User:ZooGuard/Sandbox/Google

Don't be evil.

Yeah, because it works like that. Google is the most popular and useful (for now) search engine on the Internet. But unless you've been living under a rock (and the rock has no Internet access), you already know that, right?

Google Inc. is the corporation that owns and develops Google Search along with a large and diverse array of other products and services. Despite their subtle crawl relentless march towards total Internet hegemony, they still haven't become the Microsoft of their generation, at least in the public perception. If you really want to know all the boring details about all the bad (and good) things they do, read their Wikipedia article. This one will focus on more goat obscure stuff.

Google Maps and Google Earth

 * The flying saucer
 * Atlantis
 * the "Chinese Area 51"

Google Mars and Moon

 * "Biostation Alpha"

Google Street View

 * Bluebeamery

Google Books
"It's easier to ask for forgiveness than it is to get permission", especially if you have enough spare change to hire an army of lawyers.

Google Plus
I think I'm going to let David Gerard write this.