One day this month will mark Google’s official tenth birthday. They’ll most likely celebrate with a blog post and a special logo (this one was tweaked based on an earlier one). And we’ll see a slew of articles about how much they’ve accomplished in those ten years. A few publications couldn’t wait and got out there with their Google tributes last month.
So all we need to know is when to celebrate! Almost certainly on September 27. But the real answer is way more complicated than that.
Google is actually nearly 13 years old if you go by their own corporate history page: “By January of 1996, Larry and Sergey had begun collaboration on a search engine called BackRub, named for its unique ability to analyze the “back links” pointing to a given website.”
But if you go by when the Google.com domain name was registered, they’ll turn 11 on September 15.
However, the date Google celebrates as their birth month is September 1998. They celebrated on September 7, their date of incorporation, until 2005. Since 2005 (and also randomly in 2002), they’ve celebrated on September 27.
So why do they celebrate it on the 27th? According to Danny Sullivan, who wrote about this mess last year, they pushed the birthday date forward in 2005 to all for the announcement of a index size milestone.
At least Google is consistently inconsistent: “Google opened its doors in September 1998. The exact date when we celebrate our birthday has moved around over the years, depending on when people feel like having cake.”
So Happy 10th, 11th and/or almost 13th Birthday Google! First three people who sing happy birthday to Google in a video comment below (all the way through, full volume, GO for it) get a TechCrunch t-shirt.
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Hmm time seems to fly away. Happy birthday Google. I know for sure that your search engine is one of the reasons that I have a tech job. Alomost all the code that I write is copied from Google searched pages. I owe at least that to you.
Hey m soo happy…2 day it mine
YOU DIDNT EVEN MAKE SENSE SORRY.
Happy birthday Google!
When Is Google’s Birthday?
september the 7th yu stoopid asz dummy.
I ain’t singing!
dude. come on. sing it in French or German. you know both right?
ha your gay. i’m going to tell every one not to sing on your birthday and you’ll see what it feels like
They should celebrate it three times, for 10th, 11th, and 13th.
Herzlichen Glückwunsch zum Geburtstag, is happy birthday in german and Joyeux Anniversaire à vous mon cher ami, is happy birthday in French!
Also I think Robin speaks Dutch doesn’t he? with being from Belgium..
Isn’t Dutch just German mixed with French anyway? I’m not even sure it’s really a language
You couldn’t be more wrong, speaking dutch does not let you speak german or french, same goes other way around
Some words are the same, offcourse, being neighbouring countries and such but vocabulary and grammar differ hugely between the languages.
What’s more funny are all the dutch names incorporated in american history. New York was called Nieuw Amsterdam (New Amsterdam) but sold to the english by the dutch in a trade for suriname, stupid mistake
Happy bde Google!…
Janamdin ki bahot bahot shubhkaamnaye… (Hindi, Indian)
I didn’t know that today is Google’s birthday! Anyway, Happy Birthday to you, Google!
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Googilinu patham janmadinashasamkal !
Google ko Janm din ki shubhkamnayein !
Gelukkige verjaardag van Google
Googilinu patham janmadinashasamkal ! ( Malayalam , Indian)
Google ko Janm din ki shubhkamnayein ! ( Hindi , Indian )
Googlekku Piranda naal vaazhthukkal! ( Tamil, Indian)
Googlekku Janmadina Shubhakamshakalu ( Kannada ,Telugu, Indian)
Gelukkige verjaardag van Google
Nice timing though. Just in time with their google chrome release. Happy Birthday yo.
Happy Birthday a Google - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t2I_02lWEhQ
!!
And here is a Video Comment (Wishes) for Google http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UeypOvsY91Q !! Where is my TC T-Shirt
?
Cheers!
You and google both suck arrington.
omg arington
12 non-articles about google in the past week alone? nothing to write ?
jes mike what’s going on with you. i’m switching to 1938media and staying there.
Happy Birthday Google {seesmic_video:{”url_thumbnail”:{”value”:”http://t.seesmic.com/thumbnail/9q9Jnlek3L_th1.jpg”}”title”:{”value”:”Happy Birthday Google ”}”videoUri”:{”value”:”http://www.seesmic.com/video/kuNwvG78Si”}}}
the musical equivalent of a cowpat being laid in slow-motion..:/
But still enough to earn a TC T-shirt?
But good enough to earn a TechCrunch t-shirt?
That’s a copyright violation… or is that fair use… who cares. Well sung, you got more guts than I, sir.
…but seriously. Don’t I get a TC shirt now?
Really, I just want my TechCrunch t-shirt.
Has everyone forgotten about me?
So… it’s been over a month.
