Google was founded in 1998 and has grown tremendously over the past 9 years. It now employs over 10,000 people worldwide and has indexed over 20 billion web pages. Google provides many useful search features beyond basic keyword searches, including searching by file type, boolean operators like AND and NOT, and specialty search tools for news, images, books and more. The document provides many tips and tricks for effective searching on Google to help users better utilize its full capabilities.