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...dotcom age. For instance, the site went live before Page and Brin had thought to hire a webmaster. So while search giants like Yahoo were filling their home pages with news headlines, stock quotes and sports scores, Google had nothing but a search box and logo. "Other companies would boast about how users spent 45 minutes on their site," says Page. "We wanted people to spend a minimum amount of time on Google. The faster they got their results, the more they'd use it." And use it they did. Six years later, Google has indexed 4 billion Web pages...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Google Guys | 4/26/2004 | See Source »

Undefeated until the Princeton game last week, the Elis now boast a record of ten victories in eleven starts. The Crimson state now stands at seven wins and five losses...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: '45 NINE MEETS ONCE-BEATEN ELI CUBS AT NEW HAVEN TODAY | 4/22/2004 | See Source »

Since 2001, Hammered, a Northeastern student-run organization, has been devoted to providing fun social outlets for college students that do not involve alcohol. While this concept may seem mind-boggling to many college students, the officers of Hammered boast an e-mail list of over 200 people and host events at least twice a week...

Author: By Evan M. Vittor, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Hammered | 4/22/2004 | See Source »

...care for the aged), there has been no gain so far in terms of more vigorous growth, lower unemployment or blossoming consumer or business confidence. With growth in 2003 under 1%, a budget deficit shredding E.U. limits and a jobless figure hovering around 9.8%, the government has little to boast about beyond its law-and-order record. "Fighting crime and insecurity is obviously necessary," warns ump parliamentary president Jean-Louis Debré, "but that's not enough when insecurity is now synonymous to many of our citizens with rural decay, company delocalization and unemployment." The government assures voters that...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: No Reforms Please, We're French | 3/28/2004 | See Source »

...wait for Dermochelys coriacea to do its thing. Italian-born owner-manager Piero Guerrini quit his job as a news photographer when he discovered this small corner of paradise, and he created a funky, all-suite hotel and spa - with its own herb garden, so the menu can boast fresh pesto Genovese despite the tropical setting. It attracts an eclectic bunch of guests who keep coming back - a bit like the turtles, which always return to the beach of their birth even after sea voyages that take them half way across the world. E-mail: info@mtplaisir.com ; tel: (868) 670 8381/2217

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Turtle Tourism | 3/28/2004 | See Source »

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