List of Google acquisitions

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This is a listing of Google's corporate acquisitions, including acquisitions of both companies and individual products.

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]
October, 2003 Sprinks Paid listings unit of Primedia. undisclosed [7]
October, 2003 Genius Labs Blogging undisclosed [8]
2004
May 10, 2004 Ignite Logic Website creation technology. undisclosed [9]
June 23, 2004 Baidu (2.6% stake) Chinese language search engine. All shares were sold in June, 2006 $5 million [10][11]
July 13, 2004 Picasa Photo management software. undisclosed [12]
October 27, 2004 Keyhole, Inc. Mapping software; used in Google Earth. undisclosed [13]
Sept.-Dec., 2004 Where2 Mapping software; used in Google Maps. undisclosed [14]
Sept.-Dec., 2004 ZipDash Used in Google Ride Finder. undisclosed [14]
2005
ca. 2005 2Web Technologies Web-based spreadsheet. undisclosed [15]
ca. 2005 Phatbits Widgets engine. undisclosed [16]
March 28, 2005 Urchin Software Corporation Web analysis. undisclosed [17]
May 12, 2005 Dodgeball Social networking. undisclosed [18]
July, 2005 Reqwireless Web browser and Mobile email. undisclosed [19]
July 7, 2005 Current Communications Group Broadband internet. $100 million (partial investment) [20]
August 17, 2005 Android Software for Handheld devices. undisclosed [21]
November, 2005 Skia Graphics software. undisclosed [22]
November 17, 2005 Akwan Information Technologies Latin American internet operations. undisclosed [23]
December 20, 2005 AOL (5% stake) Internet. $1 billion [24]
2006
January 17, 2006 dMarc Broadcasting Radio advertising software and platform. $102 million [25]
February 14, 2006 Measure Map Blog analysis. undisclosed [26]
March 9, 2006 Upstartle Writely, online word processing. undisclosed [27]
March 14, 2006 @Last Software SketchUp, 3-D modeling. undisclosed [28]
April 9, 2006 Orion Advanced search method. undisclosed [29]
August 15, 2006 Neven Vision Computer vision undisclosed [30]
October 31, 2006 JotSpot Website applications undisclosed [31]
November, 2006 YouTube Video sharing $1.65 billion [32]
December, 2006 Endoxon Mapping solutions $28 million [33]
2007
January, 2007 Xunlei (partial acquisition) Network, file-sharing. undisclosed [34]
February, 2007 Adscape Video game advertising $23 million [35]
March, 2007 Trendalyzer Software undisclosed [36]
April, 2007 Tonic Systems Presentation software undisclosed [37]
April, 2007 Marratech video conferencing software Video conferencing undisclosed [38]
May 11, 2007 GreenBorder Technologies Desktop enterprise security undisclosed [39]
June 1, 2007 Panoramio Geospatial Photo-sharing Service undisclosed [39]
June 3, 2007 FeedBurner Online RSS Feeds $100 million [40]
June 5, 2007 PeakStream Parallel Processing undisclosed [41]
June, 2007 Zenter Presentations Software undisclosed [42]
July 2, 2007 GrandCentral VOIP Phone Aggregation $45 million [43]
July, 2007 ImageAmerica High resolution aerial cameras undisclosed [44]
July 9, 2007 Postini Communications Security $625 million [45]
September, 2007 Zingku Mobile social network and communication platform undisclosed [46]
October, 2007 Jaiku An activity stream and presence sharing service that works from the Web and mobile phones undisclosed [47]


[edit] Pending acquisitions

Pending acquisition means that the purchase was confirmed, but not executed yet. The execution can take from several days to several months depending on the size and position of the two involved companies and on the impact of the acquisition on the market place. Even if both companies agree on the deal this does not mean that it will actually happen. In some cases regulatory approvals by 3rd parties are required (e.g. government). The deal goes bust if the required approvals cannot be obtained.

Acquisition Date Company/Product Business Area Value (USD) References
2007
April 13, 2007 DoubleClick Online Advertising $3.1 billion [48]

