The year started with Google expanding into new territories once again, with Google Maps making its way to Australia and the Google Docs suite of tools being made available in several additional languages. Gmail was also made available to all, no longer requiring an invitation.

The biggest innovation from Google in 2007 was the addition of street level photography to Google Maps. Dubbed , the service lets you view and explore a number of US locations at street level. Naturally, Street View's introduction caused some controversy as it raised .

Popular search terms in 2007 included the iPhone, Facebook and Second Life. Since Google acquired YouTube in 2006, the has grown into an outright juggernaut: Even has her own YouTube channel.