Google it!

Last class we began working in unit 6 reviewing different vocabulary related to the internet. Now, we will continue reviewing some of this topic by talking a little bit about Google. 

So, first go to the following link






The video has important information about this company. Once you have watched the video complete the following exercises: 

1. Write down 6 keywords from the video. 

2. Answer the following questions: 


  • What is the mission of the company?
  • Who are the founders? 
  • When did it start?
  • What was its first name? 
  • In which year did it become officially Google? 
  • How is the working atmosphere?
  • Name some products of Google.
  • What negative aspects were mentioned?
Then, do the reading in pages 48 and 49 and complete exercise 2c. 

13 comentarios:

  1. Tannia Paola Jiménez Mena
    1. Write down 6 keywords from the video.
    Information
    Tecnology
    Search
    Projects
    Web sites
    Links
    Services

    2. Answer the following questions:

    • What is the mission of the company?
    Organize the world´s information and make it universally accesible and useful
    • Who are the founders?
    Larry Page and Sergey Brin
    • When did it start?
    January 1996
    • What was its first name?
    Backrub
    • In which year did it become officially Google?
    1997
    • How is the working atmosphere?
    Informal and casual atmosphere
    • Name some products of Google.
    Google search
    Google translate
    Google Analythics
    Google maps
    Google docs
    • What negative aspects were mentioned?
    Unnecessary energy use
    Censorchip of search results
    Dominant force in the gobal internet industry

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  2. . Write down 6 keywords from the video.
    Technology, search, information, accessibility, internet, service.

    2. Answer the following questions:

    • What is the mission of the company?
    This company’s mision is to organize the world’s information and make it universally accesible.
    • Who are the founders?
    The founders are Larry Page and Sergey Brin
    • When did it start?
    They started in January 1996
    • What was its first name?
    Initially nicknamed backrub
    • In which year did it become officially Google?
    1997’s year
    • How is the working atmosphere?
    Informal and casual atomosphere
    • Name some products of Google.
    Google analytics, Google search that include Google image search, video search,maps and translate. Gmail, Google docs,
    • What negative aspects were mentioned?
    The company has been accused of unnecessary energy use, also this company is a dominant force in the global internet industry

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  3. 1. Write down 6 keywords from the video. 
    Information
    Internet
    Website
    Organization
    History
    Technology

    2. Answer the following questions: 

    - What is the mission of the company?
    Organize the world’s information and made it universally accessible and useful

    - Who are the founders? 
    Larry Page and Sergey Brin

    - When did it start?
    January, 1996

    - What was its first name? 
    Backrub

    - In which year did it become officially Google? 
    In 1998

    - How is the working atmosphere?
    Informal and casual atmosphere

    - Name some products of Google.
    Gmail, google maps, google videos, google docs, google seach, google analytics.

    - What negative aspects were mentioned?
    For use Google you need internet.

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  4. Fiorella Alvarez
    1.keywords
    Information/website/ services/ links/ access/company
    2. questions:

    • What is the mission of the company?
    Organize the world´s information and make it universally accesible and useful
    • Who are the founders?
    Founders are Larry Page and Sergey Brin.
    • When did it start?
    Since 1996
    • What was its first name?
    Google first name was Backrub
    • In which year did it become officially Google?
    This project became to Google 1997
    • How is the working atmosphere?
    The working atmosphere is Informal and casual too.
    • Name some products of Google.
    Google search
    Google translate
    Google maps
    Gmail
    Google Analythics
    Google street view
    • What negative aspects were mentioned?
    They spent unnecesary energy and it´s like a monopoly of the internet services, it dominant the area.

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  5. Alonso Camacho.

    1. Write down 6 keywords from the video.
    Website,services, information, corporate, search, online.
    What is the mission of the company?
    Organize the world's information and make it universally accesible and useful.
    Who are the founders?
    Larry Page and Segey Brin
    When did it start?
    January, 1996
    What was its first name?
    BACKRUB
    In which year did it become officially Google?
    In 1997
    How is the working atmosphere?
    Informal and casual atomosphere.
    Name some products of Google.
    Gmail, google (maps, videos, docs,search, analytics)
    What negative aspects were mentioned?
    The company has been accused of unnecessary energy use, also this company is a dominant force in the global internet industry.

