the [[Pixel 4]], the first Pixel phone to be offered for sale by all major wireless carriers at launch.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cnet.com/news/google-pixel-4-and-4-xl-hands-on-two-rear-cameras-and-that-ugly-notch-is-gone/|title=Google Pixel 4 and 4 XL hands-on: Two rear cameras and that ugly notch is gone|work=[[CNET]]|last=Holland|first=Patrick|date=October 15, 2019|access-date=October 15, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2019/10/google-pixel-4-90hz-screen-next-gen-google-assistant-shipping-oct-24/|title=Google Pixel 4: 90Hz screen, next-gen Google Assistant, shipping Oct 24|work=[[Ars Technica]]|last=Amadeo|first=Ron|date=October 15, 2019|access-date=October 15, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.theverge.com/2019/10/15/20908071/google-pixel-4-xl-photos-video-hands-on-camera-screen-specs-price|title=Google Pixel 4 and 4 XL hands-on: This time, it's not about the camera|work=[[The Verge]]|last=Bohn|first=Dieter|date=October 15, 2019|access-date=October 15, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.androidcentral.com/google-expanding-pixel-4-all-major-us-carriers |title=Google expanding Pixel 4 to all major U.S. carriers |first=Chris |last=Wedel |website=Android Central |date=October 15, 2019 |access-date=October 15, 2019}}</ref> The company also announced the second generation of its [[Pixel Buds]], a line of wireless earbuds with the [[Google Assistant]] built-in that also support [[Google Translate]].<ref name="Pixel Buds specs">{{cite web| url=https://support.google.com/googlepixelbuds/answer/7544332?ref_topic=7544331 |title=Google Pixel Buds Requirements & Specifications |website=Google Pixel Buds Help |access-date=May 13, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7cjVj1ZyzyE|title=A few new things made by Google.|via=YouTube}}</ref>

In November 2019, Google released a controller for [[Google Stadia|Stadia]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://community.stadia.com/t5/Stadia-Community-Blog/This-Week-on-Stadia-Play-games-on-tens-of-millions-of-new-phones/ba-p/15326|title=This Week on Stadia: Play games on tens of millions of new phones|date=February 18, 2020|website=community.stadia.com|language=en|access-date=February 20, 2020}}</ref>

In August 2020, Google launched the [[Google Pixel 4a|Pixel 4a]], months later than expected as the [[COVID-19 pandemic]] led to the cancellation of its annual I/O developer conference.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Google finally launches the Pixel 4a|url=https://www.neowin.net/news/google-finally-launches-the-pixel-4a|access-date=October 19, 2020|website=Neowin|language=en}}</ref> 

In September 2020, Google launched the [[Google Pixel 4a 5G|Pixel 4a 5G]] and the [[Google Pixel 5|Pixel 5]] at their live-streamed ''Launch Night In'' event. The phones were released alongside the new [[Google Nest (smart speakers)|Nest Audio]] as well as [[Chromecast]] with [[Google TV]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=Wilde|first=Damien|date=October 1, 2020|title=Launch Night In recap: Every new product launched [Video]|url=https://9to5google.com/2020/10/01/launch-night-in-recap/|access-date=October 19, 2020|website=9to5Google|language=en-US}}</ref>

'''Products - Enterprise'''

[[Google Search Appliance]] was launched in February 2002, targeted toward providing search technology for larger organizations.<ref name="milestones2">{{cite web|url=https://www.google.com/about/company/history/|title=Our history in depth|website=Google Company|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120401005940/http://www.google.com/about/company/history/|archivedate=April 1, 2012|url-status=dead|accessdate=July 15, 2017}}</ref> Google launched the [[Google Mini|Mini]] three years later, which was targeted at smaller organizations. Late in 2006, Google began to sell Custom Search Business Edition, providing customers with an advertising-free window into Google.com's index. The service was renamed Google Site Search in 2008.<ref name="csbe2gss2">{{cite web|url=http://searchengineland.com/google-rebrands-custom-search-business-edition-as-google-site-search-14123|title=Google Rebrands Custom Search "Business Edition" As "Google Site Search"|last1=Sterling|first1=Greg|date=June 3, 2008|publisher=Search Engine Land|accessdate=June 16, 2010}}</ref> Site Search customers were notified by email in late March 2017 that no new licenses for Site Search would be sold after April 1, 2017, but that customer and technical support would be provided for the duration of existing license agreements.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://fortune.com/2017/02/21/google-site-search-discontinued/|title=Google Plans To Discontinue Yet Another Product|last=Darrow|first=Barb|date=February 21, 2017|website=[[Fortune (magazine)|Fortune]]|publisher=[[Time Inc.]]|accessdate=March 27, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://9to5google.com/2017/02/21/google-site-search-discontinued/|title=Google reportedly discontinuing paid Site Search in favor of ad-supported version|last=Li|first=Abner|date=February 21, 2017|website=9to5Google|accessdate=March 27, 2017}}</ref>

