Facebook Mergers and Acquisitions

Imbali yeenkampani ze-Facebook zithengiwe, zidibene okanye zidibanisene nazo

I-Facebook yinkampani encinane enikezelwayo eyasungulwa ngoFebhuwari ka-2004. Kodwa ayizange ithathe uMark Zuckerberg, uMsunguli, uSihlalo kunye ne-CEO ye-Facebook, ixesha elide ukuba uqaphele ukuba indlela efanelekileyo yokuphucula umkhiqizo wakho nokwakha inkampani eneentente Abasebenzi bekufuneka bathenge enye inkampani.

Nokuba phakathi kwenkampani yokuthengiswa esidlangalaleni , i-Facebook ithenge i-Instagram, Lightbox kunye ne-Face.com, nje ukubiza ezimbalwa. Futhi ungalindeli ukuba ukuthengwa kwempahla kuhlawule. Nanku umgca wexesha leenkampani ze-Facebook ezifunyenwe (mhlawumbi unokuba uzivile kodwa uninzi aluyi kuyazi), yintoni abayenzayo ngemveliso nabasebenzi beenkampani ezifumanekayo.

NgoJulayi 20, 2007 - Ufumana iPakeakey

I-Facebook ithenge i-Parakey, inkqubo ye-web eyenza umfanekiso, ividiyo kunye nokubhalwa kwewebhu kubelula kwi-sum sum. I-Facebook idibanise inkqubo yeParakey kwi-Facebook Mobile (i-app yaqalisa ngoJulayi 2010) kwaye yafumana neetalente kwiqela leParakey.

Ngo-Agasti 10, 2009 - Ufumana i-FriendFeed

Umhlobo we-FriendFeed uyindlovu yeendaba zangempela-xesha edibanisa ukuhlaziywa kwiindawo ezahlukeneyo zezobuntu. I-Facebook yithenge i-$ 50 yezigidi kwaye idibanise ubuchwepheshe be-FriendFeed kwinkonzo yabo kubandakanywa "njengento" kunye nokugxininiswa kwimihla yokuhlaziya iindaba zangempela. I-Facebook iphinda ithengise italente kwiqela le-FriendFeed.

Feb 19, 2010 - Ufumana i-Octazen

I-Octazen yayingumngenisi wokuthintana naye owathatha uluhlu lwabafowunelwa, okwenza kube lula kubasebenzisi ukumema oonxibelelwano kwezinye iinkonzo. I-Facebook ithenge i-Octazen kwisamba esingachazwanga. Iinkonzo zoqhagamshelwano ze-Octazen zifumaneka kwi-Friend's Finder ye-Facebook. Unenketho yokukhangela oonxibelelwano kumakhasimende amaninzi kunye ne-Skype kunye neAim. Abasebenzi base-Octazen babandakanywa ekuthengweni.

Ngo-Aprili 2, 2010 - Ufumana i-Divvyshot

I-Divvyshot yayiyinkonzo yokwabelana ngezithombe zeqela ezavumela ukulayisha imifanekiso ukuzenzekela ngokuzenzekelayo kwiqoqo elifanayo nezinye iifoto ezithathwe kwisiganeko esifanayo. I-Facebook ithenge i-Divvyshot yesamba esingachazwanga kunye ne-Integrated Divvyshot kwi-Facebook Photos ukuze iifoto ezilayishwe kwisiganeko esifanayo zidibaniswe kunye ngokubhengezwa komcimbi.

NgoMeyi 13, 2010 - Amalungelo abanikazi bamalungelo

Enye ingcinga ebalulekileyo ihlala ikhokelela kwenye kwaye uMhlobo wayeyinye yeziko lewebhu zokuqala zokunxibelelana neentlalo ezenza indlela ye-Facebook. I-Facebook yathengi yonke i-intanethi ye-social network patents eyi-$ 40 yezigidi.

NgoMeyi 18, 2010 - Iimpawu zeNkontileka ye-5 kunye neZynga

ILogo courtesy of Zynga © 2012.
U-Zynga ungumboneleli weenkonzo zentlalo yoluntu kunye nemidlalo ethandwayo efana namazwi kunye nabahlobo, ukukhwabanisa kunye nabahlobo, udweba into, i-Farmville, i-CityVille, kunye nokunye. I-Facebook ibonise ukuzibophezela kwabo kwandisa umdlalo ngokufaka isivumelwano seminyaka emi-5 kunye neZynga.

