RE: [idn] A question...

[Yves Arrouye <yves@realnames.com>]

> Did you know there is a very large number called a "googol"?  I believe
> it's
> 10 to the 600th power, or something like that.  I first heard about that
> number decades ago.  Now we are in the Web age, and there is an important
> and
> powerful search engine called "Google."  (Note the different spelling.)
> If I
> had never heard of Google the search engine, and somebody told me to type
> it
> in, I probably would start with my prior knowledge of this identically
> pronounced word, and type "www.googol.com."  Of course, it would fail (or
> maybe it would take me to a totally different site).  I would then
inquire,
> and the person would apologize (maybe) and tell me the ONE TRUE correct
> spelling.

http://www.google.com/corporate/index.html and
http://www.unc.edu/~rowlett/units/large.html

YA