Google is a public company that is recognized as one of the world s best search engines. The company provides services to corporate clients, including advertisers, content publishers and site managers with cost-effective advertising and a range of revenue generating search services. It operates several Web sites at various international domains. Google is headquartered in Silicon Valley, Calif., with offices throughout the United States, Europe and Asia. The company offers custom search engine, desktop, directory, finance, blog and book search and Web accelerator services. It offers products for various applications, including Documents and Spreadsheets, news, videos, Picasa Web albums, YouTube and Gmail. Google has been operational since 1998 and maintains a location in Atlanta.