List of Google acquisitions
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This is a listing of corporate acquisitions, including both companies and individual products acquired, by Google.
| Acquisition Date | Company/Product | Business Area | Value (USD) | References | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | ||||||
| September 20, 2001 | Deja's Usenet archive | Google Groups. | undisclosed | [1] | ||
| September 20, 2001 | Outride, Inc. | Spin-off from Xerox PARC. | undisclosed | [2] | ||
| 2003 | ||||||
| February, 2003 | Pyra Labs | Blogger. | undisclosed | [3] | ||
| April, 2003 | Neotonic Software | CRM technology. | undisclosed | [4] | ||
| April, 2003 | Applied Semantics | Advertising technology. | $102 million | [5] | ||
| September 30, 2003 | Kaltix | Search engine technology. | undisclosed | [6] | ||
| 2004 | ||||||
| May 10, 2004 | Ignite Logic | website creation technology. | undisclosed | [7] | ||
| June 23, 2004 | Baidu (2.6% stake) | Chinese language search engine. All shares were sold in June, 2006 | $5 million | [8][9] | ||
| July 13, 2004 | Picasa. | Photo management software. | undisclosed | [10] | ||
| October 27, 2004 | Keyhole, Inc. | Mapping software; used in Google Maps. | undisclosed | [11] | ||
| Sept.-Dec., 2004 | Where2 | Mapping software; used in Google Maps. | undisclosed | [12] | ||
| Sept.-Dec., 2004 | ZipDash | Used in Google Ride Finder. | undisclosed | [12] | ||
| 2005 | ||||||
| ca. 2005 | 2Web Technologies | web-based spreadsheet. | undisclosed | [13] | ||
| March 28, 2005 | Urchin Software Corporation | Web analysis. | undisclosed | [14] | ||
| May 12, 2005 | Dodgeball | social networking. | undisclosed | [15] | ||
| July, 2005 | Reqwireless | Web browser and Mobile email. | undisclosed | [16] | ||
| July 7, 2005 | Current Communications Group | Broadband internet. | $100 million (partial investment) | [17] | ||
| August 17, 2005 | Android | Software for Handheld devices. | undisclosed | [18] | ||
| November, 2005 | Skia | Graphics software. | undisclosed | [19] | ||
| November 17, 2005 | Akwan Information Technologies | Latin American internet operations. | undisclosed | [20] | ||
| December 20, 2005 | Time Warner AOL (5% stake) | Internet. | $1 billion | [21] | ||
| 2006 | ||||||
| January 17, 2006 | dMarc Broadcasting | Radio advertising software and platform. | $102 million | [22] | ||
| February 14, 2006 | Measure Map | Blog analysis. | undisclosed | [23] | ||
| March 9, 2006 | Upstartle | Makers of Writely, online word processing. | undisclosed | [24] | ||
| March 14, 2006 | @Last Software | Makers of SketchUp, 3-D modeling. | undisclosed | [25] | ||
| April 9, 2006 | Orion | Advanced search method. | undisclosed | [26] | ||
| August 15, 2006 | Neven Vision | Photo sharing | undisclosed | [27] | ||
| October 31, 2006 | JotSpot | Website applications | undisclosed | [28] | ||
| November, 2006 | Youtube | Video sharing | $1.65 billion | [29] | ||
| December, 2006 | Endoxon | Mapping solutions | $28 million | [30] | ||
| 2007 | ||||||
| January, 2007 | Xunlei (partial acquisition) | Network, file-sharing. | undisclosed | [31] | ||
| February, 2007 | Adscape | Video game advertising | $23 million | [32] | ||
| March, 2007 | Trendalyzer | software | undisclosed | [33] | ||
[edit] References
- ^ "Google Acquires Usenet Discussion Service and Significant Assets from Deja.com." Google (press release). February 12, 2001. Retrieved on April 4, 2007.
- ^ McCaffrey, Cindy. "Google Acquires Technology Assets of Outride Inc.." Google (press release). September 20, 2001. Retrieved on April 4, 2007.
- ^ "Google Goes Blog-Crazy." Forbes. February 18, 2003. Retrieved on April 4, 2007.
