Individual Course Project Part2 The Description.docx MIS540 Individual Course Project: Part 2 MIS540 Introduction Google, one of the most well-known companies in the world, was founded in 1998 by Larry Page
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Individual Course Project Part2 The Description.docx MIS540 Individual Course Project: Part 2 MIS540 Introduction Google, one of the most well-known companies in the world, was founded in 1998 by Larry Page and Sergey Brin [ CITATION Far19 \l 1033 ]. Google is predominately known as an internet search engine; however, the company has expanded to offer a wide variety of internet- related products and services. Today, Google™s net worth is approximately $420 billion dollars [ CITATION Far19 \l 1033 ]. The company has over 250 locations all around the world and has over 61,000 employees [ CITATION Far19 \l 1033 ]. Google has one of the most unique company cultures in the world and is often looked at as an example. The workplace at Google is fast-paced and high-energy, but is also casual and employee-centric [ CITATION Sch19 \l 1033 ]. One of the most interesting and innovative employee programs at Google is called the 20% time program [ CITATION Sch19 \l 1033 ]. This program encourages engineers who work at Google to spend 20% of their working time on projects that interest them, and more than half of all new products at Google were created because of this program [ CITATION Sch19 \l 1033 ]. Some of these projects include the email platform known as Gmail, the cloud storage service known as Google Drive, and the satellite maps and directions services known as Google Maps [ CITATION Far19 \l 1033 ]. Google Maps is a web-based service that provides geographical information about Earth using API (application program interfa. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . .. .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . .
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