When was the last time that you had an argument with a friend, family member, or colleague over something that had an objective answer?   Did the argument intensify to the point where you wanted to punch your adversary in the face?  If you answered yes to the previous questions, I have good news for you.  Google is doing everything in their power to prevent those types of arguments from happening in the future.

The creation of the internet is arguably the most important advancement for humanity that we have seen or will see in our lifetime.  While the previous statement is debatable, there is no argument that the internet is hands down man’s crowning achievement in regards to mass information dispersion.  The only thing that even comes close is Johannes Gutenberg’s invention of the printing press in 1440.  While the printing press did allow for mass information dispersion, it doesn’t hold a candle to the internet in terms of timely information dispersion.

While the internet itself is a great median for storing information, it couldn’t have staked claim to the title “man’s crowning achievement in regard to mass information dispersion” without the help of Google.  Google was not the first company to jump into the web indexing and search industry by any means.  But, since its inception in 1998, Google has been exponentially improving its search platform and has become, overwhelmingly, the search industry leader.  So much so, that the term “Google” has transformed into being not only a proper noun, but a verb as well!

Google’s search engine algorithm has become so efficient that it now takes less than a second to search the entire internet for a search query:

Not only is it fast but, more importantly, its search results are extremely relevant to the term being searched for.  This is in part because Google is often a main influencer on how websites are designed.  Web masters try to create sites that adhere to the strict rules of Google’s search algorithm (more on this in another post).  What this results in, thankfully in my opinion, is that the (very, very, very) smart people at Google force the general masses to create websites that are technically efficient with relevant content.

So, next time you’re in a heated argument – instead of trying to physically beat your point of view into your ignorant antagonist, find the closest computer and “Google” the answer.  Thank you, Google, for providing the world with timely information and for helping to prevent violence at the same time!