NgoMeyi 26, 2010 - Ufumana uSharegrove

I-Sharegrove yinkonzo eyenza iindawo ezizimeleyo ze-intanethi apho iintsapho kunye nabahlobo abasondeleyo bangabelana ngomxholo ngexesha langempela. I-Facebook ithenge uSharegrove ngesamba esingachazwanga kunye neSharregrove edibeneyo kwi-Facebook Groups. Abahlobo be-Facebook banokwabelana ngeengxoxo, izixhumanisi kunye neefoto ngasese. I-talente ye-Sharegrove yobunjineli yayibaluleke kakhulu ukuhlanganiswa kwe-Facebook (i-Facebook Groups yaqalisa ngo-Oktobha 2010).

Julayi 8, 2010 - Ufumana i-Nextstop

I-Nextstop yayisetyenziselwa iziphakamiso zokuhamba ezenziwe ngabasebenzisi, ukuvumela abantu ukuba banikele ngegalelo kwinto enokuyenza, yabona, namava. I-Facebook ithenge i-assets ye-Nextstop kunye netalente ye-$ 2.5 yezigidi. I-teknoloji ye-Nexstop yayisetyenziswe kwi- Facebook Imibuzo , eyaqala ngoJulayi 2010.

Agasti 15, 2010 - Ufumana iiLi Labs

I-Facebook ithenge i-Chai Labs, isiteji sekhnoloji eyenza abavakalisi bakwazi ukwenza ngokwezifiso kwaye baqalise iziza ezinokungabonakaliyo, izingosi zokufuna uphando kwiindidi ezininzi, kwi-$ 10 yezigidi. Ithekhnoloji ye-Chai Labs yahlanganiswa ne-Facebook Pages ne-Facebook Places, (i-Facebook Places yaqalisa ngo-Agasti 2010). Kodwa i-Facebook yayifuna i-Chai Labs ngakumbi ukwenzela ukuba i-pool ye talente yabasebenzi kunokuba iteknoloji eyakhayo.

Ngo-Agasti 23, 2010 - Ufumana iiPatato ezitshatileyo

Ikhutshulwa yesikrini seMbala © 2010
I-Potato ebomvu yayidibene kunye ne-Foursquare ne-GetGlue. Yayiyinkonzo yokungena ngaphakathi eyayivumela abasebenzisi ukuba bahlole kwiindawo ezingokwenyama, njengokuba bephulaphule ingoma okanye befunda incwadi. I-Facebook ithenge i-Potato e-Hot malunga ne-$ 10 yezigidi kwaye ukudibanisa kuncedise ukwandisa i-Facebook ngokuphucula ukusebenza malunga nokuhlaziywa kwesimo kunye ne-Facebook Places esanda kuqalisa. I-Facebook nayo yafumana italente kwi-Hot Potato.

Ngo-Oktobha 29, 2010 - Ufumana iDrop.io

I-Drop.io yinkonzo yokwabelana ngefayile apho umxholo omkhulu unokungeniswa ngeendlela ezahlukeneyo ezifana nefeksi, ifowuni, okanye ukulayishwa ngqo. I-Facebook ithenge iDrop.io malunga needola ezili-10. Kodwa into ababeyifunayo ngokwenene yayiyi talente, ngokuyinxalenye-siseko kunye nomphathi we-Drop.io, uSam Lessin. Lessin ngoku nguMphathi weMveliso ye-Facebook. Waphumelela eHarvard (apho wayeyazi khona uZuckerberg). Ithemba lisebenzise iteknoloji yeDrop.io ukuphucula ukukwazi ukwabelana kunye nokugcina iifayile kwi-Facebook.

NgoJan 25, 2011 - Ufumana ukudibana

Ukuxhamla kwaba yinkampani yokukhangisa yeselula edibanisa indawo yomntu kunye neenkcukacha zabantu kunye nenani lezinto ezifanelekileyo. I-Facebook ithenge i-Rel8tion yesixa esingachazwanga kwaye iseteknoloji ukuphucula ukujoliswa kwe-ad target-local kunye nokwenza imali nge-advertise, eyenziwa ngokubanzi ngamabali axhaswayo. Ukudibana kuyafumaneka kwakhona kwi talente yabo.