- ^ "Google acquires Neotonic Software." Search Engine Journal. June 4, 2004. Retrieved on April 4, 2007.
- ^ Farzad, Roben; Elgin, Ben; Yang, Catherine. "Googling For Gold." Business Week. December 5, 2005. Retrieved on April 4, 2007.
- ^ Tyler, Nathan. "Google Acquires Kaltix Corp.." Google (press release). September 30, 2003. Retrieved on April 4, 2007.
- ^ "Google Quietly Acquires Ignite Logic." WebProNews. May 10, 2004. Retrieved on April 4, 2007.
- ^ Thaw, Jonathan; Liu, John. "Baidu.com Shares Fall After Google Sells 2.6% Stake (Update2)." Bloomberg. June 23, 2004. Retrieved on April 4, 2007.
- ^ "Google sells all its shares in Chinese rival Baidu.com." Taipei Times. June 24, 2006. Retrieved on April 4, 2007.
- ^ "Google Acquires Picasa." Google (press release). July 13, 2004. Retrieved on April 4, 2007.
- ^ "Google Acquires Keyhole Corp." Google (press release). October 27, 2004. Retrieved on April 4, 2007.
- ^ a b "Google Form 10-K." United States Securities and Exchange Commission. For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2004. Retrieved on April 4, 2007.
- ^ Roberts, Paul. "Google bites the Big Apple." InfoWorld. June 7, 2006. Retrieved on April 4, 2007.
- ^ "Google Agrees To Acquire Urchin." Google (press release). March 28, 2005. Retrieved on April 4, 2007.
- ^ "Google buys Dodgeball." Engadget. May 12, 2005. Retrieved on April 4, 2007.
- ^ "Google turning Canada into mobile software mecca." The Register. January 10, 2006. Retrieved on April 4, 2007.
- ^ "Google invests in power-line broadband." ZDNet. July 7, 2005. Retrieved on April 4, 2007.
- ^ "Google Buys Android for Its Mobile Arsenal." Business Week. August 17, 2005. Retrieved on April 4, 2007.
- ^ Krishnan, Anne. "Google already has foothold in Triangle." The News & Observer. January 6, 2007. Retrieved on April 4, 2007.
- ^ "Google Continues International Expansion, Opens Offices in Latin America." Google (press release). November 17, 2005. Retrieved on April 4, 2007.
- ^ "Time Warner's AOL and Google to Expand Strategic Alliance." Google (press release). December 20, 2005. Retrieved on April 4, 2007.
- ^ "Google Acquires dMarc Radio for $102 Million." Information Week. January 17, 2006. Retrieved on April 4, 2007.
- ^ "Here comes Measure Map." Google Blog. February 14, 2006. Retrieved on April 4, 2007.
- ^ "Google buys Web word-processing technology." CNET. March 9, 2006. Retrieved on April 4, 2007.
- ^ "Google acquires @Last Software." CNET. March 14, 2006. Retrieved on April 4, 2007.
- ^ "Google buys new algorithm?" ZDNet. April 9, 2006. Retrieved on April 4, 2007.
- ^ "A better way to organize photos?" Google Blog. August 15, 2006. Retrieved on April 2, 2007.
- ^ Ames, Ben. "Google Buys JotSpot, Offers Free Wiki Pages." PC World. October 31, 2006. Retrieved on October 9, 2006.
- ^ La Monica, Paul R. "Google to buy YouTube for $1.65 billion." CNN. October 9, 2006. Retrieved on October 9, 2006.
- ^ Perez, Juan Carlos. "Google buys Endoxon." Info World. December 18, 2006. Retrieved on April 2, 2007.
- ^ Staff Writer. "Google says bought stake in China's Xunlei." Reuters. January 4, 2007. Retrieved on April 2, 2007.
- ^ Olson, Ryan. "Google Agrees to Buy Adscape." Red Herring. February 15, 2007. Retrieved on April 2, 2007.
- ^ Rosmarin, Rachel. "Google Buys Data Visualization Software." Forbes. March 16, 2007. Retrieved on April 2, 2007.
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