Comments on: Deal is Confirmed: Google Acquired GrandCentral http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/07/02/deal-is-confirmed-google-acquired-grandcentral/ Startup and Technology News Tue, 10 Nov 2009 09:34:07 -0800 hourly 1 By: Google to Challenge Skype | StepForth Web Marketing Inc. http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/07/02/deal-is-confirmed-google-acquired-grandcentral/comment-page-2/#comment-3078956 Google to Challenge Skype | StepForth Web Marketing Inc. Fri, 06 Nov 2009 00:17:09 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/07/02/deal-is-confirmed-google-acquired-grandcentral/#comment-3078956 [...] terms of the deal have not yet been revealed, according to TechCrunch, they are speculating that Google forked over around $50 million for the acquisition. While on the [...] [...] terms of the deal have not yet been revealed, according to TechCrunch, they are speculating that Google forked over around $50 million for the acquisition. While on the [...]

]]> By: Looking for Google Voice? Voice invites inside - Derek Punsalan – 5THIRTYONE http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/07/02/deal-is-confirmed-google-acquired-grandcentral/comment-page-2/#comment-3066783 Looking for Google Voice? Voice invites inside - Derek Punsalan – 5THIRTYONE Fri, 30 Oct 2009 16:59:48 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/07/02/deal-is-confirmed-google-acquired-grandcentral/#comment-3066783 [...] managed to get my hands on a GrandCentral phone number before the service was acquired by Google in 2007. Armed with a truly mobile "mobile" virtual number, I’ve managed to maintain better [...] [...] managed to get my hands on a GrandCentral phone number before the service was acquired by Google in 2007. Armed with a truly mobile "mobile" virtual number, I’ve managed to maintain better [...]

]]> By: Google now dishing out Voice invites | csmonitor.com http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/07/02/deal-is-confirmed-google-acquired-grandcentral/comment-page-2/#comment-3036103 Google now dishing out Voice invites | csmonitor.com Tue, 13 Oct 2009 23:29:45 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/07/02/deal-is-confirmed-google-acquired-grandcentral/#comment-3036103 [...] Voice has been a long time coming. In 2007, Google acquired GrandCentral, an Internet company created to link up different phone numbers under one single set [...] [...] Voice has been a long time coming. In 2007, Google acquired GrandCentral, an Internet company created to link up different phone numbers under one single set [...]

]]> By: BT Acquires Flex Mobile company For $105 Million | Marcio Rosa Blog http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/07/02/deal-is-confirmed-google-acquired-grandcentral/comment-page-2/#comment-2996960 BT Acquires Flex Mobile company For $105 Million | Marcio Rosa Blog Tue, 22 Sep 2009 03:13:39 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/07/02/deal-is-confirmed-google-acquired-grandcentral/#comment-2996960 [...] price, though. We were hearing $55 million, $5 million more than competitor GrandCentral managed to wrangle out of Google. Ribbit got nearly double that. Ribbit has raised just $13 million from Allegis [...] [...] price, though. We were hearing $55 million, $5 million more than competitor GrandCentral managed to wrangle out of Google. Ribbit got nearly double that. Ribbit has raised just $13 million from Allegis [...]

]]> By: Google Voice Gives Out Free Business Cards, Makes Switching Numbers Slightly Less Irritating | Design Website Easy http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/07/02/deal-is-confirmed-google-acquired-grandcentral/comment-page-2/#comment-2876439 Google Voice Gives Out Free Business Cards, Makes Switching Numbers Slightly Less Irritating | Design Website Easy Fri, 24 Jul 2009 13:33:26 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/07/02/deal-is-confirmed-google-acquired-grandcentral/#comment-2876439 [...] to the throngs of people who have signed up since the service stopped accepting new users in 2007, following its acquisition. But now that all of these people are beginning to experience the [...] [...] to the throngs of people who have signed up since the service stopped accepting new users in 2007, following its acquisition. But now that all of these people are beginning to experience the [...]

]]> By: Google Voice Gives Out Free Business Cards, Makes Switching Numbers Slightly Less Irritating | Newsfed - Aggregate local and tech stories with related videos and tweets! http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/07/02/deal-is-confirmed-google-acquired-grandcentral/comment-page-2/#comment-2875956 Google Voice Gives Out Free Business Cards, Makes Switching Numbers Slightly Less Irritating | Newsfed - Aggregate local and tech stories with related videos and tweets! Fri, 24 Jul 2009 05:02:44 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/07/02/deal-is-confirmed-google-acquired-grandcentral/#comment-2875956 [...] to the throngs of people who have signed up since the service stopped accepting new users in 2007, following its acquisition. But now that all of these people are beginning to experience the [...] [...] to the throngs of people who have signed up since the service stopped accepting new users in 2007, following its acquisition. But now that all of these people are beginning to experience the [...]