Ngomhla ka-1 Matshi 2011 - Ufumana i-Snaptu

I-Snaptu ngumdali wezicelo ezilula zeselula ze-smartphone. I-Facebook yachitha phakathi kwama-60-70 yezigidi ukuthenga i-Snaptu. I-Facebook idibeneyo i-Snaptu kwinkampani yabo ngeetalente zabo ukwenzela ukuhambisa amava afanelekileyo, anamava eselula kwiifowuni.

Matshi 20, 2011 - Ufumana iBelgaga

I-App ye-Beluga yinkonzo yokuthumela imiyalezo eyenza abantu bahlale bebanxibelelwano basebenzise amadivaysi eselula. I-Facebook ithengisa iBeluga ngenani elingachazwanga lombini kunye neqela. U-Beluga unceda i-Facebook ukuba yandise ubuchwepheshe beqela lobuchwephesha ngokusebenzisa iinkonzo zeselula kunye nesiphumo se-Facebook Messenger esiye saqalisa ngo-Agasti 2011.

NgoJuni 9, 2011 - Ufumana iSafa

I-Facebook ithenga i-Sofa, inkampani yesofthiwe, eyenza iinkonzo ezifana neKaleidoscope, iiVellings, Checkout, kunye neNgcaciso, ngesiqinisekiso esingachazwanga. Ukuhlanganiswa kwe-Sofa ngokukodwa kukuthengwa kweetalente ukwenzela ukukhulisa iqela loyilo lomkhiqizo we-Facebook.

NgoJulayi 6, 2011 - I-Facebook Izisa Ingxoxo yeVidiyo ngokuBambisana ne-Skype

Ukuba awukwazi ukubetha okanye ukuzithenga, qabane nabo. I-Facebook ibambene ne-Skype ukuphucula ukuxoxa ngevidiyo kwi-intanethi yentlalo.

Agasti 2, 2011 - Ufumana i-Push Pop Press

I-Pop Press yinkampani eguqula iincwadi ezibonakalayo kwiifayili ze-iPad kunye ne-iPhone. I-Facebook ithole i-Push Pop Press kwisicatshulwa esingachazwanga ngaphandle kwezicwangciso zokungena ngaphakathi kwincwadi yoshishino, kodwa ithemba ukufaka ezinye zeengcamango ezivela kwi-Push Pop Press kwi-Facebook jikelele, ukunika abantu iindlela ezicebileyo zokwabelana ngamabali abo. Ezinye ze-teknoloji ukuhlanganiswa ziyabonwa ngo-Oktobha 2011 ukuqaliswa kwe-app ye-iPad ye-iPad.

Ngo-Oktobha 10, 2011 - Ufumana Umhlobo

Umhlobo.yinto yoQeqesho lwe-Q & A loluntu oluvumela abantu baphendule imibuzo ngaphakathi kwiintanethi zabo zentlalo. I-Facebook ithenga uMhlobo.ly ngesamba esingachazwanga ngokukodwa malunga neetalente zabo. I-Facebook iphinda idibanise noMngane.ly ngethemba lokuba iya kuba nefuthe endleleni abasebenzisi ababandakanyelana ngayo kwi-Facebook ngokusebenzisa imibuzo ye-Facebook neziphakamiso.

NgoNovemba 16, 2011 - Ufumana i-MailRank

I-MailRank iyisistim yokubeka phambili i-imeyile esenza uluhlu lwemeyile lomsebenzisi ngokubhekiselele phambili, lubeka i-imeyile ebalulekileyo phezulu. Ukuthengwa isamba esingachazwanga, i-MailRank idibaniswe kwi-Facebook ukubanceda ekuxazululeni imiba yethekhnoloji nokwandisa iinkonzo kwii-smartphone. Abaxhasi-basebenzi be-MailRank bajoyine iqela le-Facebook njengenxalenye ye-deal.

Umhla wesi-2, 2011 - Ufumana iGowalla

I-Gowalla yinkonzo yentsebenzo-yentlalo (kunye ne- Foursquare competitor). I-Facebook ifumene uGowalla nge talente yabo ngenani elingachazwanga. Iqela lasebenza kwi-Facebook entsha ye-Timeline feature eyenziwe ngo-Matshi 2012.

