Google帝国正在以神奇的速度扩张着,William Slawski 采编了一部Google收购其他公司的完整历史,有些收购你可能从来没听说过。看看Google是怎样成为今天的Google的。<br /><br /><a href=‘http:///article.php/20051227233059691‘ target=‘_blank‘>http:///article.php/20051227233059691</a><br /><br />原来地址:http://www./?p=64<br /><br />Google Acquisitions <br /><br />posted @ 1:11 am in [ Search Engines and Directories ] by William <br /><br />Slawski <br /><br />With all of the recent acquisitions by Yahoo! and Google, I decided to take a closer look at some of the companies that Google has purchased. I’m glad I did. I came across a couple of papers I hadn’t seen before, and learned a little more about some of Google’s employees that I didn’t know.<br /><br />Android<br /><br />Android (August 2005), software for mobile telephones<br />Founded by Andy Rubin, accompanied by Andy McFadden, Richard Miner, and Chris White.<br /><br />Akwan Information Technologies<br /><br />Akwan Information Technologies (July 2005)<br />Google Press Release: Google Continues International Expansion, Opens Offices in Latin America<br /><br />The office in Sao Paulo, Brazil follows the acquisition of Brazil’s Akwan Information Technologies Inc. in July of this year. Akwan has become Google’s R&D centre in Brazil.<br /><br />An example of the type of research being conducted by the people at Akwan: Distributed Processing of Conjunctive Queries (pdf)<br /><br />Dodgeball<br /><br />Dodgeball (May 2005), social-networking software for mobile devices<br /><br />Founders Dennis Crowley and Alex Rainert, see: Google Buys Social Networking Firm and The Future of Wireless<br /><br />Urchin Software<br /><br />Urchin Software (March 2005), Web Analytics software<br />Google Press Release: Google Agrees To Acquire Urchin<br /><br />Urchin is a web site analytics solution used by web site owners and marketers to better understand their users’ experiences, optimize content and track marketing performance.<br /><br />Patent Applications:<br /><br />System and method for tracking unique visitors to a website<br /><br />Abstract:<br /><br />A system and method for analyzing traffic to a website is provided that is based on log files and that uses both server-side and client-side information channeled through one source to create a more complete picture of activity to a website. In one preferred embodiment, a sensor code is embedded in a requested web page, and sends information back to the web server where the website resides. This additional information is logged along with normal requests.<br /><br />System and method for monitoring and analyzing internet traffic<br /><br />Abstract:<br /><br />A system and method for monitoring and analyzing Internet traffic is provided that is efficient, completely automated, and fast enough to handle the busiest websites on the Internet, processing data many times faster than existing systems. The system and method of the present invention processes data by reading log files produced by web servers, or by interfacing with the web server in real time, processing the data as it occurs. The system and method of the present invention can be applied to one website or thousands of websites, whether they reside on one server or multiple servers. The multi-site and sub-reporting capabilities of the system and method of the present invention makes it applicable to servers containing thousands of websites and entire on-line communities. In one embodiment, the system and method of the present invention includes e-commerce analysis and reporting functionality, in which data from standard traffic logs is received and merged with data from e-commerce systems. The system and method of the present invention can produce reports showing detailed “return on investment” information, including identifying which banner ads, referrals, domains, etc. are producing specific dollars.<br /><br />Zipdash<br /><br />Zipdash (December 2004) Provides navigation assistance for road traffic on mobile in real time by GPS.<br />See: Navigating by phone and Google acquires traffic info start-up Zipdash<br /><br />Where 2 Technologies<br /><br />Where 2 Technologies (October 2004), Internet mapping<br /><br />Brothers Lars Eilstrup Rasmussen and Jens Eilstrup Rasmussen are from Google’s Sydney office, and have been actively involved in the patent applications behind Google Maps, and using Geographic location information. Before then, they were with Where 2 technologies. See: Take browsers to the limit: Google, and Google Maps and AJAX vs WithStyle - the Australian Legacy, and Assigning Geographic Locations to Web Pages. <br /><br />Keyhole<br /><br />Keyhole (October 2004), imagery by satellite<br />Google Press Release: Google Acquires Keyhole Corp<br /><br />Keyhole’s technology combines a multi-terabyte database of mapping information and images collected from satellites and airplanes with easy-to-use software.<br /><br />Picassa<br /><br />Picasa (July 2004), software of management of photographs on line<br />Google Press Release: Google Acquires Picasa<br /><br />Google Inc. today announced it acquired Picasa, Inc., a Pasadena, Calif.-based digital photo management company<br /><br />Ignite Logic<br /><br />Ignite Logic (May 2004), design of turn key legal sites. Puzzling acquisition, though founder David Ferguson has an interesting past.