The Best Google Acquisitions Ever By Ready To Startup [26 more lists]
A list of the smartest, most forward-thinking business acquisitions Google has ever made. Google has acquired many other companies since 2001. Sometimes, these products end up living on under their former names - as in the cases of DoubleClick, Blogger, YouTube and Android. On other occasions, the former products get integrated into pre-existing or future Google applications, as int he case of the numerous map companies that blended together to create Google Maps. Finally, some companies end up being plundered for staff or useful parts, and then disbanded. This list can contain companies from all of these groups, so long as the acquisition - long-term - was beneficial to Google and wise in retrospect.
This is an Open List, so after you've voted on the smartest acquisitions, feel free to add your own suggestions at the bottom of the page.
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Data Processing, Hosting, and Related ServicesChad Hurley, Jawed Karim, Steve Chen“ The world's largest video sharing site, founded in 2005 and acquired in November 2006. „ - 2
Android Inc.
“ Initial developers of the Android mobile operating system „ - 3
“ Online advertising. Integrated into AdSense and AdWords. „ - 4
Motorola Mobility
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Pyra Labs
Internet Publishing and Broadcasting and Web Search PortalsEvan Williams, Meg Hourihan“ Creators of Blogger „ - 6
Urchin Software
“ Web analytics software. Became Google Analytics. „ - 7
DoubleClick
New York City“ One of the earliest Application Service Providers (ASPs) for serving Internet ads „ - 8
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Picasa
“ Image Organizer „ - 10
AdMob
Omar Hamouiadded by: Lons“ One of the world's largest mobile ad companies, currently serving multiple platforms including Android. „ - 11 Internet Publishing and Broadcasting and Web Search PortalsDanny Hillis, Robert Cook, John GiannandreaSan Francisco
- 12 Computer software, Internet Publishing and Broadcasting and Web Search Portals MoreMike Harrington, Darrin MassenaSeattle
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reCAPTCHA
“ Service for using CAPTCHA challenge-response authenticator to digitize old books. Currently in use to enhance and expand the Google Books archive. „ - 14
Fflick
added by: Lons“ Web service aggregating reviews and info about films from Twitter. Plans to integrate some of the product into YouTube. „ - 15
SocialDeck
added by: Lons“ Mobile game developer. Creator of the games Shake & Spell, Pet Hero and Color Connect. „ - 16
Invite Media
added by: Keaton“ Display advertising and exchange bidding company acquired by Google subsidiary DoubleClick „ - 17
Next New Networks
added by: Keaton“ Web TV company. Now known as "YouTube Next Lab and Audience Development Group." „ - 18 Dick Costolo, Matt Shobe, Steve Olechowski, Eric Lunt“ Web feed manager providing custom RSS feeds and management tools „
- 19 Vincent Paquet, Craig Walker“ Phone management service, relaunched with new features in 2009 as Google Voice „
- 20 Computer, Computer softwareCarl de Marcken, Dave Baggett
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Upstartle
“ Creators of the Writely Word Processor, later integrated into Google Docs „ - 22 Scott Petry, Shinya Akamineadded by: sevenrare“ Postini is an e-mail and Web security and archiving service owned by Google since 9 July 2007. It provides cloud computing services for filtering e-mail spam and malware (before it is delivered to a client’s mail server), offers optional e-mail archiving, and protects client networks from web-borne malware. Google spent $625 million in cash for the acquisition. This will integrated with GMail. [link] [link] Read more: http://sevenrare.com/seven-companies-acquired-by-google/#ixzz1cEs8PxbK „
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