Ngo-Apreli 9, 2012 - Ufumana i-Instagram

Ukuthengwa kwexabiso le-Facebook kuninzi kunamhla kwakuyi-Instagram-sharing service ye-Instagram ye-$ 1 billion. I-Instagram ivumela abasebenzisi ukuba bathathe umfanekiso, basebenzise icwecwe ledijithali, kwaye babelane ngabalandeli. I-Facebook ijolise ekudibaniseni iinkcukacha ze-Instagram kwi-Facebook ngeli xesha kunye nokwakha i-Instagram ngokuzimeleyo ukubonelela ngeyona ndlela ifanelekileyo yefoto.

Ngo-Apreli 13, 2012 - Ufumana iTagtile

Isikrini seStell © 2012

I-Tagtile yinkampani enika umvuzo wokunyaniseka kunye nokuthengiswa kwempahla. Ukuba umthengi uyangena kwisitorethi aze aphephe ifowuni yakhe ngokubhekiselele kwi-cubtile cub, unokufumana izaphulelo okanye umvuzo kwixesha elizayo ngokusekelwe kwezo zitolo ezityelelayo. I-Facebook ithenge i-Tagtile isamba esingachazwanga kwaye sithatha yonke impahla ye-start-up, nangona kubonakala ngathi i-talent acquisition.

Ngo-Meyi 5, 2012 - Ufumana u-Glancee

Isibhengezo seSkrini se-Glancee © 2012
Glancee yindawo yokufumana intlalo ekwazisa xa abantu abaneemfuno ezifanayo zihlala kwindawo efanayo nawe, ezisekelwe kwiDatha yeDatha. I-Facebook izuze iGranse ngesamba esingachazwanga ngokukodwa njengento yokufumana italente ukuze iqela leGlancee lisebenze kwimveliso ebanceda abantu bathole indawo ezintsha kwaye babelane nabo nabahlobo. I-teknoloji ye-Glancee iya kunceda i-Facebook ngokuvula iindlela ezintsha zokunxibelelana kwiipulatifomu zeselula.

NgoMeyi 15, 2012 - Ufumana i-Lightbox

Ikhutshana lesikrini se-Lightbox © 2012
I-Lightbox yinkampani eyenza i-photo sharing photo Android app eyenzelwe ukuthatha indawo yekhamera lokusebenza ngokubamba iifoto efini. I-Facebook ithengisa i-Lightbox yesamba esingachazwanga ngokukodwa nge talente yabo, njengoko bonke abasebenzi abasixhenxe baya kuthunyelwa kwi-Facebook. Abaqeshwa abatsha banokukunceda i-Facebook ithuthukise inkonzo yabo kumadivayisi eselula.

NgoMeyi 18, 2012 - Ifumana iKarma

Image Copyright Karma App

I-Karma yi-app evumela abantu ukuba bathumele ngokukhawuleza izipho kwiintsapho kunye nabahlobo ngefowuni yabo yeselula. Abasebenzi abangama-16 be-Karma baya kujoyina i-Facebook kwaye baza kunceda i-Facebook ukwakha ukusetyenziswa kwemali kwiipulatifomu zeselula. I-Facebook ithenge i-Karma ngenani elingachazwanga kwaye ayinqunyelwanga ukuba i-Karma iya kusala yedwa ukuba isebenze ngokuzimeleyo okanye iya kuba ngumkhiqizo we-Facebook. I-Karma inokunceda i-Facebook ibonise izipho zehlabathi zangempela ukuzithengela bakho abahlobo.

NgoMeyi 24, 2012 - Ufumana iBolt

I-Bolt Peters yiphando kunye nokuqulunqwa kwenkampani ekhethekileyo ekusebenzeni okude. I-Facebook ifumana i-Bolt isamba esingachazwanga sokuba i-acq-iqeshwe italente yayo, ejoyine iqela le-Facebook. I-Bolt ivaliwe ngokusemthethweni ngoJuni 22, 2012. UBolt inokuphucula ukuyila kwe-Facebook kwaye igcine kubasebenzisi abatshitshisiweyo ngokutshintshwa kwemveliso.

NgoJuni 11, 2012 - Ifumene i-Pieceable

I-Pieceable yinkampani eyenza indlela elula yabamemezeli ukwakha ii-apps zabo eziphathekayo nokuzijonga kuqala kwi-browser. Isamba esingachazwanga, i-Facebook ithola kuphela italente kungekhona inkampani, iteknoloji, okanye idatha yomthengi. Ukudibanisa kuya kuba neqela elivela kwi-Pieceable esebenzayo ekuphuhliseni i-Facebook kwiipulatifomu zeselula kunye nokuqinisa i-Facebook ye-App yeZiko.