'''Products - Other products'''

[[Google Alerts]] is a content [[change detection and notification]] service, offered by the [[search engine]] company Google. The service sends emails to the user when it finds new results—such as web pages, newspaper articles, or blogs—that match the user's search term.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://support.google.com/alerts/answer/175925|title=What are Google Alerts?|accessdate=July 29, 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://theundercoverrecruiter.com/how-use-google-alerts-live-job-search/|title=How to Use Google Alerts for a Live Job Search|publisher=The Under Cover Recruiter}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/quickerbettertech/2014/11/03/this-little-service-absolutely-crushes-google-alerts/|title=This Little Service Absolutely Crushes Google Alerts|work=[[Forbes]]}}</ref>

In July 2015 Google released [[DeepDream]], an image recognition software capable of creating psychedelic images using a [[convolutional neural network]].<ref name="codexample22">{{cite web|url=http://googleresearch.blogspot.co.uk/2015/07/deepdream-code-example-for-visualizing.html|title=DeepDream&nbsp;— a code example for visualizing Neural Networks|last1=Mordvintsev|first1=Alexander|last2=Olah|first2=Christopher|year=2015|publisher=Google Research|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150708233542/http://googleresearch.blogspot.co.uk/2015/07/deepdream-code-example-for-visualizing.html|archivedate=July 8, 2015|last3=Tyka|first3=Mike}}</ref><ref name="goingdeeper22">{{cite web|url=http://googleresearch.blogspot.co.uk/2015/06/inceptionism-going-deeper-into-neural.html|title=Inceptionism: Going Deeper into Neural Networks|last1=Mordvintsev|first1=Alexander|last2=Olah|first2=Christopher|year=2015|publisher=Google Research|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150703064823/http://googleresearch.blogspot.co.uk/2015/06/inceptionism-going-deeper-into-neural.html|archivedate=July 3, 2015|last3=Tyka|first3=Mike}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/google/11712495/Google-unleashes-machine-dreaming-software-on-the-public-nightmarish-images-flood-the-internet.html|title=Google unleashes machine dreaming software on the public, nightmarish images flood the internet|author=James Titcomb|date=July 2, 2015|work=The Telegraph|accessdate=July 25, 2015}}</ref>

{{anchor|Family Link}}Google introduced its Family Link service in March 2017, letting parents buy [[Android Nougat]]-based Android devices for kids under 13 years of age and create a Google account through the app, with the parents controlling the apps installed, monitor the time spent using the device, and setting a "Bedtime" feature that remotely locks the device.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://blog.google/topics/families/introducing-family-link-app-helping-families-navigate-technology-together/|title=Introducing the Family Link app: Helping families navigate technology together|last=Diwanji|first=Pavni|date=March 15, 2017|website=The Keyword Google Blog|accessdate=March 16, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theverge.com/2017/3/15/14936424/google-family-link-app-release-parental-controls|title=Google built a new app so your kids can have a Google account, too|last=Carman|first=Ashley|date=March 15, 2017|website=[[The Verge]]|publisher=[[Vox Media]]|accessdate=March 16, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://techcrunch.com/2017/03/15/google-introduces-family-link-its-own-parental-control-software-for-android/|title=Google introduces Family Link, its own parental control software for Android|last=Perez|first=Sarah|date=March 15, 2017|website=[[TechCrunch]]|publisher=[[AOL]]|accessdate=March 16, 2017}}</ref>

