Google

Google Inc. is an American public corporation, earning revenue from advertising related to its Internet search, e-mail, online mapping, social networking, and video sharing services as well as selling advertising-free versions of the same technologies. Google has also developed an open source web browser operating system. 

The Google headquarters, the Googolplex, is located in Mountain View, California. Google re-branded its next version of Custom Search Business Edition as Google Site Search. Google launched Google Apps Premier Edition, a version of Google Apps targeted primarily at the business user.

Google has created services and tools for the general public and business environment alike, including Web applications, advertising networks and solutions for businesses. Google runs its services on several server farms, each comprising thousands of low-cost commodity computers running stripped-down versions of Linux.

Google runs its services on several server farms, each comprising thousands of low-cost commodity computers running stripped-down versions of Linux. The lobby is decorated with a piano, lava lamps, old server clusters, and a projection of search queries on the wall. The hallways are full of exercise balls and bicycles.