Google Acquisitions
I really hadn't realized how impressive Google's acquisitions have been in further advancing their hold of the coolest and latest web technology.
Most recognizably, Google acquired Blogger, which is now and very successful tool although, not greatly integrated within any Google page.
Second, Google acquired Keyhole, the mapping software which eventually became the basis for both their online mapping tools and Google Earth.
Third, Google just recently acquired Dodgeball, a mobile phone service which notifies you either when friends are near or when a person with similar personality traits is around. Although this program is only active in around 22 cities, it seems like a very intuitive and almost futuristic tool. Obviously, I wouldn't use the dating feature. But just think if one day you were just sitting in Starbucks or maybe just in a mall somewhere, and you receive a text message saying (ex.) "Jim is at Street St. and Road Av. 10 mi. away." You could call Jim and ask him if he wants to join you in whatever you are doing.
Most recognizably, Google acquired Blogger, which is now and very successful tool although, not greatly integrated within any Google page.
Second, Google acquired Keyhole, the mapping software which eventually became the basis for both their online mapping tools and Google Earth.
Third, Google just recently acquired Dodgeball, a mobile phone service which notifies you either when friends are near or when a person with similar personality traits is around. Although this program is only active in around 22 cities, it seems like a very intuitive and almost futuristic tool. Obviously, I wouldn't use the dating feature. But just think if one day you were just sitting in Starbucks or maybe just in a mall somewhere, and you receive a text message saying (ex.) "Jim is at Street St. and Road Av. 10 mi. away." You could call Jim and ask him if he wants to join you in whatever you are doing.
posted by Brandon at 10:43 PM
2 Comments:
I just recently learned that too about Blogger, which is odd considering the amount of stuff that both I do on Blogger like my website and we do on Blogger like this. Dodgeball sounds like a really cool program to use. Where is a list of cities that it works in?
Dodgeball, eh? Sounds fun!
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