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0 pointsaspenmayer2y ago0 comments

I thought Gmail or its predecessor was a third party/acquihire situation?

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wyclif2y ago

No, Buchheit was employee #23 at Google. He also developed AdSense as part of Gmail.

aspenmayerOP2y ago

I must be thinking of Google Maps then. Or maybe Docs?

bruckie2y ago

Maps came from the acquisition of Where 2. Here are a few links:

- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Google_Maps#Acquisitions

- https://medium.com/@lewgus/the-untold-story-about-the-foundi...

some_random2y ago

Google Earth was an acquisition (formerly Keyhole), maybe that's what you were thinking of.

aspenmayerOP2y ago

I think that was it. I replied to this point downthread:

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39054947

I’d be glad to hear your perspective or thoughts in this thread or as a reply to my post re: Google Earth/Keyhole.

_heimdall2y ago

YouTube was a huge early acquisition for them around 2005 or 2006.

aspenmayerOP2y ago

True, although I thought there was another big one whose name escapes me. Any ideas?

Thanks for mentioning that for the rest of HN’s sake.

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wyclif2y ago

Chad Hurley is still one of my fave tech success stories.

Be like Chad Hurley.

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wyclif2y ago

No, Buchheit was employee #23 at Google. He also developed AdSense as part of Gmail.

aspenmayerOP2y ago

I must be thinking of Google Maps then. Or maybe Docs?

bruckie2y ago

Maps came from the acquisition of Where 2. Here are a few links:

- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Google_Maps#Acquisitions

- https://medium.com/@lewgus/the-untold-story-about-the-foundi...

some_random2y ago

Google Earth was an acquisition (formerly Keyhole), maybe that's what you were thinking of.

aspenmayerOP2y ago

I think that was it. I replied to this point downthread:

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39054947

I’d be glad to hear your perspective or thoughts in this thread or as a reply to my post re: Google Earth/Keyhole.

_heimdall2y ago

YouTube was a huge early acquisition for them around 2005 or 2006.

aspenmayerOP2y ago

True, although I thought there was another big one whose name escapes me. Any ideas?

Thanks for mentioning that for the rest of HN’s sake.

1 more reply

wyclif2y ago

Chad Hurley is still one of my fave tech success stories.

Be like Chad Hurley.

j / k navigate · click thread line to collapse