Google was founded in 1998 and has grown tremendously over the past 10 years. It now indexes over 20 billion web pages and provides a variety of search tools beyond its core search engine. While Google search is powerful, many users are unaware of advanced search operators that can improve results. The document provides numerous examples of operators that allow users to search by phrase, site, file type, and more. It also highlights Google's specialty search tools for news, images, books and more.