]]> By: Google Voice Gives Out Free Business Cards, Makes Switching Numbers Slightly Less Irritating : The New Dork Times http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/07/02/deal-is-confirmed-google-acquired-grandcentral/comment-page-2/#comment-2875798 Google Voice Gives Out Free Business Cards, Makes Switching Numbers Slightly Less Irritating : The New Dork Times Fri, 24 Jul 2009 03:32:33 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/07/02/deal-is-confirmed-google-acquired-grandcentral/#comment-2875798 [...] to the throngs of people who have signed up since the service stopped accepting new users in 2007, following its acquisition. But now that all of these people are beginning to experience the [...] [...] to the throngs of people who have signed up since the service stopped accepting new users in 2007, following its acquisition. But now that all of these people are beginning to experience the [...]

]]> By: Google Voice Gives Out Free Business Cards, Makes Switching Numbers Slightly Less Incredibly Irritating http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/07/02/deal-is-confirmed-google-acquired-grandcentral/comment-page-2/#comment-2875636 Google Voice Gives Out Free Business Cards, Makes Switching Numbers Slightly Less Incredibly Irritating Fri, 24 Jul 2009 02:02:09 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/07/02/deal-is-confirmed-google-acquired-grandcentral/#comment-2875636 [...] invites to the throngs of users who have signed up since the service stopped accepting new users in 2007, following its acquisition. But now that all of these people are beginning to experience the [...] [...] invites to the throngs of users who have signed up since the service stopped accepting new users in 2007, following its acquisition. But now that all of these people are beginning to experience the [...]

]]> By: Google's Aggressive Voice Plans | The Telecom Blog http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/07/02/deal-is-confirmed-google-acquired-grandcentral/comment-page-2/#comment-2862875 Google's Aggressive Voice Plans | The Telecom Blog Fri, 17 Jul 2009 12:05:15 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/07/02/deal-is-confirmed-google-acquired-grandcentral/#comment-2862875 [...] few years ago, Google acquired a start-up called GrandCentral, which made its mark by offering users a single, unified telephone number with the area code of [...] [...] few years ago, Google acquired a start-up called GrandCentral, which made its mark by offering users a single, unified telephone number with the area code of [...]

]]> By: Google Voice dialed up for launch. Will it shake up the way you make calls? | csmonitor.com http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/07/02/deal-is-confirmed-google-acquired-grandcentral/comment-page-2/#comment-2822079 Google Voice dialed up for launch. Will it shake up the way you make calls? | csmonitor.com Thu, 25 Jun 2009 20:03:06 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/07/02/deal-is-confirmed-google-acquired-grandcentral/#comment-2822079 [...] you missed out on all the hype, here’s a condensed history of Google Voice. In 2007, Google acquired GrandCentral, an Internet company created to link up different phone numbers under one single set [...] [...] you missed out on all the hype, here’s a condensed history of Google Voice. In 2007, Google acquired GrandCentral, an Internet company created to link up different phone numbers under one single set [...]

]]> By: Coming soon: Google Voice « Dario Bonacina http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/07/02/deal-is-confirmed-google-acquired-grandcentral/comment-page-2/#comment-2653754 Coming soon: Google Voice « Dario Bonacina Fri, 13 Mar 2009 10:11:33 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/07/02/deal-is-confirmed-google-acquired-grandcentral/#comment-2653754 [...] soon: Google Voice 13 03 2009 Dopo una ventina di mesi dall’acquisizione di GrandCentral, Google ha finalmente svelato Google [...] [...] soon: Google Voice 13 03 2009 Dopo una ventina di mesi dall’acquisizione di GrandCentral, Google ha finalmente svelato Google [...]

]]> By: Vista » Blog Archive » After scrapping Dodgeball, what next Google? http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/07/02/deal-is-confirmed-google-acquired-grandcentral/comment-page-2/#comment-2601112 Vista » Blog Archive » After scrapping Dodgeball, what next Google? Wed, 21 Jan 2009 11:08:23 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/07/02/deal-is-confirmed-google-acquired-grandcentral/#comment-2601112 [...] from its ambitions to be a next generation communications player?  After acquiring Jaiku and GrandCentral in 2007, Dodgeball in 2005, and releasing Google Talk in 2005, it looked as if the company was [...] [...] from its ambitions to be a next generation communications player?  After acquiring Jaiku and GrandCentral in 2007, Dodgeball in 2005, and releasing Google Talk in 2005, it looked as if the company was [...]

