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Thought you might like to hear these fun facts posted on mashable.com earlier today.

“Google is not a conventional company. We do not intend to become one.” So began the “letter from the founders” penned by Sergey Brin and Larry Page in the company’s securities registration form in 2004. Despite ever-increasing commercial success since that date, Brin and Page have kept to their word.

Google is an unconventional company with a huge stake in our online lives. It is a source of fascination for many, including us, but what really happens in the Googleplex? And what cool factoids and stats exist from the company’s relatively short past?

Here we bring you 10 fun facts about Google to quench our own thirst for Google knowledge as well as hopefully offer you a distracting diversion from your daily life.

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Google has revealed its plans for a ‘smart TV’ combining web and channel surfing on one device at a launch event in San Francisco.

Users will be able to browse content from sites such as YouTube and live channels with the GoogleBox centred on an onscreen search box, similar to its webpage.

Special TV sets or normal TVs connected to the device will allow consumers to download applications and browse the content, when it goes on sale in time for Christmas.

The company is working with Sony to develop the technology while Logitech will build the set-top boxes.

Risha Chandra, Google project senior product manager, said: “Video should be consumed on the biggest, brightest, best screen in your house – the television. That’s not the PC, or mobile.”

He added that there are around four billion TV users worldwide and that £50 billion is made from advertising revenue in the US alone each year.

The search giant has already enjoyed a growth in revenue in the first quarter of 2010 and achieved a net profit of £1.27 billion, an increase of 38 per cent from the same period last year.

It was announced last week that a deal has been struck between Twitter and search engine giants Google and Microsoft (bing). The deal allows tweets to appear in both companies search results, this could have big implications on the search engine marketing industry.

For businesses and marketeers this could be a very important step. For example on the lead up to Christmas retailers will be able to get last minute price reductions and offers up on the internet within minutes by posting on twitter, gaining that important march on their competitors.

This news is another step towards Twitter becoming a major player in the online marketing world. So is this the time to start considering setting up a Twitter marketing strategy along with your SEO and adword campaigns?