Stanford students Larry Page and Sergey Brin begin collaborating on a search engine called BackRub. It utilizes a unique “PageRank” algorithm to rank pages based on their link authority, laying the foundation for Google.
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Eko-AI Minimalist Visualization: Conceptual visual representation of The Arrival of Google (as BackRub). Raw human centric design, solarpunk aesthetic, organic geometric symbiosis, zero-emission digital canvas, high-contrast clean contrast illustration, anti-algorithmic art.