]]> By: After scrapping Dodgeball, what next Google? — Alec Saunders SquawkBox http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/07/02/deal-is-confirmed-google-acquired-grandcentral/comment-page-2/#comment-2594665 After scrapping Dodgeball, what next Google? — Alec Saunders SquawkBox Thu, 15 Jan 2009 13:11:48 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/07/02/deal-is-confirmed-google-acquired-grandcentral/#comment-2594665 [...] from its ambitions to be a next generation communications player?  After acquiring Jaiku and GrandCentral in 2007, Dodgeball in 2005, and releasing Google Talk in 2005, it looked as if the company was [...] [...] from its ambitions to be a next generation communications player?  After acquiring Jaiku and GrandCentral in 2007, Dodgeball in 2005, and releasing Google Talk in 2005, it looked as if the company was [...]

]]> By: New Google AdWords Features - Part 1 - Call Tracking | Three Deep Marketing http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/07/02/deal-is-confirmed-google-acquired-grandcentral/comment-page-1/#comment-2492443 New Google AdWords Features - Part 1 - Call Tracking | Three Deep Marketing Mon, 06 Oct 2008 02:12:42 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/07/02/deal-is-confirmed-google-acquired-grandcentral/#comment-2492443 [...] since Google acquired Grand Central in 2007, I knew it was only a matter of time before they would start adding call tracking into [...] [...] since Google acquired Grand Central in 2007, I knew it was only a matter of time before they would start adding call tracking into [...]

]]> By: BT Acquires Ribbit For $105 Million http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/07/02/deal-is-confirmed-google-acquired-grandcentral/comment-page-1/#comment-2423191 BT Acquires Ribbit For $105 Million Tue, 29 Jul 2008 14:35:58 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/07/02/deal-is-confirmed-google-acquired-grandcentral/#comment-2423191 [...] price, though. We were hearing $55 million, $5 million more than competitor GrandCentral managed to wrangle out of Google. Ribbit got nearly double [...] [...] price, though. We were hearing $55 million, $5 million more than competitor GrandCentral managed to wrangle out of Google. Ribbit got nearly double [...]

]]> By: BT Has Acquired Ribbit For $55 Million To Build GrandCentral Competitor, Say Ribbit Execs To Friends | t7000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/07/02/deal-is-confirmed-google-acquired-grandcentral/comment-page-1/#comment-2403284 BT Has Acquired Ribbit For $55 Million To Build GrandCentral Competitor, Say Ribbit Execs To Friends | t7000 Wed, 09 Jul 2008 20:23:34 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/07/02/deal-is-confirmed-google-acquired-grandcentral/#comment-2403284 [...] they’ve said. GrandCentral, a service that manages all of your phone services, was acquired by Google in July 2007 for $50 million. Since the acquisition, however, GrandCentral has gone nowhere - no [...] [...] they’ve said. GrandCentral, a service that manages all of your phone services, was acquired by Google in July 2007 for $50 million. Since the acquisition, however, GrandCentral has gone nowhere – no [...]

]]> By: BT Has Acquired Ribbit For $55 Million To Build GrandCentral Competitor, Say Ribbit Execs To Friends http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/07/02/deal-is-confirmed-google-acquired-grandcentral/comment-page-1/#comment-2402540 BT Has Acquired Ribbit For $55 Million To Build GrandCentral Competitor, Say Ribbit Execs To Friends Wed, 09 Jul 2008 08:04:10 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/07/02/deal-is-confirmed-google-acquired-grandcentral/#comment-2402540 [...] they’ve said. GrandCentral, a service that manages all of your phone services, was acquired by Google in July 2007 for $50 million. Since the acquisition, however, GrandCentral has gone nowhere - no [...] [...] they’ve said. GrandCentral, a service that manages all of your phone services, was acquired by Google in July 2007 for $50 million. Since the acquisition, however, GrandCentral has gone nowhere – no [...]

]]> By: GrandCentral Homeless Stunt Worked So Well It’s Time For An Encore http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/07/02/deal-is-confirmed-google-acquired-grandcentral/comment-page-1/#comment-2010998 GrandCentral Homeless Stunt Worked So Well It’s Time For An Encore Fri, 29 Feb 2008 02:39:33 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/07/02/deal-is-confirmed-google-acquired-grandcentral/#comment-2010998 [...] hoping those users will tell all of their friends all about it. But not GrandCentral, the company Google acquired for $50 million in July 2007. Two years ago they offered to give homeless people free access to their (already [...] [...] hoping those users will tell all of their friends all about it. But not GrandCentral, the company Google acquired for $50 million in July 2007. Two years ago they offered to give homeless people free access to their (already [...]