{{anchor|AutoDraw}}In April 2017, Google launched AutoDraw, a web-based tool using [[artificial intelligence]] and [[machine learning]] to recognize users' drawings and replace scribbles with related [[Stock photography|stock images]] that have been created by professional artists.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.engadget.com/2017/04/11/google-autodraw/|title=Google's AutoDraw turns your clumsy scribbles into art|last=Fogel|first=Stefanie|date=April 11, 2017|website=[[Engadget]]|publisher=[[AOL]]|accessdate=April 12, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/2017/04/12/google-autodraw-can-turn-terrible-sketches-works-art/|title=Google's new drawing app can turn your terrible sketches into works of art|last=Titcomb|first=James|date=April 12, 2017|website=[[The Daily Telegraph]]|accessdate=April 12, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cnet.com/news/google-autodraw-ai-does-it-understand-modern-art/|title=Does Google's AutoDraw AI grasp modern art better than you?|last=Reilly|first=Claire|date=April 11, 2017|website=[[CNET]]|publisher=[[CBS Interactive]]|accessdate=April 12, 2017}}</ref> The tool is built using the same technology as QuickDraw, an experimental game from Google's Creative Lab where users were tasked with drawing objects that algorithms would recognize within 20 seconds.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://techcrunch.com/2017/04/11/googles-autodraw-uses-machine-learning-to-help-you-draw-like-a-pro/|title=Google's AutoDraw uses machine learning to help you draw like a pro|last=Lardinois|first=Frederic|date=April 11, 2017|website=[[TechCrunch]]|publisher=[[AOL]]|accessdate=April 12, 2017}}</ref>

In May 2017, Google added "Family Groups" to several of its services. The feature, which lets users create a group consisting of their family members' individual Google accounts, lets users add their "Family Group" as a collaborator to shared albums in [[Google Photos]], shared notes in [[Google Keep]], and common events in [[Google Calendar]]. At announcement, the feature is limited to Australia, Brazil, Canada, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Mexico, New Zealand, Russia, Spain, United Kingdom and United States.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theverge.com/2017/5/23/15681668/google-family-calendar-keep-photos-now-available|title=Google adds easy, simple family sharing to Calendar, Keep, and Photos|last=Welch|first=Chris|date=May 23, 2017|website=[[The Verge]]|publisher=[[Vox Media]]|accessdate=May 24, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.androidpolice.com/2017/05/23/google-family-groups-make-easy-share-photos-calendars-youtube-tv/|title=Google family groups make it easy to share photos, calendars, Keep, YouTube TV, and more|last=Whitwam|first=Ryan|date=May 23, 2017|website=Android Police|accessdate=May 24, 2017}}</ref>

'''Products - Other websites'''

[[Google Developers]] is Google's site for [[software development]] tools, APIs, and technical resources. The site contains documentation on using Google developer tools and APIs—including discussion groups and blogs for developers using Google's developer products.

[[Google Labs]] was a page created by Google to demonstrate and test new projects.

Google owns the top-level domain '''1e100.net''' which is used for some servers within Google's network. The name is a reference to the scientific [[E notation]] representation for 1 googol, {{math|1E100 {{=}} 1 × 10<sup>100</sup>}}.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://support.google.com/faqs/answer/174717|title=What is 1e100.net|website=Google Support|access-date=December 10, 2015}}</ref>

In March 2017, Google launched a new website, opensource.google.com, to publish its internal documentation for Google Open Source projects.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://techcrunch.com/2017/03/28/google-launches-new-site-to-showcase-its-open-source-projects-and-processes/|title=Google launches new site to showcase its open source projects and processes|last=Lardinois|first=Frederic|date=March 28, 2017|website=[[TechCrunch]]|publisher=[[AOL]]|accessdate=March 29, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.zdnet.com/article/google-presents-its-open-source-goodies-to-the-world/|title=Google presents its open-source goodies to the world|last=Vaughan-Nichols|first=Steven J.|date=March 29, 2017|website=[[ZDNet]]|publisher=[[CBS Interactive]]|accessdate=March 29, 2017}}</ref>

