Tech companies

Silicon Valley has come to be synonymous with the headquarters of the best companies in the tech world. But Fortune's list of top 100 companies shows that many top tech companies are based elsewhere.

A lot criticism has been heaped on top of Google ever since it introduced Google+ and a number of related features such as Search Plus Your World. However, apparently the average user doesn't usually care about these criticisms and continues to have great likeness for Google. According to a poll by ABC News and Washington Post, Google emerged as…