
In honor of the 12th anniversary of Google, and in the course of
this topic, I compiled a list of purchased startups over the past year, maybe it will be interesting for someone to read :)
Aardvark - vark.com
Date of purchase : February 12, 2010.
Launched : 2007.
Purchase price : 50 million dollars.
Integrated into Google services : No
Description : Aardvark is a service of questions and answers, you ask a question, and the unknown on the other side of the line, trying to somehow improve your karma, is looking for someone to help him. Questions can be asked either through their website or via email or instant messaging.
reMailDate of purchase : February 17, 2010.
Running : Unknown.
Purchase price : Unknown.
Integrated into Google Serises: Yes, GMail.
Description : Mail search for iPhone which caches emails and thereby increases search speed.
Sources are available for download -
code.google.com/p/remail-iphone')
Picnik - www.picnik.com
Date of purchase : March 1, 2010.
Launched : 2005.
Purchase price : 5 million dollars.
Integrated into Google services : Yes, Picasa.
Description : Online photo editing service. Allows you to import photos from Facebook, Myspace, Picasa Web Albums, Flickr and Yahoo image search or upload manually. The service is partially monetized by introducing premium accounts with advanced photo editing functionality.
DocVerse - www.docverse.com
Date of purchase : March 1, 2010.
Launched : 2007.
Purchase price : 25 million dollars.
Integrated into Google services : No.
Description : Plugin for Microsoft Office 2007, with which you can save documents from MS Office directly to the Google Docs server. There are also the same type of co-editing and much more.
I recommend to watch the video tour.
Details -
habrahabr.ru/blogs/msoffice_advanced/104611/Episodic - www.episodic.com
Date of purchase : April 2, 2010.
Launched : Presumably the year 2004 according to whois.
Purchase price : Unknown.
Integrated into Google services : Yes, Youtube.
Description : Service for direct broadcasting of important events. Allows you to insert ads in the gaps. A powerful tool for statistics, for example, this service allows you to determine how many of the watched videos you watched to the end, at which time the audience began to turn off the video and much more.
PlinkArt
Date of purchase : April 12, 2010.
Running : Unknown.
Purchase price : Unknown
Integrated into Google services : Yes, Google Goggles.
Description : Allows you to recognize pictures.
Labpixies - www.labpixies.com
Date of purchase : April 27, 2010.
Launched : 2009. (?)
Purchase price : Unknown.
Integrated into Google services : No.
Description : Manufacturer of programs and widgets for mobile platforms, but not only for mobile ones. Makes widgets also for iGoogle, Orkut, MySpace, Hi5 and Facebook.
Bump Technologoies - bu.mp
Date of purchase : April 30, 2010.
Launched : Presumably the end of 2009 - the beginning of 2010.
Purchase price : 30 million dollars.
Integrated into Google services : Yes, Google Android.
Description : A service that formed the basis of a popular program for the iPhone and Android - Bump, which allows you to transfer files from phone to phone via the Internet through a slight push between phones. More about this is painted in this topic:
habrahabr.ru/blogs/ui_design_and_usability/101492Global IP Solutions - www.gipscorp.com
Date of purchase : May 18, 2010.
Launched : 2008.
Purchase price : 68 million dollars.
Integrated into Google services : Yes, Google Talk and GMail.
Description : VoIP and video over the Internet in real time.
Invite Media - www.invitemedia.com
Date of purchase : June 30, 2010.
Launched : April, 2007.
Purchase price : 81 million dollars.
Integrated into Google services : Yes, Doubleclick.
Description : Service for managing ads, viewing statistics and more.
ITA Software www.itasoftware.com
Date of purchase : July 1, 2010.
Launched : 1996.
Purchase price : 700 million dollars.
Integrated into Google services : No.
Description : Search service for finding the most profitable tickets for you on air travel.
Metaweb - www.metaweb.com
Date of purchase : July 16, 2010.
Launched : 2005.
Purchase price : Unknown
Integrated into Google services : No.
Description : A service that searches for information from different sources and puts it all together, a sort of smart search.
Slide - www.slide.com
Date of purchase : August 5, 2010.
Launched : 2005.
Purchase price : 182 million dollars.
Integrated into Google services : No.
Description : A set of multimedia widgets for users of social networks. More about this is painted in this topic:
habrahabr.ru/blogs/startup/19089Jambool - www.jambool.com
Date of purchase : April 30, 2010.
Launched : Presumably the end of 2009 - the beginning of 2010.
Purchase price : 70 million dollars.
Integrated into Google services : No.
Description : Virtual payment service for developers. Read more about this in this topic:
habrahabr.ru/blogs/google/101391like.com - www.like.com
Date of purchase : August 15, 2010.
Launched : November 8, 2006.
Purchase price : 100 million dollars.
Integrated into Google services : No.
Description : A visualized search service for price comparison for goods.
SocialDeck - www.socialdeck.com
Date of purchase : August 30, 2010.
Launched : 2008.
Purchase price : Unknown.
Integrated into Google services : No.
Description : Manufacturer of games primarily for mobile platforms.
Quiksee - www.quiksee.com
The acquisition date is September 13, 2010.
Running : Unknown.
Purchase price : 10 million dollars.
Integrated into Google services : Yes, Google Maps.
Description : Service for creating video tours using a conventional video camera.
I would like to add that the majority of developers after buying their startups by Google, got a job under the wing of Google.
Unfortunately, I had to omit details about some startups, such as Angstro, Ruba.com, Agnilux, for the reason that there is not enough information about them.
Source:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_acquisitions_by_Google