Can I have my t-shirt now?
Looks like the link is finally broken…
but I’m still waiting for my TC-shirt…
The celebration will be probably on the day Google Chrome launches
Hope you dont become evil, as you seem to become nowadays….
Hope you survive offering free products, not charging the community that supports you…
best wishes google! your search engine is simply the best! (actually its my default home page for about 4 years now since we bought our desktop xD)
LOL, They might celebrate it today/tomorrow with Chrome launch!!… Yup…
hppy://bday.google
Exactly as I pointed out! And to add Google Picasa launch a new version today also? Google seems to have a good lineup of upgrades this month for their 10th year anniversary.
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Backrub was not originally intended for search engine. The outline of Google plan was designed in Feb 1997. Details http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d1Yx8eo0fzY
Damn seesmic video won’t post! Damn linux
“Maligayang Kaarawan Google!” ( that is, in Tagalog )
“Happy Birthday Google!” ( English translation )
Like so many things Google, it isn’t clear what their stategy is on birthdays. Likewise, Google Chrome is also very unclear.
More on my blog:
http://smoothspan.wordpress.co.....-strategy/
I agree. The only thing that is clear is that soon we will see TechCrunch changing their logo to a google-like because mike can just have enough of sucking up to his mountain view buddies.
omg arrington you’re really annoying this time.
First, I hate registering to a website just to post a comment - use Disqus
Second, it is BY not BUY - spellcheck
Third, It is using Webkit so if you test your site with Safari it will be similar with Chrome - research
It is official - 10th Anniversary, according to Google Philippines Community Manager Aileen Apolo.
Source: Aileen’s reply to this plurk http://www.plurk.com/p/3bvvq
(HAAAAAAAAAAAAAAApy birthday google) ^ 10
yeah,
Parabéns pra você, nesta data querida, muitas felicidades, muitos anos de vida ….
is happy birthday in portuguese
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Happy Birthday Google {seesmic_video:{”url_thumbnail”:{”value”:”http://t.seesmic.com/thumbnail/41gUis6sZr_th1.jpg”}”title”:{”value”:”Happy Birthday Google ”}”videoUri”:{”value”:”http://www.seesmic.com/video/yEHjhjaM4m”}}}
awesome.
HAI
CAN HAS STDIO?
I HAS A NOT MOVING VAR IS 2 IS NUMBER
I HAS A VAR IS NAME IS STRING IS “GOOGLE”
IM IN YR LOOP
UP VAR!!1
VISIBLE “HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU!”
IZ VAR SAME AS 2? KTHXBYE
IM OUTTA YR LOOP
VISIBLE “HAPPY BIRTHDAY DEAR” PLUS NAME PLUS “!”
VISIBLE “HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU!”
KTHXBYE
jesus fucking christ.
I was expecting a Seesmic video of iJustine singing within the first five comments. Isn’t she normally everywhere?
Google ne bhosda ma maro lund (Happy Birthday Google - in Gujarati, India)
“HAPPY BIRTHDAY GOOGLE’, I don’t know how I lived without you !
Yeaaah My Heroes, My Inspiration.. happy birtday GOOGLE……Wish you the best..
Happy birthday.. sergey Brin and larry Page.
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Happy Birthday Google {seesmic_video:{”url_thumbnail”:{”value”:”http://t.seesmic.com/thumbnail/fnWTIytMdp_th1.jpg”}”title”:{”value”:”Happy Birthday Goole ”}”videoUri”:{”value”:”http://www.seesmic.com/video/QRgoS4xne2″}}}
Wishing you a be-lated Happy Birthday.
May Google remain the leader in internet searching in the years to come.
The best thing we all like about you is innovation.
There are search engines and there will be search engines
But there shall be one and only one Google.
Gaand mera behan chood google!
10,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000 Googol, Google!
happy birthday to Google cha cha cha
happy birthday to Google cha cha cha .
happy birthday to you google
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO GOOGLE !!!!!!!!!!!
Hey Kajal! XD
It’s Helen, if you’ll ever check the post.
Happy birthday Google!!
Its actually my birthday too, glad to know i share it with u guys, coz u rock!!
Kewl, happy birthday!
Happy Birthday Google………………………………………………….
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happy birthday google! we all love you!!(except bill gates
)
HAPPY F-N BIRTHDAY GOOGLE!!!! Woo!!!!
It’s my birthday, too ^^ Happy Birthday Google! we love you <3 =D
Kewl, happy birthday to you too. XD
happy birthday to you cansu… but we love google, not you
(except some people 
)
sorry guys there must be an “of” before the “some”. grammer is important..
anyway, thank you n-thropy.
Happy Birthday Google.