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  6. 1. Write down 6 keywords from the video. 
    Project
    Technology
    Search
    Engine
    Company
    Online
    2. Answer the following questions: 
    -What is the mission of the company?
    It's organize the world's information and make it universally and useful.
    -Who are the founders? 
    Are Larry Page and Sergey Brin.
    -When did it start?
    It's start on January 1996
    -What was its first name? 
    Was ‘Backrub’
    -In which year did it become officially Google? 
    It was on September 1998
    -How is the working atmosphere?
    It is Informal and casual
    -Name some products of Google.
    Google News
    Google Search
    Google Analytics
    Google Images
    Google Videos
    Google Maps
    Google Translate
    Gmail
    Google Docs
    Google Chrome
    Google+
    Google Earth
    Google.org
    Google Street View
    Google Voices
    -What negative aspects were mentioned?
    The privacy of the emails on Gmail are compromised because the automatic scanning and they spend unnecessary energy

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  7. 1. Write down 6 keywords from the video.

    Information
    Search
    Technology
    Website
    Company
    Links
    Online

    2. Answer the following questions:
    What is the mission of the company?
    • Organize the information in the world.
    Who are the founders?
    • Larry Page and Serge Brin.
    When did it start?
    • Started in 1996
    What was its first name?
    • Backrub
    In which year did it become officially Google?
    • In 1998
    How is the working atmosphere?
    • Informal and casual

    Name some products of Google.
    • Google Maps
    • Image Google
    • Traslate Google
    • Google News
    • Google search
    • Google video


    What negative aspects were mentioned?
    • Google is a dominant force in the global internet industry.

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  8. Naila Monge Mata
    1. Write down 6 keywords from the video.
    Research, Engine, Website, Services, Online and information.

    2. Answer the following questions:
    What is the mission of the company?
    The mission it's organized the information of the world.
    Who are the founders?
    The founders are Larry Page and Serge Brin.
    When did it start?
    Started in january 1996
    What was its first name?
    Was Backrub
    In which year did it become officially Google?
    September 1998
    How is the working atmosphere?
    The working atmosphere is Informal and casual.
    Name some products of Google.
    Google Search
    Google Images
    Google Maps
    Google Translate
    Gmail
    Google Docs
    Google Chrome
    Google Earth
    Google.org
    What negative aspects were mentioned?
    Censorship of search results and it's a dominant force in the global internet industry.

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  9. Iván Rojas Castro.
    1. Write down 6 keywords from the video.
    Information,search engine,technology, service, online, internet.

    2.What is the mission of the company?
    Organize the worlds information.

    Who are the founders?
    The founders are Larry Page and Sergey Brin

    When did it start?
    They started in January 1996

    What was its first name?
    The first name was backrub

    In which year did it become officially Google?
    In 1997

    How is the working atmosphere?
    Informal and casual

    Name some products of Google.
    Google docs.
    Google search.
    Google plus.
    Google maps.

    What negative aspects were mentioned?
    Unnecessary energy use.

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  10. Keywords: browser, web site, advertising, information, accessfull, programs, energy, engine

    What is the mission of the company? Is organize information and be universal accesufull.

    Who are the founders? They are Larry Page and Sergey Brin

    When did it start? They stared in Juanuary, 1996

    What was its first name? It was Backrub

    In which year did it become officially Google? Officially Google become in 1997

    How is the working atmosphere? Is is informal and casual.

    Name some products of Google. Google Analytics, Google image, Google maps, Google translate, Gmail, Google Docs...

    What negative aspects were mentioned? Internet privacity

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  11. Write down 6 keywords from the video.
    Services , Information, Company, links, information, search, technology
    2. Answer the following questions:

    What is the mission of the company?
    The mission its organize the information
    Who are the founders?
    Are Larry Page and Serge Brin
    When did it start?
    In january 1996
    What was its first name?
    Backrub
    In which year did it become officially Google?
    September 1998
    How is the working atmosphere?
    Informal and casual
    Name some products of Google.
    Google search, images, maps,traslate, gmail,Docs, Chrome, earth
    What negative aspects were mentioned?
    Its a dominant force in the global internet

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  12. Internet
    Comunication
    Information
    Search engine
    Online
    Service
    Technology

    1- The mision is to organize the world’s information and make it universally accesible and useful.

    2- Sergey Brin and Larry Page.

    3- In January 1996.

    4- At first they called it BackRub.

    5- In 1997.

    6- It is Informal and casual.

    7-
    Google translate
    Google search
    Google maps
    Google Docs
    Gmail

    8- The privacy of the information and unnecessary energy use.

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  13. KEYWORDS.
    1. Google
    2. Search
    3. Engine
    4. Information
    5. Organize
    6. Services

    QUESTIONS
    What is the mission of the company?
    Organize the world's information.

    Who are the founders?
    Larry Page and Sergey Brin

    When did it start?
    In January 1996

    What was its first name?
    Backrup
    In which year did it become officially Google?
    1997

    How is the working atmosphere?
    Informal and casual

    Name some products of Google.
    Youtube
    Docs
    Android OS
    Google Drive
    Gmail

    What negative aspects were mentioned?
    Privacy by email scanning and google street view

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