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July 2, 2007

Google Should Announce GrandCentral Acquisition Today or Tomorrow

Michael Arrington

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A follow up to our post a week ago: A source close to the deal has confirmed to us that Google has closed the acquisition of GrandCentral and will be announcing it this week, probably today or tomorrow. Acquisitions are generally announced after the close of market, so look for this after 1 pm PST on the Google blog or in a press release (or both). If not today, possibly tomorrow. We have been unable to get the company or Google to comment on this, but our source is solid.

We still don’t have confirmation of a price, but we’ve heard it’s in the Jotspot range - $50 million or more.

When the deal is announced we’ll hopefully hear details on planned integration with Gtalk, Gmail, etc.

Our overview of GrandCentral features is here.

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  1. Internet Marketing Blog

    July 2nd, 2007 at 10:53 am

    Awesome - it’s about time. However, I dont really have multiple phones and I like to keep work separate from personal. Cool none the less.

  2. bob cobb

    July 2nd, 2007 at 11:09 am

    Yeah, not something I have much use for either, but good for them. I love to see services like this make it big.

  3. RandomRat

    July 2nd, 2007 at 11:39 am

    I hate Google

  4. J-Dawg

    July 2nd, 2007 at 11:54 am

    I love Google

  5. Glenn

    July 2nd, 2007 at 11:58 am

    Cool. I hope to have a Google/GrandCentral account that front-ends my Jabber/SIP/whatever-VoIP-IM account/service with a PSTN number, and if they can make that a call-out as well as call-in, then all the better. (It’s only a dream… it’s only a dream…)

  6. Vijay Chakravarthy

    July 2nd, 2007 at 12:02 pm

    I guess last chance to get a grandcentral account ;)

  7. kevcol

    July 2nd, 2007 at 12:03 pm

    Just yesterday, Grand Central REMOVED the ability to upload any MP3 file to use as a ringshare (what people hear instead of a standard ring while waiting for you to answer.)

    Now you’ve got to choose from a lame library of “licensed” sounds.

    I guess Google doesn’t wanna get sued by the RIAA.

  8. Markus Schwarz

    July 2nd, 2007 at 12:13 pm

    I like to keep work separate from personal, too. And I think they will not get many users in Europe. But maybe Google is buying only their expertise anyway?

    But I will watch for updates. I created a short Internet macro that searches the Google Blog for GrandCentral news ;)

  9. Keith

    July 2nd, 2007 at 12:45 pm

    GC also added a two-way voice prompt when you try and record a call. In the pat only you knew that you were recording the call.

    They are certainly getting their ducks in a row for a Google acquisition. I personally embrace it.

  10. Impressed

    July 2nd, 2007 at 1:13 pm

    Impressed by TC’s accurate sources. Google made the announcement on their blog at 1:01 PM west coast time.

  11. other

    July 2nd, 2007 at 1:16 pm

    Already announced on GC too… http://grandcentral.com/about/google

  12. Niraj

    July 2nd, 2007 at 1:27 pm

    Here’s the Google link:
    http://googleblog.blogspot.com.....board.html

  13. Markus Schwarz

    July 2nd, 2007 at 1:30 pm

    Now… if TC could post the price of the acquisition as well? ;-)

  14. Dave

    July 3rd, 2007 at 10:54 am

    Why doesn’t Google own all web 2.0 companies?

    Then they can own all ad agencies, and soon move to autos, airlines, and pharma.

    Soon they can partner with China to help poison world consumers in an effort to get their stock price to $600.

    Why don’t they teach that in business school?

  15. Concrete Stain

    July 3rd, 2007 at 1:48 pm

    Sounds like a great acquisition for Goog -

    - Google - will implement very well - RB

  16. RgnKjnVA

    July 3rd, 2007 at 9:52 pm

    Ironically, Sunday night I registered with GrandCentral, diligently created a snippet of one of my band’s song intros for a ringtone and uploaded. Worked like a champ! Couldn’t wait for my bandmates to hear it. *next morning* “Where the HELL is my “RingShare”?!” They could have posted something indicating they yanked it. I thought I’d hallucinated the whole thing. That’s Web 2.0 for ya.

    Incidentally, I got absolutely NO feedback from GC Support for the RingShare ‘issue’ nor another question I had asked of them earlier on an unrelated item.

  17. Ray Davis

    July 7th, 2007 at 8:49 am

    Can somebody send me a referral link to grandcentral. My email is jodavisllc@gmail.com

    Thanks

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