[edit] References

  1. ^ "Google Acquires Usenet Discussion Service and Significant Assets from Deja.com." Google (press release). February 12, 2001. Retrieved on April 4, 2007.
  2. ^ McCaffrey, Cindy. "Google Acquires Technology Assets of Outride Inc.." Google (press release). September 20, 2001. Retrieved on April 4, 2007.
  3. ^ "Google Goes Blog-Crazy." Forbes. February 18, 2003. Retrieved on April 4, 2007.
  4. ^ "Google acquires Neotonic Software." Search Engine Journal. June 4, 2004. Retrieved on April 4, 2007.
  5. ^ Farzad, Roben; Elgin, Ben; Yang, Catherine. "Googling For Gold." Business Week. December 5, 2005. Retrieved on April 4, 2007.
  6. ^ Tyler, Nathan. "Google Acquires Kaltix Corp.." Google (press release). September 30, 2003. Retrieved on April 4, 2007.
  7. ^ Grunberg, Ilana. "Google Acquires Sprinks." SearchNewz. November 5, 2003. Retrieved on July 3, 2007.
  8. ^ SEO Consultants. "List of Companies Acquired by Google." Retrieved on July 3, 2007.
  9. ^ "Google Quietly Acquires Ignite Logic." WebProNews. May 10, 2004. Retrieved on April 4, 2007.
  10. ^ Thaw, Jonathan; Liu, John. "Baidu.com Shares Fall After Google Sells 2.6% Stake (Update2)." Bloomberg. June 23, 2004. Retrieved on April 4, 2007.
  11. ^ "Google sells all its shares in Chinese rival Baidu.com." Taipei Times. June 24, 2006. Retrieved on April 4, 2007.
  12. ^ "Google Acquires Picasa." Google (press release). July 13, 2004. Retrieved on April 4, 2007.
  13. ^ "Google Acquires Keyhole Corp." Google (press release). October 27, 2004. Retrieved on April 4, 2007.
  14. ^ 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.
  15. ^ Roberts, Paul. "Google bites the Big Apple." InfoWorld. June 7, 2006. Retrieved on April 4, 2007.
  16. ^ Jonathon Sposato. "Google acquires Widget Engine." Konfabulator..
  17. ^ "Google Agrees To Acquire Urchin." Google (press release). March 28, 2005. Retrieved on April 4, 2007.
  18. ^ "Google buys Dodgeball." Engadget. May 12, 2005. Retrieved on April 4, 2007.
  19. ^ "Google turning Canada into mobile software mecca." The Register. January 10, 2006. Retrieved on April 4, 2007.
  20. ^ "Google invests in power-line broadband." ZDNet. July 7, 2005. Retrieved on April 4, 2007.
  21. ^ "Google Buys Android for Its Mobile Arsenal." Business Week. August 17, 2005. Retrieved on April 4, 2007.
  22. ^ Krishnan, Anne. "Google already has foothold in Triangle." The News & Observer. January 6, 2007. Retrieved on April 4, 2007.
  23. ^ "Google Continues International Expansion, Opens Offices in Latin America." Google (press release). November 17, 2005. Retrieved on April 4, 2007.
  24. ^ "Time Warner's AOL and Google to Expand Strategic Alliance." Google (press release). December 20, 2005. Retrieved on April 4, 2007.
  25. ^ "Google Acquires dMarc Radio for $102 Million." Information Week. January 17, 2006. Retrieved on April 4, 2007.
  26. ^ "Here comes Measure Map." Google Blog. February 14, 2006. Retrieved on April 4, 2007.
  27. ^ "Google buys Web word-processing technology." CNET. March 9, 2006. Retrieved on April 4, 2007.
  28. ^ "Google acquires @Last Software." CNET. March 14, 2006. Retrieved on April 4, 2007.
  29. ^ "Google buys new algorithm?" ZDNet. April 9, 2006. Retrieved on April 4, 2007.
  30. ^ "A better way to organize photos?" Google Blog. August 15, 2006. Retrieved on April 2, 2007.
  31. ^ Ames, Ben. "Google Buys JotSpot, Offers Free Wiki Pages." PC World. October 31, 2006. Retrieved on October 9, 2006.
  32. ^ La Monica, Paul R. "Google to buy YouTube for $1.65 billion." CNN. October 9, 2006. Retrieved on October 9, 2006.
  33. ^ Perez, Juan Carlos. "Google buys Endoxon." Info World. December 18, 2006. Retrieved on April 2, 2007.
  34. ^ Staff Writer. "Google says bought stake in China's Xunlei." Reuters. January 4, 2007. Retrieved on May 21, 2007.
  35. ^ Olson, Ryan. "Google Agrees to Buy Adscape." Red Herring. February 15, 2007. Retrieved on April 2, 2007.
  36. ^ Rosmarin, Rachel. "Google Buys Data Visualization Software." Forbes. March 16, 2007. Retrieved on April 2, 2007.
  37. ^ "We're expecting." Google Blog. April 13, 2007. Retrieved on April 17, 2007.
  38. ^ "Collaborating with Marratech." Google Blog. April 19, 2007. Retrieved on April 19, 2007.
  39. ^ a b "Facebook Platform and Google Security: Update Edition." Social Strategist. May 25, 2007. Retrieved on July 7, 2007.
  40. ^ "Google has acquired FeedBurner." FeedBurner June 3, 2007. Retrieved on June 3, 2007.
  41. ^ "Google has acquired PeakStream." PeakStream June 5, 2007. Retrieved on June 5, 2007.
  42. ^ "Zenter." Zenter June 20, 2007. Retrieved on June 20, 2007.
  43. ^ "All Aboard." Google Blog July 2, 2007. Retrieved on July 2, 2007.
  44. ^ "Imaging America." Google LatLong Blog July 20, 2007. Retrieved on July 21, 2007.
  45. ^ "Google to acquire Postini." Postini Website July 9, 2007. Retrieved on July 9, 2007.
  46. ^ "Google Buys Zingku, Mobile Social Network." Google Operating System September 27, 2007. Retrieved on September 28, 2007.
  47. ^ "Google acquires Jaiku FAQ." Jaiku Google QA October 9, 2007. Retrieved on October 9, 2007.
  48. ^ "The next step in Google advertising." Google Blog. April 13, 2007. Retrieved on April 13, 2007.

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