CB Insights

OCTOBER 29, 2018

Date: November 30, 2006. Date: February 6, 2006. In 2006, it was the most-visited website in the US, even beating out Google. That skyrocketing popularity is likely what made Rupert Murdoch’s News Corp think it was worth spending $580M to acquire the social network. By 2012, Microsoft would take a $6.2B Price: $13.4B.

Google 76

Google Software Innovation Company 76

CB Insights

JUNE 6, 2019

The company announced it was effectively ceasing operations immediately and filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, putting more than 1,100 people out of work overnight. In January 2019, Munchery abruptly ceased all operations, as it informed customers via email. By September 2011, Solyndra’s business model had fallen apart.

Apple 78

Apple Branding Google Company 78

PYMNTS

MARCH 19, 2018

And that we should do that not because they’re tax evaders or evil — all things he said they, like all of us, are. Before there was Google Pay , there were three earlier versions of Google payments, starting with Google Checkout in 2006. They examined anonymized tax data starting in the 1940s until 2015. They all died.

Google 148

Google Apple Retail Millennials 148

CB Insights

MAY 1, 2018

While still in operation, Google+ is hardly anybody’s favorite social network. Zune, Microsoft (2006). EZ Squirt Ketchup, Heinz (2006). Mobile ESPN, ESPN (2006). HD DVD, Toshiba (2006). Wave was an ambitious platform designed to keep people connected as a combination text and social media platform.

Innovation 78

Innovation Google Apple Video 78

CB Insights

NOVEMBER 16, 2017

It wouldn’t be until almost exactly one year later that investors really started flocking to the early social media startup. In 2006, amidst high user growth and revenue numbers, several firms took part in Facebook’s Series B: Founders Fund, Interpublic Group, Meritech Capital Partners, and Greylock Partners backed the $27.5M

Lending 78

Lending Capital Company Google 78