In June 2017, Google launched "We Wear Culture", a searchable archive of 3,000 years of global fashion. The archive, a result of collaboration between Google and over 180 museums, schools, fashion institutes, and other organizations, also offers curated exhibits of specific fashion topics and their impact on society.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://qz.com/1002651/google-has-built-a-stunning-searchable-archive-of-3000-years-of-world-fashion/|title=Google has built a stunning, searchable archive of 3,000 years of world fashion|last=Bain|first=Marc|date=June 11, 2017|website=[[Quartz (publication)|Quartz]]|publisher=[[Atlantic Media]]|accessdate=June 11, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.vogue.com/article/google-we-wear-culture-metropolitan-museum-of-art-andrew-bolton-anna-wintour|title=Anna Wintour, Andrew Bolton, and More Celebrate the Launch of We Wear Culture|last=Ward|first=Maria|date=June 9, 2017|website=[[Vogue (magazine)|Vogue]]|publisher=[[Condé Nast]]|accessdate=June 11, 2017}}</ref>

'''Employees'''

The report also announced that [[Intel]]'s former vice-president, [[Chief diversity officer|CDO]], and [[Chief human resources officer|CHRO]] Danielle Brown would be joining Google as its new Vice-President of Diversity.<ref name="2017DiversityReport2">{{cite web|url=https://www.blog.google/topics/diversity/making-progress-diversity-and-inclusion/|title=Making progress on diversity and inclusion|last=Naughton|first=Eileen|date=June 29, 2017|department=Diversity|website=The Keyword|publisher=Google|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180517170958/https://www.blog.google/topics/diversity/making-progress-diversity-and-inclusion/|archive-date=May 17, 2018|url-status=live|access-date=May 17, 2018}}{{pb}}{{cite news|url=https://money.cnn.com/2017/06/29/technology/google-diversity-report/index.html|title=Google struggles to increase workforce diversity|last=Yurieff|first=Kaya|date=June 29, 2017|work=[[CNNMoney]]|access-date=May 17, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180517174524/https://money.cnn.com/2017/06/29/technology/google-diversity-report/index.html|archive-date=May 17, 2018|url-status=live|publisher=[[Time Warner]]|department=CNNTech|location=New York}}</ref> {{update inline span|text=A March 2013 report was presented at EclipseCon2013 which detailed that Google had over 10,000 developers based in more than 40 offices.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.eclipsecon.org/2013/sites/eclipsecon.org.2013/files/2013-03-24%20Continuous%20Integration%20at%20Google%20Scale.pdf |title=Continuous Integration at Google Scale |last=Micco |first=John |date=March 24, 2013 |website=EclipseCon |publisher=[[Eclipse Foundation]] |page=2 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180517181532/https://www.eclipsecon.org/2013/sites/eclipsecon.org.2013/files/2013-03-24%20Continuous%20Integration%20at%20Google%20Scale.pdf |archive-date=May 17, 2018 |url-status=live |access-date=May 17, 2018 |quote=Speed and Scale[:] >10,000 developers in 40+ offices}}</ref>|date=May 2018|reason=This information is over five years old and the growth of Google since then suggests that the number might have doubled or tripled since then. Google's Form 10-Q SEC filing for Q1 of 2018 does not appear to break down employee numbers.}}

In March 2008, [[Sheryl Sandberg]], then vice-president of global online sales and operations, began her position as chief operating officer of Facebook.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/03/04/AR2008030402766.html|title=Facebook Raids Google for Executive|last=Liedtke|first=Michael|date=March 5, 2008|newspaper=The Washington Post|accessdate=March 31, 2008}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://venturebeat.com/2008/03/04/facebook-hires-sheryl-sandberg-to-be-its-new-coo/|title=Another Googler goes to Facebook: Sheryl Sandberg becomes new COO|date=March 4, 2008|publisher=Venture Beat|accessdate=March 31, 2008}}</ref> In 2009, early employee [[Tim Armstrong (executive)|Tim Armstrong]] left to become CEO of [[AOL]]. In July 2012, Google's first female engineer, [[Marissa Mayer]], left Google to become [[Yahoo!]]'s CEO.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2012/jul/16/google-marissa-mayer-yahoo-ceo|title=Google executive Marissa Mayer to become Yahoo CEO in surprise move|last=Rushie|first=Dominic|date=July 16, 2012|newspaper=The Guardian|accessdate=September 1, 2012|location=London}}</ref>