NgoJuni 18, 2012 - Ufumana Face.com

I-Face.com yamandla kwiprosoft software eyenziwa ngabasemagqatshini abangabandakanyeka kwiindawo zabo zokusebenza. Isofthiwe yokuqaphela ubuso be-Face.com yathengwa nge-$ 100 yezigidi kwaye iza kubandakanywa kwi-Facebook ngokukhethekileyo ekutheni ukufaka uphawu lwezithombe nokuphucula i-app yeselula ye-Facebook.

Julayi 7, 2012 - I-Yahoo kunye ne-Facebook Cross-License

Nge-CEO ye-Yahoo CEO uScott Thompson uhambe, abo babini bembatha i-hatchet baze baqalise ubudlelwane obukhulu. I-Yahoo kunye ne-Facebook bayavuma ukufumana ilayisenisi yabo yonke iipotfoliyo zabo zephatentana kunye ngaphandle kokutshintsha imali. Amaqhosha amabini ewebhu abangena kubambiswano lweentengiso eziza kwenza i-Yahoo ibonise iifowuni kwiintengiso zayo, kwaye isasaza ukufakwa kwezibhengezo kuzo zombini iipropati.

NgoJulayi 14, 2012 - Ufumana iSpool

ILogo courtesy of Spool © 2012
I-Spool yinkampani enika ii-iOS kunye nee-Android zokusebenza ezikhululekile ezivumela abasebenzisi ukuba banqakraze umxholo wewebhu kwaye babuke emva kokungaxhunyiwe kwi-intanethi. I-Facebook iyifumana iSpool ngexabiso elingachazwanga ngokukodwa ngetalente ngenjongo yokwandisa i-app yabo yeselula. Inkampani ye-Spool / i-asethi ayifakiwe kwi-Facebook.

NgoJulayi 20, 2012 - Ufumana I-Software Acrylic

I-Logos ngokukhawuleza nge-Acrylic Software © 2012

Iprojekthi ye-Acrylic yiprojekti ye-Mac kunye nee-apps ze-iOS ezibizwa ngokuba yi-Pulp ne-Wallet. I-Facebook ithola iSofthiwe ye-Acrylic kwisamba esingachazwanga ngokukodwa kubasebenzi abaya emsebenzini emsebenzini weqela loyilo kwi-Facebook. Ukuhlanganiswa kokuthengwa kwe-Spool ne-Acrylic kubonisa ukuba i-Facebook ifuna ukwakha inkonzo yangaphakathi "yokufunda emva koko".

NgoFebruwari 28, 2013 - Ufumana i-Atlas ye-Atlas Advertiser's Suite

I-Atlas ye-Atlas Advertiser's Suite yinkampani ye-intanethi kunye nolawulo lwenkonzo. I-Facebook ayizange idibanise ixabiso lentengiso kodwa imithombo ithi yayiyi-$ 100 yezigidi. Intanethi yentlalo ikhangele kwiAtlas ukunceda abathengisi kunye nee-arhente ukujonga ngokupheleleyo ukusebenza komkhankaso kunye nezicwangciso zokuphucula amandla ase-Atlas ngokutyalombela ekutshekeni iinkqubo zalo zokugqibela zokugqibela nokuphucula i-suite yayo yangoku yezixhobo zokukhangisa kwideskithophu kunye neselula. I-Atlas, kunye neNielsen kunye neDatalogix, iya kunceda abathengisi baqhathanise imikhankaso yabo ye-Facebook kuyo yonke imali yabo yokuchitha i-ad kwiwebhu kwideskithophu naselula.

Ngomhla ka-9 Matshi 2013 - Indaba

I-Storylane iyinkqubo yentlalo yoluntu olutsha ngokujolise ekuxoxiseni amabali, ukwakha ilayibrari yolwazi lwabantu ngokuqulunqa uluntu apho abantu bangabelana khona ngezinto ezibalulekileyo. Yintoni i-Facebook enomdla yi-Storylane yembonakalo yobungqina bokuba ngumxholo onyanisekileyo nentsingiselo. Abasebenzi abathathu kwi-Storylane baya kujoyina iqela lexesha le-Facebook. I-Facebook ayiyi kufumana nayiphi na idatha yeenkampani okanye imisebenzi njengenxalenye yokufumana.

Ingxelo eyongeziweyo enikezwe nguMallory Harwood noKrista Pirtle