Summary
- In 1998, two college students in Menlo Park, California, made something that changed the internet forever. Their mission was to organize the world's information in one place.
- I learned that putting all the information in one spot makes it easier to give people the answers they need quickly and accurately.
- Google became more popular than other search engines like Yahoo because it was simple and easy to use. It didn't have lots of banner ads that people didn't want.
- Their page was plain and white with just a search box and the Google logo. This made it easy to focus on finding what you were looking for.
- After you typed in what you wanted to know, you usually got ten results, with the best answer right at the top.
- The user experience was so good that other search engines couldn't keep up, and that's why people started to use "Google" as a word for searching the internet.
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How To Take Action
I suggest focusing on organizing your information in one easy-to-find spot, like Google did with the internet. Start by grouping similar items together, whether it's tasks, documents, or ideas. This saves you time, which is super valuable!
Another great strategy is keeping things simple. Like Google's clean search page, try making your workspace or website easy to use. Cut out anything that doesn't help you get straight to what you need. You’ll find it makes everything more efficient and less cluttered too!
I also recommend putting your best ideas upfront. Google put the best results first, which kept people coming back. If you’re a business or an entrepreneur, make sure your best products or services are the first thing people see. If you’re focusing on personal growth, tackle your most important goals first thing in your day.
Lastly, use simplicity to make experiences enjoyable. Just like Google, if you keep things straightforward, people will find what they need, stick around, and maybe even tell others about it, making your personal brand or business grow more popular without a lot of added effort.
By following these easy, low-cost strategies, you can improve your business or personal growth efforts, just like those college students who changed the internet with Google!
Full Transcript
in 1998 two college students in Meno Park California created something that would revolutionize the internet H was founded with one simple Mission organize the world's information and all in one place and when you organize the world's information all in one place you can serve up results better based on what people are looking for because you've crawled the whole web and Google was better than all the other searches not only with results but there were more popular than Alternatives like Yahoo because of their ease of look instead of having tons of banner ads everywhere and us this information that you didn't want it was just a simple search it was a white page with the search box and the logo you type in query you click search you then get 10 results with the top result usually being the best result that would provide you with the most accurate answer to your search query with the user experience that no other search engine could even come close to touching the name Google over time became synonymous with search
