(Thursday, February 26)

The hit factory

SE's are ever evolving, Google will be an 'altavista' in about 3 years, I just hope the world doens't over indulge on the "great" IPO, and create another bubble. The hit factory It was launched by two students in a garage seven years ago. Today, it is the planet's gateway to the internet and is valued at $15bn. But could the Google phenomenon crash as spectacularly as it was born? Charles Arthur investigates