... were both grad students majoring in computer science. In 1996, they collaborated and came up with a search engine, BackRub. BackRub operated in Stanford for a little bit more than a year and but forced to leave the university due to its large requirement of bandwidth. They decided to change the name "BackRub" to "Google." The word comes from the word "googol", meaning a number that ... ...
... Nike has maintained its place as the leader in athletic shoes and apparel since its start in the 1960's. In 1961 Phil Knight, a graduate of the University of Oregon and a former competitive runner, made a deal with a Japanese shoe company called Tiger to import their shoes to the United States. When asked ... He took the result and glued it to the bottom of some shoes. He then gave new product to a few of his runners at the university to try out. They loved the shoes. The good traction paired with the extra cushion was a success. Phil took to the road to sell their ... Blue Ribbon Sport...