In January 2017, Google employees donated over $2 million to a crisis fund in support of [[refugees]]; the company matched the donation with an additional $2 million. Employees then organized a global workplace [[walk-out]], aided by the [[hashtag]] #GooglersUnite, to protest U.S. President [[Donald Trump]]'s [[Executive Order 13769|Muslim travel ban]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theverge.com/google/2017/1/30/14446466/google-immigration-protest-walkout-trump-googlers-unite|title=Google employees staged a protest over Trump's immigration ban|last1=Newton|first1=Casey|date=30 January 2017|accessdate=7 November 2018|publisher=''The Verge''|agency=VOX Media Inc.}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bizjournals.com/sanjose/news/2017/01/30/google-employees-walk-out-in-protest-of-trump.html|title=Google employees walk out in protest of Trump travel ban|last1=Elias|first1=Jennifer|date=30 January 2017|accessdate=7 November 2018|publisher=''Silicon Valley Business Journal''|agency=American City Business Journals}}</ref>

In late 2017, former [[Intel]] executive [[Diane Bryant]] became Chief Operating Officer of [[Google Cloud Platform|Google Cloud]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://techcrunch.com/2017/11/30/google-cloud-brings-in-former-intel-exec-diane-bryant-as-coo/|title=Google Cloud brings in former Intel exec Diane Bryant as COO|last=Miller|first=Ron|website=TechCrunch|accessdate=December 31, 2017}}</ref>

'''Offices - Googleplex'''

The lobby is decorated with a piano, [[Lava lamp|lava lamps]], old server clusters, and a projection of search queries on the wall. The hallways are full of exercise balls and bicycles. Many employees have access to the corporate recreation center. Recreational amenities are scattered throughout the campus and include a workout room with weights and rowing machines, locker rooms, washers and dryers, a massage room, assorted video games, [[table football]], a baby grand piano, a billiard table, and ping pong. In addition to the recreation room, there are snack rooms stocked with various foods and drinks, with special emphasis placed on nutrition.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.google.com/corporate/culture.html|title=About the Googleplex|accessdate=March 5, 2008}}</ref> Free food is available to employees 24/7, with the offerings provided by paid vending machines [[Pro rata|prorated]] based on and favoring those of better nutritional value.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.theatlantic.com/life/print/2011/07/what-googles-famous-cafeterias-can-teach-us-about-health/241876/|title=What Google's Famous Cafeterias Can Teach Us About Health|author=[[Marion Nestle]]|date=July 2011|accessdate=May 8, 2013|publisher=[[The Atlantic]]}}</ref>

Google's extensive amenities are not available to all of its workers. Temporary workers such as book scanners do not have access to shuttles, Google cafes, or other perks.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://searchengineland.com/does-google-have-a-class-system-for-googlers-75457|title=Does Google Have A Class System For Googlers?|author=[[Barry Schwartz (technologist)|Barry Schwartz]]|date=May 2, 2011|accessdate=April 22, 2013|publisher=[[SearchEngineLand]]}}</ref>

'''Offices'''

The New York headquarters includes a game room, micro-kitchens, and a video game area.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.refinery29.com/google-office|title=The Ultimate Office: Inside Google's NYC Compound|last=Greenberg|first=Annie Georgia|date=September 11, 2012|website=[[Refinery29]]|accessdate=June 13, 2017}}</ref>

In February 2012, Google moved additional employees to the New York City campus, with a total of around 2,750 employees.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424052970204653604577251293275921060|title=Google Web Grows in City|last=Glazer|first=Emily|date=February 29, 2012|website=[[The Wall Street Journal]]|publisher=[[Dow Jones & Company]]|accessdate=June 13, 2017}} {{subscription required}}</ref>

'''Environment'''

In addition, Google announced in 2009 that it was deploying herds of [[goats]] to keep grassland around the Googleplex short, helping to prevent the threat from seasonal bush fires while also reducing the [[carbon footprint]] of mowing the extensive grounds.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2009/05/mowing-with-goats.html|title=Official Google Blog: Mowing with goats|date=May 1, 2009}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/05/04/AR2009050400027.html|title=My Day With The Google Goats|last=Siegler|first=MG|date=May 3, 2009|newspaper=[[The Washington Post]]|accessdate=May 3, 2010}}</ref> The idea of trimming lawns using goats originated from [[Bob Widlar]], an engineer who worked for [[National Semiconductor]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.national.com/rap/Horrible/sheep.html|title=Sheep Mow Lawns|publisher=[[National Semiconductor]]|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/19990506135340/http://www.national.com/rap/Horrible/sheep.html|archivedate=May 6, 1999|accessdate=July 5, 2010}}</ref> In 2008, Google faced accusations in ''[[Harper's Magazine]]'' of being an "energy glutton". The company was accused of employing its "[[Don't be evil]]" motto and its public [[energy-saving]] campaigns to cover up or make up for the massive amounts of energy its servers require.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.harpers.org/media/slideshow/annot/2008-03/index.html|title=Keyword: Evil|last=Strand|first=Ginger|authorlink=Ginger Strand|archiveurl=https://www.webcitation.org/5hT7kP56x?url=http://www.harpers.org/media/slideshow/annot/2008-03/index.html|archivedate=June 12, 2009|url-status=dead|accessdate=April 9, 2008}}</ref>

