Google celebrated its 12^th birthday today and made its homepage image a birthday cake.

Last year, the search engine giant added an extra “L” to its logo for the day to celebrate its birthday.

Recently, Google’s CEO sat down for an interview with the Wall Street Journal where he declared that Bing, not Facebook or Apple, is their main competitor. Read the related blog post.

Google’s revenue in 2009 was estimated at 23.651 billion. Founded by Sergey M. Brin and
Lawrence E. Page in 1994, the company’s headquarters are in Mountain View, California.

Check out Google’s real-time search feature and how it will impact online search engine marketing.