All about Alphabet
Google. It’s been a window to the world for what seems like ages, to this generation at the very least. We know it as a single search engine, but did you know that Google (was) actually a large company which owned Youtube, Android, Nest Labs, Calico, Google, Inc, among other Google franchises? The multi million dollar company has been expanding rapidly, and the future for it is nothing but bright. Now if you’re curious as to why I’m using past tense to describe Google’s Franchises, it’s because as of August 10, 2015, Google gave birth to its own parent company.
Meet Alphabet, the world’s newest conglomerate and owner of Google.
That’s right; Google’s co-founders Larry Page (now the CEO of Alphabet) and Sergey Brin (now the President of Alphabet) have made the decision to narrow google’s scope by creating the ‘umbrella company’ Alphabet. Alphabet is now in charge of many of the companies that were previously directed by Google, such as Calico, Google X, and Nest labs. However, the major subsidaries such as Youtube and Android will remain under the management of Google specifically. Sundar Pichai, the previous Technology production manager, is now the CEO of Google. Congrats Sundar!
Check this pic out, featuring Larry, Sergey, and Sundar respectively.
The executives of Google made the decision to restructure the company so that they could focus more on the other branches of Alphabet and enhance their presence, because as of now the Google search engine is taking most of the spotlight. Here is a brief overview of Google’s Branches.
Here are some words from the men at the head of the decision, straight from Google’s Blog.
“Alphabet is mostly a collection of companies. The largest of which, of course, is Google. This newer Google is a bit slimmed down, with the companies that are pretty far afield of our main internet products contained in Alphabet instead. […] Fundamentally, we believe this allows us more management scale, as we can run things independently that aren’t very related.”
Well, this latest change is just another example of how fast our world is advancing. Let’s see what Google comes up with next!
5 Fun and Quirky Tricks that you Didn’t Know Existed on Google
1. Type in : “do a barrel roll”
2. Let me google that for you
3. Tilt/askew
4. Zerg Rush
5. T-rex game
The next time you’re bored, don’t have internet connection, procrastinating, or simply wanting to have fun, try these tricks out!