Since its founding in September 1998, Google has ballooned into a huge corporation, partly by acquiring companies and developing applications. Today there are numerous applications, all free, in Google’s command. Here’s a list of the company’s best-known applications during the past nine years:

Sept. 14, 1997 – Internet domain google.com is registeredSept. 28, 1998 – Sergey Brin and Larry Page found Google in Menlo Park, Calif.Sept. 21, 1999 – Google Web Search comes out of beta2000 – Launches AdWords, Google’s flagship advertising productDecember 2001 – Launches Google Image SearchApril 2002 – Launches Google NewsFebruary 2003 – Acquires BloggerApril 1, 2004 – Launches Gmail, by invitation onlyApril 30, 2004 – Google goes public by filing for an initial public offering (IPO) on the New York Stock ExchangeJuly 2004 – Acquires PicasaOctober 2004 – Launches Google Book SearchNovember 2004 – Launches Google ScholarJan. 24, 2005 – Launches Google VideoFeb. 8, 2005 – Launches Google MapsMarch 7, 2004 – Launches Google DesktopMay 4, 2005 – Launches Google Web Accelerator, increasing a user’s search speed through software and data cachingJune 28, 2005 – Launches Google EarthJuly 20, 2005 – Launches Google MoonAug. 24, 2005 – Launches Google TalkDecember 2005 – Launches Google Transit, an application that plans a trip solely with public transportationFeb. 7 2006 – Integrates Google Talk into GmailFeb. 23, 2006 – Launches Google Page CreatorMarch 12, 2006 – Launches Google MarsMarch 21, 2006 – Launches Google Finance, featuring the latest business headlines for many corporationsApril 13, 2006 – Launches Google CalendarMay 15, 2006 – Launches Google Notebook, a tool that permits users to write notes, and clip text, images and links from Web pages.Oct. 9 2006 – Acquires YouTube for $1.65 billionOctober 10, 2006 – Launches Google Docs & SpreadsheetsDecember 14, 2006 – Launches Google Patents, a searchable index of U.S. patentsFeb. 7, 2007 – Gmail becomes available to all usersFeb. 28, 2007 – Launches Google Traffic InfoMarch 20, 2007 – Launches Google Themes, which add color to the formerly plain personalized Google homepage