Google's Growth
Google quickly grew as a company and as a search engine. By the end of 1998, Google had an index of approximately sixty million pages. Even though the home page was still marked “BETA,” leading magazines were arguing that Google was more accurate and efficient than other leading search engines.
It was considered more innovative than some competitor sites, such as Yahoo, Hotbot, or Excite.com. In 1999, the company was able to move into an office building in California. In fact, the company’s address at the end of 1999 has remained its address throughout the last decade.
The designation of ``Key School'' exists for selected schools at every educational level in China: elementary, secondary and higher. In addition, there are various levels of the ``key'' designation itself: There are national key institutions, provincial or municipal key institutions, and county or district key institutions. Key schools all enjoy priority funding as well as the privilege of recruiting the best students. At the elementary and secondary levels, this concept is similar to that of a ``magnet'' or ``college preparatory'' school in the United States. Entry into such schools is based on examination and academic promise and achievement. For such schools, success is usually measured in terms of the percentage of its graduates entering colleges and universities, especially the key colleges and universities. The philosophy has been that giving a limited number of schools, colleges and universities priority in allocating limited resources, then the t...
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