Instagram is shifting to videos – users aren't happy

Re:Instagram is shifting to videos – users aren't happy by _jal on Wednesday July 27, 2022 @03:52PM (#32255916)

Edited to add acquisitions, where appropriate:

- Maps (Keyhole, Where2, Endoxion)

- AdWords (Doubleclick)

- Gmail (reMail)

- YouTube (Youtube)

- Analytics (Urchin)

- Translate (Phonetic Arts)

- Calendar (Timeful)

- Docs (Upstartle)

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Re:Instagram is shifting to videos – users aren't happy by lokar on Wednesday July 27, 2022 @04:01PM (#32256025)

AdWords was not based on double click

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Re:Instagram is shifting to videos – users aren't happy by dagw on Wednesday July 27, 2022 @04:38PM (#32256571)

Google Maps, the web application, was not an acquisition. Google bought two companies that made desktop mapping tools (One of them lived on as Google Earth Pro and was a commercial product they kept selling for years) and used that as a basis for developing the web based Google Maps.

Also based on everything I can find, Gmail started as an in house project. reMail was acquired 5+ years after Gmail launched.

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Re:Instagram is shifting to videos – users aren't happy by _jal on Wednesday July 27, 2022 @04:49PM (#32256744)

Agreed, this gets super fuzzy at some point, most quibbles with the list will probably have some merit.

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Re:Instagram is shifting to videos – users aren't happy by sakopov on Wednesday July 27, 2022 @05:11PM (#32257032)

I thought Gmail was someone's "20% time" personal project?

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