Google, Oracle, Mars, voting: What these otherwise unconnected topics had in common this year was their importance to Silicon Valley and beyond. As 2004 ends, let's look back at the highlights: Seek and Find: What captured our imagination for so much of the year? It was Google's initial public offering and continuing innovation. Like many other people, I watched with awe as the search and advertising company expanded its technological reach and sold stock to the public.
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