This page describes:

• What makes Google great
• Google's Mission and Philosophy
• The types of information you can find with Google's search engine

What Makes Google Great?

Here are reasons why Google has many users and why those users frequently search using Google.

• Google Searches More Than 9 Billion URLs
  Google crawls and indexes many web pages, thus increasing the likelihood of its returning what you're seeking.

• Google Returns Relevant Results
  It tends to be good at selecting links that closely match your search query.
  What you want is usually near the top.
  

• Google Identifies Ads and Sponsored Links
  It doesn't sell placement of search results.
  Sponsored links and ads are clearly marked and kept separate from search results.
  Ads relate to content and aren't distracting.

• Google is Fast
  Most results are found in less than a second.
  You can also access Google's cached version of a web page, often faster than the page itself.

• Google is Simple to Use
  Clear uncluttered simple web pages.

• Google Shows What You Get
  Search results include an excerpt (or "snippet") of the text that matches your query with your search terms in boldface.

• Google Packs Results with Information and with Links Related to your Query
  

• Shows a Page Even When it's Gone or its Link is Inaccessible
  Google takes a snapshot of each page it examines and caches (stores) these as a backup. If the original isn't available, you can access Google's cached version. Your search terms will be highlighted in color on the cached page, making it easy to find the sections of the page relevant to your query.

• Google Continually Improves its Search Results
  Its capabilities are enhanced and expanded to match the dynamic growth and changing nature of the web.

For more information on the benefits of using Google, visit https://www.google.com/technology/whyuse.html.

Google's Mission and Philosophy

Google's mission is to organize the world's information and make it universally accessible and useful. While pursuing this vision, Google has adopted the following philosophy:

• Focus on the user, and all else will follow.
• It's best to do one thing really well.
• Fast is better than slow.
• Democracy on the web works.
• The world is a wonderful R&D Lab.
• You can make money without doing evil.
• There's always more information out there.
• The need for information crosses all borders.
• Great just isn't good enough.

For more information on Google's philosophy, visit www.google.com/corporate/today.html.

What Can You Find with Google?

Google strives to make it easy to quickly find what you're seeking. The following list shows some of the many types of searches Google can easily do. Click on the type of information to learn how to search for it and click on the examples to see the results of such a search.

Type of Information	Examples
Specific person, place, or thing (named entities)	Robin Williams, San Francisco, Paris restaurants
Information on a subject (web sites by topic)	salary negotiation tips, lasik eye surgery, hybrid cars, lawn furniture, travel
Something you've seen before or know exists	the original research paper on Google's technology, tax forms, Dixie Chicks song lyrics
Answer to a question	What is the local weather forecast for the next three days? How can I reserve a camping site at Yosemite? How can I book a cheap flight from Boston to London? What is the approximate value of my car? How old is Nelson Mandela? How can I get a divorce in the US?
What to write or say	cover letter when applying for a job
Specific site (navigational query)	CNN.com (you know the name of the site)
Someone's phone number or address	California Senator Diane Feinstein's office phone number
Map or directions	map of Hearst Castle San Simeon CA
Financial information	current price and stock chart for Krispy Kreme
Dictionary definition	definition of schadenfreude
Data	number of Internet hosts
Translation of a page or text	Palais de Luxembourg
Similar or related items	sites similar to Consumer Reports
Visual information	tennis photos of Anna Kournikova, Dilbert cartoons, Paris metro map
Personal recommendations, opinions, advice	Mykonos travel recommendations, reviews of compact digital cameras and color printers
Recent news	what's happened in the last 24 hours
Where you can buy something	carry-on luggage
A set of items given a few examples	given the Golden Gate Bridge, Palace of Fine Arts, and Coit Tower, suggest other sites to visit in San Francisco

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