]]> By: Track Blog Reactions To Your Brands With Scout Labs http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/07/02/deal-is-confirmed-google-acquired-grandcentral/comment-page-1/#comment-1833472 Track Blog Reactions To Your Brands With Scout Labs Tue, 11 Dec 2007 17:00:45 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/07/02/deal-is-confirmed-google-acquired-grandcentral/#comment-1833472 [...] the Minor Ventures incubator, which also launched Grand Central (acquired by Google for a rumored $50 million), 8020 Publishing, Swivel, Open DNS and others. Minor Ventures was founded by CNET cofounder Halsey [...] [...] the Minor Ventures incubator, which also launched Grand Central (acquired by Google for a rumored $50 million), 8020 Publishing, Swivel, Open DNS and others. Minor Ventures was founded by CNET cofounder Halsey [...]

]]> By: 1 poko.com — Google compra otra compañia... Esta vez de servicios de voz http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/07/02/deal-is-confirmed-google-acquired-grandcentral/comment-page-1/#comment-1628573 1 poko.com — Google compra otra compañia... Esta vez de servicios de voz Tue, 18 Sep 2007 16:55:28 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/07/02/deal-is-confirmed-google-acquired-grandcentral/#comment-1628573 [...] de compra de GrandCentral por parte de Google no ha sido detallado. Así, la cantidad pagada (hay quien habla de 50 millones de dólares) , así como las condiciones de la adquisisción, han sido declarados ‘confidenciales’, [...] [...] de compra de GrandCentral por parte de Google no ha sido detallado. Así, la cantidad pagada (hay quien habla de 50 millones de dólares) , así como las condiciones de la adquisisción, han sido declarados ‘confidenciales’, [...]

]]> By: GrandCentral’s “One Number For Life” Not Really : Knurów http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/07/02/deal-is-confirmed-google-acquired-grandcentral/comment-page-1/#comment-1565610 GrandCentral’s “One Number For Life” Not Really : Knurów Mon, 20 Aug 2007 20:56:05 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/07/02/deal-is-confirmed-google-acquired-grandcentral/#comment-1565610 [...] promise. The company is turning off customer phone numbers and giving them new ones following their acquisition by Google last [...] [...] promise. The company is turning off customer phone numbers and giving them new ones following their acquisition by Google last [...]

]]> By: a.gennari » Blog Archive » Google telecom? http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/07/02/deal-is-confirmed-google-acquired-grandcentral/comment-page-1/#comment-1542352 a.gennari » Blog Archive » Google telecom? Tue, 07 Aug 2007 15:53:58 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/07/02/deal-is-confirmed-google-acquired-grandcentral/#comment-1542352 [...] ha acquisito GranCentral. L’operazione, secondo indiscrezioni, si aggirerebbe intorno ai 50 milioni di [...] [...] ha acquisito GranCentral. L’operazione, secondo indiscrezioni, si aggirerebbe intorno ai 50 milioni di [...]

]]> By: Shaun http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/07/02/deal-is-confirmed-google-acquired-grandcentral/comment-page-1/#comment-1519695 Shaun Thu, 26 Jul 2007 02:48:08 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/07/02/deal-is-confirmed-google-acquired-grandcentral/#comment-1519695 I've got 10 invites....first come first serve I guess. shaun.kerr@gmail.com I’ve got 10 invites….first come first serve I guess.

shaun.kerr@gmail.com

]]> By: Patrick http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/07/02/deal-is-confirmed-google-acquired-grandcentral/comment-page-1/#comment-1489515 Patrick Sun, 08 Jul 2007 16:55:05 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/07/02/deal-is-confirmed-google-acquired-grandcentral/#comment-1489515 If anyone has an invite to share, I'd love to check out GrandCentral's service. Please send it to pcmcd at hotmail Thanks If anyone has an invite to share, I’d love to check out GrandCentral’s service.

Please send it to pcmcd at hotmail

Thanks

]]> By: Google/Grandcentral buyout could stimulate OpenID at Uno de Waal http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/07/02/deal-is-confirmed-google-acquired-grandcentral/comment-page-1/#comment-1483134 Google/Grandcentral buyout could stimulate OpenID at Uno de Waal Wed, 04 Jul 2007 12:41:31 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/07/02/deal-is-confirmed-google-acquired-grandcentral/#comment-1483134 [...] You can read up on it here:TechbizmediaTechcrunchMashableGigaom [...] [...] You can read up on it here:TechbizmediaTechcrunchMashableGigaom [...]

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