The Dawn of a Giant: Looking Back at Google Beta
Long before it became the ubiquitous verb we use dozens of times a day, Google was just a humble research project operating out of a Stanford University dorm room. In early 1998, the world caught its first real glimpse of the future of the internet with the launch of the Google Beta.
From BackRub to Beta
Before the name “Google” (a playful play on the mathematical term “googol”) was officially adopted, founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin called their search engine BackRub. By 1998, they had rebranded and transitioned the project into a public beta phase.
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