Ten years ago this week, Google Street View launched, offering panoramic views of locations all over the world. As the tech giant continues to debut new projects, The Onion highlights some of Google’s most ambitious ventures to date:
Image Search
This service finally launched in 2001 after years of Google being overrun with people searching for “webpage with pictures of ham” on a daily basis
Google Plus
Google’s foray into social networking ultimately failed to compete with other sites due to its complete lack of autoplaying videos you can’t get rid of
Google Home
With this product, the San Francisco brain trust dared to ask: What if a giant company not only had access to all your personal data, but also knew what you were doing in your house at all times?
Google Tupperware
Despite a clean design and user-friendly snap-top technology, Google’s food storage platform was never able to overcome competition from Rubbermaid and Stor-All Solutions
YouTube
Innovators at Google were struck with the inspiration for a video-sharing platform when they visited www.youtube.com one day in 2006
Google Alerts
The notification service was created to address the ongoing social issue of not knowing within seconds that Bruce Springsteen announced a second leg of his North American tour
Google TV
Look, it just stands to reason that there is something called Google TV
Google Glass
Though it ultimately failed, Google Glass was an important step toward establishing the evil cyber-villain archetype commonly used today
Google.com/#q=cher
This widely used tool has completely revolutionized the way people get information and articles about Cher
Street View
In 2007, Google embarked on the ambitious project of photographing every ex-girlfriend’s house on earth
Robot Who Looks And Acts Exactly Like You
This product is still in development, but is sure to make waves when it hits the market
