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"google", the name, was inspired by "googol", the SI-prefix, meaning 10^100. so "google" means, more or less, "a massive amount" -- which is perfect for a searc
by woodrowbarlow 6y ago
"google", the name, was inspired by "googol", the SI-prefix, meaning 10^100. so "google" means, more or less, "a massive amount" -- which is perfect for a search tool.
there's also the "goggles" connection.
- wpietri 6y agoYes, that's what I meant when I said "obscure nerd reference that maybe 1% of their audience would get". For what it's worth, I don't think it's an SI prefix, just a named large number: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Googol https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Googol
- catalogia 6y agoIf 'googol' is in the general public's lexicon now (doubtful) it certainly wasn't back then.
- Deimorz 6y agoIt wasn't really "inspired", the person looking up potential domain names just spelled it wrong and they decided to stick with it: https://graphics.stanford.edu/~dk/google_name_origin.html https://graphics.stanford.edu/~dk/google_name_origin.html