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280 walls to the work cubicles in order to allow an openness and corporate togetherness that was free of an `in your face’ hierarchical structure. This was to encourage and allow the staff to propose ideas of their own, which would be embraced without jealousy if thought to be likely to succeed. Partly because of this, the search engine continued to improve, the Google Directory was to be started, using Netscape’s Open Directory Project (ODP) as a starting base and a service for those surfing the web from wireless devices like the new WAP phones. More awards were tumbling in, like the 2000 Webby award for Best Technical Achievement and the People’s Voice Award, also in the category of Technical Achievement. Appreciating that not everyone could speak English, alternative systems of Google were developed in ten other languages, and in June 2000 Google became the largest search engine around, with 18 million searches a day and a usable index of 1 billion web listings. Later that year the index had grown to 1.3 Billion web pages and above 60 million searches each and every day were now being sent through Google. Google on the move Innovations continued to be introduced, including the GNS (Google Number Search) for easier and faster searching on WAP phones, the Google Toolbar to download into browser software, so us- ers would not have to visit the Google homepage to launch their search. Also, to help bring in more income, advertising with keyword focused ads. More high profile clients came in from Europe and Asia, as well as North and later, South America, and even more awards and com- mendations followed like PC Worlds naming of Google as the 'Best Bet Search Engine.' But it did not stop here, there was no easing off on the accelera- tor pedal just because the accounts were improving. As 2001 began, the per day search number had hit 100 million, and this year would see yet more partnerships with both commercial
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