2004

2004 Categories: COMPUTER TECHNOLOGY Timeline: COMPUTER TECHNOLOGY

In 2004 Google solved the eternal problem that afflicts all previous search engines: how to profit from research. The secret turns out to be a discreet form of advertising, based on the auctioning of keywords as "sponsored results" within a search page. Many people accept Google's initial public offering (IPO) as a sign that the Web is entering a new period of expansion.