In 2007, Google launched a project centered on developing renewable energy, titled the "Renewable Energy Cheaper than Coal (RE<C)" project.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://googlepress.blogspot.no/2007/11/googles-goal-renewable-energy-cheaper_27.html|title=Google's Goal: Renewable Energy Cheaper than Coal|date=November 27, 2007|accessdate=November 11, 2016}}</ref> However, the project was canceled in 2014, after engineers Ross Koningstein and David Fork understood, after years of study, that "best-case scenario, which was based on our most optimistic forecasts for renewable energy, would still result in severe climate change", writing that they "came to the conclusion that even if Google and others had led the way toward a wholesale adoption of renewable energy, that switch would not have resulted in significant reductions in carbon dioxide emissions".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://spectrum.ieee.org/energy/renewables/what-it-would-really-take-to-reverse-climate-change|title=What It Would Really Take to Reverse Climate Change|last1=Koningstein|first1=Ross|last2=Fork|first2=David|date=November 18, 2014|work=IEEE Spectrum|accessdate=November 11, 2016}}</ref>

The farms, which were developed by [[NextEra Energy Resources]], will reduce fossil fuel use in the region and return profits. NextEra Energy Resources sold Google a twenty-percent stake in the project to get funding for its development.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424052748704342604575222420304732394|title=Google Invests in Two Wind Farms|last1=Morrison|first1=Scott|date=May 4, 2010|newspaper=[[The Wall Street Journal]]|accessdate=November 27, 2010|last2=Sweet|first2=Cassandra}}</ref>

The order specifically states that Google Energy—a subsidiary of Google—holds the rights "for the sale of energy, capacity, and ancillary services at market-based rates", but acknowledges that neither Google Energy nor its affiliates "own or control any generation or transmission" facilities.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.cnet.com/8301-11128_3-10456435-54.html|title=Google gets go-ahead to buy, sell energy|last=Lombardi|first=Candace|date=February 19, 2010|work=[[CNET]]|accessdate=September 23, 2013|publisher=[[CBS Interactive]]}}</ref>

In June 2013, ''The Washington Post'' reported that Google had donated $50,000 to the [[Competitive Enterprise Institute]], a [[Libertarianism|libertarian]] [[think tank]] that calls human carbon emissions a positive factor in the environment and argues that global warming is not a concern.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/the-fix/wp/2013/06/20/anatomy-of-a-washington-dinner-who-funds-the-competitive-enterprise-institute/|title=Anatomy of a Washington dinner: Who funds the Competitive Enterprise Institute?|author=Juliet Eilperin|date=June 20, 2013|newspaper=The Washington Post|accessdate=July 12, 2013}}</ref>

In July 2013, it was reported that Google had hosted a fundraising event for Oklahoma Senator [[Jim Inhofe]], who has called climate change a "hoax".<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2013/jul/09/google-climate-denier-jim-inhofe|title=Google hosts fundraiser for climate change denying US senator|last=Goldenberg|first=Suzanne|date=July 9, 2013|newspaper=The Guardian|accessdate=July 12, 2013|location=London}}</ref> In 2014 Google cut ties with the [[American Legislative Exchange Council]] (ALEC) after pressure from the Sierra Club, major unions and Google's own scientists because of ALEC's stance on climate change and opposition to renewable energy.<ref name="LA2">{{cite news|url=http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-google-gop-20140924-story.html|title=Google pulls out of conservative group amid environmentalist pressure|last=Halper|first=Evan|date=September 23, 2014|work=Los Angeles Times|accessdate=October 3, 2014}}</ref>
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