Google Inc (NASDAQ:GOOG)'s stock has just hit a new record high. Shares passed the $800 mark for the first time since the company went public. The stock has been growing steadily for the past month, and it's the first major milestone for the company in five years, when it passed $700 per share. The stock then fell as the global recession took hold, before finally passing $700 per share in September, the first time in almost five years.