Hubert Chang declara ca este unul dintre fondatorii Google

Posted by Bogdan Nedelcu on Mon, 06 Oct 2008 15:19:00 +0530 in Google

Marile succese dotcom din scurta istorie a internetului, au in comun 2 elemente:
1) Si-au inceput activitatea intr-un garaj.
2) Au 2 fondatori.

Cele mai graitoare exemple sunt date de catre Google si Yahoo. Sergey Brin si Larry Page la Google, respectiv David Filo si Jerry Yang la Yahoo.

Deja mistica, cifra 2 se vrea a fi inlocuita de catre Hubert Chang. Acesta a postat un video pe Youtube, in care declara ca este unul dintre fondatorii Google:

Google was designed by Larry, Sergey and me, in February 1997,...
After viewing this tape, some people might think I'm lying, some might think I'm crazy, some might be upset, while others will consider I'm honest. But the tape has to be made.

Hubert Chang sustine ca i-a ajutat in 1997 pe Sergey si Larry Page sa aleaga numele de Google si i-a ajutat la dezvoltarea PageRank-ului.

According to Hubert Chang, he helped Page and Brin come up with the name Google way back in 1997 and even helped them set up the PageRank, Googleâs business model. But, instead of joining the new venture, he chose to pursue his Ph.D. at New York University (NYU). Chang also claims that after completing his Ph.D. he tried to contact Page and Brin but did not hear much from them. [Source]