So many exciting acquisitions take
place every passing month! And social acquisitions became an inseparable
part of my mentions – Twitter and Facebook continue growing their kingdoms.
But
it’s the second time I call my list a “Google” month, as most important acquisitions
occurring in August were Google’s achievements: in May Google had 6
acquisitions, in August - 5, starting from a travel guide to cloud-based software.
Who is the target for the next month?
August started with Twitter acquiring
password-sharing startup Mitro. Founded in 2012, Mitro’s primary product is a
web browser extension that allowed users to store and share passwords. Mitro team will join Twitter’s location team in New
York, focusing on a variety of geo-related projects!
August 6 - Google Acquires Emu, Texting With Built-In Assistant
Google has acquired Emu - the
app creates reminders from messages based on time and location, as well as
showing movie times and schedule restaurant reservations from text message.
August 6 – Google Acquires Directr, An App For Shooting Short Films On Your Phone
On August 6th Directr
has been snatched up by Google.
It helps users and businesses shoot videos that were a bit longer than your
average Vine — think ads, or promo clips, or family holiday videos. The
Directr product will live on under its own branding, but the team behind it is
joining YouTube’s video ad team.
August 7 - Facebook Buys Secure Server Technology Provider PrivateCore
Facebook announced
to acquire PrivateCore,
a Palo Alto-based secure server technology company. PrivateCore’s early
users have included large financial institutions and a Non-Governmental
Organization funded by the US government. PrivateCore’s technology,
however, could protect Facebook users’ private data better.
August 17 - Google Acquires Smart Travel Guide Startup Jetpac
Google is buying the
travel app startup JetPac founded in 2011. The technology is a system of
algorithms that can be trained to recognize different elements within photos, creates
visual city guides by analyzing photos from social media to infer key
information about the places they were taken. Google will integrate the app's
artificial intelligence technology into its image search and map services.
August 23 - Google Acquires Mechanical Engineering Firm Gecko Design
Google’s forth acquisition of
the month became Gecko Design, a small, Los Gatos, Calif.-based company
specializing in product design for consumer electronics. The five-person
industrial design shop was founded in 1996, specializes in developing
consumer-electronic products, working with engineers early in the process
before manufacturing begins. Gecko’s clients have included FitBit, Logitech ,
Sonos and H-P ,
according to the company’s website.
August 26 – Google Acquires Zync To Bring Visual Effects Rendering To Its Cloud Platform
And the final Google acquisition
in August was a Boston-based Zync Inc., the maker of Zync Render,“cloud-based rendering
software.” That’s software that helps movie studios take simple,
computer-generated pictures of things like a giant robot bashing through a wall
and make it look real. Zync’s data and technology will be integrated into
the Google Cloud Platform, and move off Amazon Web Services.
August 29 – Amazon buys Twitch
Amazon and Twitch have officially announced the deal, which will see Amazon purchase all outstanding shares of Twitch for roughly $970 million in cash. Twitch is the largest live-streaming website in the US, a live video-game-streaming site with more than 55 million users that's like YouTube for video games.
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