The year was 1995. I had bought stock in a company named "Google" on a whim. But then excite.com fever started sweeping the nation. It was a search engine that wasn't just a search engine; it had everything from online backgammon to online checkers to online chess. Plus, even the URL itself reached out and grabbed you by your undergarments: EXCITE.COM. Compare that to a URL like "Google." I mean, the choice just seemed obvious.

And what the heck does "Google" even mean anyway? At the time it sounded like the name of the evil sidekick in some third-rate, straight-to-video Disney movie. How was I to know? I ask you--how was I to know?!

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