Altevisa was a successful searchable document system before Google. However, Altevisa fell apart due to disastrous corporate moves. Google revolutionized search with its fast and simple interface, along with innovative ranking algorithms. Google understands the internet better than Altevisa. While Google has evolved and become more complex over the years, its early success was attributed to PageRank.
Google is headed to court over allegations its search engine violates federal antitrust law. The Verge’s Adi Robertson breaks down the case, and David Pierce explains how Google Search came to rule the internet.
This episode was produced by Amanda Lewellyn, edited by Matt Collette, fact-checked by Laura Bullard, engineered by Patrick Boyd, and hosted by Noel King.
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