<br /><br />Genius Labs<br /><br />Genius Labs (October 2003), Biz Stone was Genius Labs. He is no longer with Google.<br /><br />Sprinks<br /><br />Sprinks (October 2003), paid advertising<br /><br />Kaltix<br /><br />Kaltix (September 2003), Research on personalized search, from Taher Haveliwala, Glen Jeh, and Sepandar Kamvar.<br />Google Press Release: Google Acquires Kaltix Corp.<br /><br />Kaltix Corp. was formed in June 2003 and focuses on developing personalized and context-sensitive search technologies that make it faster and easier for people to find information on the web.<br /><br />Patent application:<br /><br />System and method for presenting multiple sets of search results for a single query<br /><br />Abstract:<br /><br />A system and a method that manages a user query by a single interaction between a server and a client. A plurality of clients send queries for search results to a server. The server receives these queries and performs multiple searches to generate multiple sets of search results. These sets of search results are ranked, consolidated and passed to the requesting client. The client stores these multiple sets of search results. The client then displays these search results in accordance to the boundary defined by the user. This boundary defines the portions of the search results that the user desires to view. The user may re-define the boundary. The client identifies the search results corresponding to the boundary and displays them. <br /><br />Applied Semantics<br /><br />Applied Semantics (April 2003), contextual advertising<br />Google Press Release: Google Acquires Applied Semantics<br /><br />Applied Semantics’ products are based on its patented CIRCA technology, which understands, organizes, and extracts knowledge from websites and information repositories in a way that mimics human thought and enables more effective information retrieval.<br /><br />Patents:<br /><br />Meaning-based advertising and document relevance determination<br /><br />Abstract:<br /><br />The present invention is directed to a system in which a semantic space is searched in order to determine the semantic distance between two locations. A further aspect of the present invention provides a system in which a portion of semantic space is purchased and associated with a target data set element which is returned in response to a search input. The semantic space is created by a lexicon of concepts and relations between concepts. An input is associated with a location in the semantic space. Similarly, each data element in the target data set being searched is associated with a location in the semantic space. Searching is accomplished by determining a semantic distance between the first and second location in semantic space, wherein this distance represents their closeness in meaning and where the cost for retrieval of target data elements is based on this distance.<br /><br />Meaning-based information organization and retrieval<br /><br />Abstract:<br /><br />The present invention relies on the idea of a meaning-based search, allowing users to locate information that is close in meaning to the concepts they are searching. A semantic space is created by a lexicon of concepts and relations between concepts. A query is mapped to a first meaning differentiator, representing the location of the query in the semantic space. Similarly, each data element in the target data set being searched is mapped to a second meaning differentiator, representing the location of the data element in the semantic space. Searching is accomplished by determining a semantic distance between the first and second meaning differentiator, wherein this distance represents their closeness in meaning. Search results on the input query are presented where the target data elements that are closest in meaning, based on their determined semantic distance, are ranked higher.<br /><br />Neotonic Software<br /><br />Neotonic Software (April 2003), email customer support Case Study from neotonic, about how they helped Google in the days before the purchase. Google also hired David Jeske, who was the co-founder of Neotonic and the former director of engineering for eGroups. <br /><br />Pyra Labs<br /><br />Pyra Labs (February 2003), editor of Blogger, blogging platform<br /><br />Outride<br /><br />Outride (September 2001), a Xerox PARC spinoff, data-mining and semantic analysis. See: Personalized Search: A contextual computing approach may prove a breakhrough in personalized search efficiency (pdf) and Personalized Search<br /><br />Google Press Release: Google Acquires Technology Assets of Outride Inc.<br /><br />Outride, a spin-off from Xerox Palo Alto Research Center (PARC), was created to apply state-of-the-art model-based relevance technology to the challenge of online information retrieval.<br /><br />Deja<br /><br />Deja.com (February 2001), Purchase of their usenet archive and other assets, which become Google Groups.<br />Google Press Release: Google Acquires Usenet Discussion Service and Significant Assets from Deja.com<br />
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