Google launches 10th anniversary site, help-the-world project

Celebrating its recent anniversary, Google has published a guided tour of its ten years in business and launched its Project 10 to the 100th to try to improve the world.

Google launched its Project 10 to the 100th to find ideas for helping people.

(Credit: Google)

The anniversary site offers a timeline that spotlights historical moments such as Andy Bechtolsheim's $100,000 spur-of-the-moment investment in 1998, the date in 2000 when it reached 1 billion pages in its index of the Web, the 2002 adoption of a pay-per-click model for AdWords advertisers using the search engine for ads, the 2004 filing for an initial public offering, iGoogle and Mobile Web Search in 2005, Google Finance and Google Docs in 2006, and Universal Search and Gears in 2007.

Project 10 to the 100th--which refers to a googol, the number of 1 followed by 100 zeros--aims to let people help each other, part of the company's do-good ethos. People can submit their ideas by October 20, and Google will fund the best with $10 million. An advisory board will select up to five winning ideas.

"Beyond a certain very basic level of material wealth, the only thing that increases individual happiness over time is helping other people," Google said. "If you have an idea that you believe would help somebody, we want to hear about it. We're looking for ideas that help as many people as possible, in any way, and we're committing the funding to launch them. You can submit your ideas and help vote on ideas from others."

The top 100 ideas will be announced January 27, 2009, at which point people may vote on the top 20, Google said.

(Via Search Engine Land.)

[jimcalocci]

your project 10 to the 100th,to help improve the world
awesome ,that you continue to inspire stuff that WILL cause good ideas to unfurl
I would like to SUBMIT FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION
an organization called F.H.U. that promotes MEDITATION
their website is www.f h u .com
the organization is located in GRANTS PASS, OREGON
I hope you will take it seriously
like you folks, they are interested in helping HUMANITY

[carbyann]

I would like to launch a Take Care Of The Soldier who takes care of us account (PAY BACK). The big talk now is bailing out millionaires who made bad decisions. I would like to see our soldiers, young men and women, who are giving up their lifestyles and savings accounts to make sure ours are intact.

If every American picked up that meaningless penny lying on the ground, in a draw, in the bottom of a purse, on the floor of a car, etc. I believe we could start a considerable fund to help the families of Reservists who have been sent overseas, the enlisted who are coming home and cannot find a job, and so on.

This would not be a charitable undertaking; it would be PAY BACK. Google could start this fund!

The administrative function of the Pay Back Plan would be up for discussion.

THANKS,

LIVING OFF THE BRAVERY OF OTHERS

[shereeann7]

I believe if we stop the change the clock an hour, idea , we do every year. we will use less electricity. less heat, less accidents and crimes... which most happen in the dark.

[esse49]

Require every company in America or even worldwide to go to a 4-day work week. This would remove millions of cars from our roadways every day, save billions of dollars in energy and give a boost to the mental health of all employees involved. Retailers and other 7-day-a-week business would work out flex schedules so that they are covered, but each employee comes to work only four days per week.

So simple, it's almost too obvious.

[JonathanBarry]

Project 10^100 is a great contest.

I have submitted my idea. My idea deals with creating a more incentive-driven health system. Think about it: wouldn't you like to get paid for being healthy or be able to "trade" your health to other less healthy family members or friends. Sound interesting...then find out more at the URL website below (or view my short YouTube video at www.youtube.com/watch?v=cb71fk-79Uc&watch_response).

Also, full details can be found at www.quidproquohealthmanagement.com

[chieftupac]

I think we can help people by paying every year a certain amount of money to a foundation for poor people, people that lost everything by a tornado or something, people with aids, malaria etc.
It would also be great if we all give blood for people in poor countrys.

[adheaul]

well i have an email that i got 500.000 pounds for anniversary promo google UK did you know this information scam or not?

[ideatube]

Google received over 100,000 ideas. Too bad only 100 ideas will be published by January 27th, 2009.

To make sure your idea can be seen, you can publish it on http://project10tothe100ideacollection.com to help the world.

[dynamo66]

does anyone know what is going on with this competition?????