Company Profile for Google
| Founded | Menlo Park, California, U.S. (09/4/1998) |
|---|---|
| Industry | Internet, Computer software |
| Key People | Larry Page (Co-Founder & CEO) Eric Schmidt (Executive Chairman) Sergey Brin (Co-Founder) |
| Products | See list of Google products. |
| Subsidiaries | Aardvark, AdMob, DoubleClick, Motorola Mobility, On2 Technologies, Picnik, Zagat, YouTube |
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