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Wasn't google a misspelling of googol?

• moe 16y ago
  That's how the story is told. Regardless in hindsight it's a pretty good name by all metrics. It's short, pronounceable, very typeable (on QWERTY), memorable, works as a verb, looks good (double-o), starts with "go", and even has a double-meaning in the context of their business (googol and goggles).