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Google Acquires reMail

reMail announced today that they are being acquired by Google.
So what is reMail?
reMail was started by Gabor Cselle in November 2008. Gabor has been working on email for years: He built Gmail features while at Google, did email research in grad school, and was the VP Engineering at Xobni. Gabor has a Master’s degree in [...]

Russia Blocks Google Acquisition of ZAO

Google was trying to secure the acquisition of ZAO Begun, a Russian based online ad agency. (press release)

Late Thursday, news broke that Russia had blocked the acquisition and will not allow it.
Google has a strong commitment for delivering relevant ads making money through any country in the world and this acquisition was just a [...]

Google Acquires Omnisio, Joining YouTube

The Omnisio team will be joining the YouTube team shortly.
News flashed today that Omnisio has been acquired by Google.
Why was Omnisio founded? “Omnisio was founded with the goal of drastically improving your online video experience,” taken directly from the about page of Omnisio.com.
A little more from the YouTube blog, “It’s in this spirit [...]

Microsoft Bought Massive Inc., Now What?

Microsoft acquired Massive Inc. coming on two years ago. What have they done with it? Not much as far as I can see.
As I’ve become more and more interested with in-game advertising, I’ve been doing more and more research lately. Having found a few different in-game advertising companies, none have actually picked up the phone or contacted me back.
Massive, a two-year-old start-up with 80 employees, is one of several companies pioneering the business of placing ads in videogames. Massive’s clients include Coca-Cola Co., Honda Motor Co. and other advertisers that are gradually increasing their spending on ads in videogames. Microsoft plans to announce next week an agreement to buy the New York company, said people familiar with the situation. People familiar with the matter estimated the deal to be valued at $200 million to $400 million.

Twitter Jitter from Google – Jaiku Acquired

Coming in from news.com, Jaiku — a Twitter rival — has been acquired by Google.
Q: What is Jaiku?
A. Jaiku is an activity stream and presence sharing service that works from the Web and mobile phones. Jaiku, Ltd. was founded in February, 2006 by Jyri Engeström and Petteri Koponen from Finland. The service was released on the Web in July 2006. Jaiku is based in Helsinki.

Yahoo! Jumps on the Office Train with Zimbra

Reported exclusively on TechCrunch.com, Yahoo! will be announcing the acquisition of Zimbra tonight. The acquisition details were noted to be USD$350 million in cash. Yahoo! seems to still have quite a bit of cash laying around and they felt like they needed to jump on board with the Office Train. With Microsoft already scared that Google will soon be an influence in the office application industry, this

Google in the Clear with Postini

Early last month, Google announced the acquisition of Postini, an online e-mail specialty company. As normal procedure happens in the United States of America, the government needs to take speculation at the acquisition to ensure there aren’t any antitrust laws being broken. The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has confirmed that the acquisition of Postini is legal and binding so there is no need for any action to be taken on the government’s behalf. Google is still in the dark about whether or not the DoubleClick acquisition will go through or not.

Google Acquires Postini

Postini is the global leader in on-demand solutions that deliver on the promise of Communication Security and Compliance. With Postini, your company is protected against increasingly malicious internet-based attacks. Your compliance is ensured for government, industry, and internal mandates; and you can re-establish increased productivity for your users. More than 35,000 businesses worldwide depend on Postini. We process over 1 billion messages per day, giving us an incredible pool of

Google Acquires GrandCentral VoIP

Google is the move again. With a surprise acquisition on July 4th, 2007, the rumor came true that Google has indeed acquired GrandCentral VoIP.
Google has been making some serious acquisitions lately in a larger effort. Google has some serious plans in mind for all these acquisitions. But does it align with their over-arching mission statement?
Google’s mission is to organize the world’s information and make it universally accessible and useful.
So lets analyze this mission statement and this acquisition. Voice over Internet Protocol phone service, how will this help move Google forward?

Google Buys DoubleClick for USD$3.1 Billion

As it was rumored before on the first of this month, while some may have considered it an april fool’s joke, it’s quite serious now. Google has confirmed the rumor regarding the acquisition of DoubleClick and announced that it will be acquiring DoubleClick for USD$3.1 billion. Google does indeed seem to be spending quite a bit of it’s money. Although, I highly suspect that the purchase involved many of the stocks which co-founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin sold off last year. Google will now be moving into the realm of sales tracking and a more immediate Pay-Per-Action industry.