One of Google's highly vocalized long-term goals is the cataloging, organization, and storage of all the world's information.  That's a pretty lofty goal.  Especially if you think back to before Google existed.  How many of you scoffed when they said they were going to change search forever?  How many are scoffing now?  While they haven't yet succeeded in cataloging all the data known to man, they're well on their way.

To Google, one of the innovations making their plight possible is the size-to-capacity ratio of storage mediums.  Science is making it possible to cram more and more space into smaller and smaller form factors.  Google VP of European Operations Nikesh Arora thinks, before too long, even an Apple iPod will be able to hold all the video in the world.

Internet usage continues to grow.  Online marketing continues to grow.  Arora thinks mobile will eventually replace what we think of as the internet today.  And Google wants to be there to analyze, index, and store it all.  If Arora's prediction holds true, and the entire video library of the entire world will eventually fit into something as small as an iPod, Google might just be able to pull it off.

Assuming Google is still around in 15 or 20 years, do you think it's possible for them to achieve their goal?