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Google SearchIn 1996, Larry Page and Sergey Brin began developing a search engine at Stanford University. They named the project BackRub because it checked backlinks to…
BaiduRobin Li developed RankDex in 1996 while working at IDD Information Services. This search engine used hyperlinks to measure website quality, a technique…
YandexArkady Volozh contacted Ilya Segalovich in 1990 to build search software for Russian texts. They named their venture Arcadia before inventing the name Yandex…
Line CorporationOn the 4th of September 2000, a new Japanese internet company opened its doors under the name Hangame Japan. This entity emerged as part of Hangame, an…