Happy Birthday to Google

Google’s getting on in years. It’s gotten to the point where they’re not quite sure of their own birthday. Once upon a time, it was September 7, but it’s since migrated to September 27. (That’s okay. It happens to the best of us.)

To celebrate the bit 1-0 this week, Google has launched a site dedicated to its tenth birthday. The site features Google trivia and milestones, as well as an interactive timeline of Google history.

They’ve pledged $100 million to helping people help others. The top 100 ideas, as chosen by a panel of Google employees, will be announced January 27, 2009. The public will then winnow the field to the best 20 ideas. From those, the Project 10¹⁰⁰ advisory board will select the best five to receive funding.