Wednesday, June 20th, 2007...8:38 am
Google Acquisitions
There is an interesting thread over at the Webmaster World forums containing a comprehensive, but not quite complete, list of Google’s acquisitions over the years, as well as links to press releases and discussion for each.
The timeline starts in February of 2001 when Google acquired a Usenet discussion service and various other assets from Deja.com, and continues through to their recent purchase of Feedburner.
It’s fascinating to see the path Google has taken, gobbling up promising web properties and integrating them into their own arsenal. Many of their most popular services like Google Maps and Google Earth owe a lot to technology acquired from other companies.
Further reading:
List of Google acquisitions [Wikipedia]
Google Acquisitions [SEO by the SEA]
6 Comments
June 20th, 2007 at 8:48 am
Wow, it’s the Google vacuum cleaner.
I knew they were buying other companies, but that list is more massive than I had originally thought.
June 20th, 2007 at 11:08 am
If you have the cash why not flaunt it…even better when you are making acquisitions that are a part of a much broader strategic plan…
June 20th, 2007 at 8:19 pm
Never knew that were expanding that much! Wow. That’s an eye opener!
June 21st, 2007 at 7:16 am
For some reason Google doesn’t like this article of mine, and I put a considerable amount of time into it. All Google and Yahoo acquisitions in one convenient table. Enjoy.
http://franticindustries.com/blog/2007/01/11/every-google-and-yahoo-acquisition-the-big-comparison/
June 22nd, 2007 at 3:27 pm
Good resource for further reference, wondering who’s the next to bite the dust
June 27th, 2007 at 3:08 am
That’s a great list. I also want to note, though, that Google has started offering curved borders for Google ads. And it’s about time, too!
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