42244 0 3 econsultancy_xml <p>It is similar to Twitter, which is seen as the leading player in the space and had also been rumoured as an acquisition target for the web giant. </p> <p>Jaiku was founded by Jyri Engestrom and Petteri Koponen in February last year. Based in Helsinki, Engestrom previously worked for Nokia as senior product manager for its internet tablet devices. </p> <p>For Google, this continues a <a href="/blog/1531-google-counts-cost-of-spending-spree">spending spree</a> which has seen it acquire <a href="/blog/1052-how-does-the-google-doubleclick-deal-affect-you">DoubleClick</a>, <a href="/blog/1474-google-acquires-postini-for-625m">Postini</a> and others this year. </p> <p>The move comes soon after Google's acquisition of another mobile startup, Zingku, and will fuel further speculation about a forthcoming <a href="http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2007/10/08/wgoogle108.xml">GPhone</a>. </p> <p>Jaiku's founders will hope that the deal will work out better than <a href="/blog/1061-google-s-mobile-buy-turns-pear-shaped-for-founders">Google's acquisition of Dodgeball</a>, a location-based mobile alerts service. </p> <p>The founders bailed out earlier this year, complaining that the search giant '<em>wasn’t supporting Dodgeball the way we expected'. </em></p> <p> <strong> </strong> </p> <p> <strong>Related stories:</strong> <br /> <a href="/blog/661-q-a-jyri-engestr-m-of-jaiku">Q&amp;A: Jyri Engeström of Jaiku</a> <br /> <a href="/blog/990-xbox-live-major-nelson-and-the-twitter-epiphany">Xbox Live, Major Nelson, and the Twitter epiphany</a>   </p> <FormattedContent xmlns="http://www.e-consultancy.com/schema/formattedContent/"> <Paragraph>It is similar to Twitter, which is seen as the leading player in the space and had also been rumoured as an acquisition target for the web giant. </Paragraph> <Paragraph>Jaiku was founded by Jyri Engestrom and Petteri Koponen in February last year. Based in Helsinki, Engestrom previously worked for Nokia as senior product manager for its internet tablet devices. </Paragraph> <Paragraph>For Google, this continues a <Link URL="/blog/1531-google-counts-cost-of-spending-spree" Window="Self">spending spree</Link> which has seen it acquire <Link URL="/blog/1052-how-does-the-google-doubleclick-deal-affect-you" Window="Self">DoubleClick</Link>, <Link URL="/blog/1474-google-acquires-postini-for-625m" Window="Self">Postini</Link> and others this year. </Paragraph> <Paragraph>The move comes soon after Google's acquisition of another mobile startup, Zingku, and will fuel further speculation about a forthcoming <Link URL="http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2007/10/08/wgoogle108.xml" Window="Self">GPhone</Link>. </Paragraph> <Paragraph>Jaiku's founders will hope that the deal will work out better than <Link URL="/blog/1061-google-s-mobile-buy-turns-pear-shaped-for-founders" Window="Self">Google's acquisition of Dodgeball</Link>, a location-based mobile alerts service. </Paragraph> <Paragraph>The founders bailed out earlier this year, complaining that the search giant '<Quote>wasn’t supporting Dodgeball the way we expected'. </Quote></Paragraph> <Paragraph> <Emphasis> </Emphasis> </Paragraph> <Paragraph> <Emphasis>Related stories:</Emphasis> <LineBreak /> <Link URL="/blog/661-q-a-jyri-engestr-m-of-jaiku" Window="Self">Q&amp;A: Jyri Engeström of Jaiku</Link> <LineBreak /> <Link URL="/blog/990-xbox-live-major-nelson-and-the-twitter-epiphany" Window="Self">Xbox Live, Major Nelson, and the Twitter epiphany</Link>   </Paragraph> </FormattedContent> 2007-10-09T18:49:00+01:00 0 1 econsultancy_xml <p> <strong>Finnish mobile micro-blogging startup Jaiku has been acquired by Google for an undisclosed sum.</strong> </p> <p> <a href="http://www.jaiku.com/">Jaiku</a> is a micro-blogging / social networking startup that enables users to post their thoughts, comments and opinions, while other users can keep in touch with friends by viewing their profiles and posting new updates. </p> <FormattedContent xmlns="http://www.e-consultancy.com/schema/formattedContent/"> <Paragraph> <Emphasis>Finnish mobile micro-blogging startup Jaiku has been acquired by Google for an undisclosed sum.</Emphasis> </Paragraph> <Paragraph> <Link URL="http://www.jaiku.com/" Window="Self">Jaiku</Link> is a micro-blogging / social networking startup that enables users to post their thoughts, comments and opinions, while other users can keep in touch with friends by viewing their profiles and posting new updates. </Paragraph> </FormattedContent> false 1830 <p>Econsultancy has published a <strong><a href="http://econsultancy.com/reports/mobile-marketing-buyers-guide">Mobile Marketing Buyer's Guide</a></strong> which is aimed at those who are investigating the market for mobile marketing platforms, with profiles of 14 leading suppliers and an analysis of market trends. See also our <strong><a href="http://econsultancy.com/reports/mobile-statistics">Mobile Statistics Compendium</a></strong> for data, facts and charts relating to mobile.</p> <p>Econsultancy has published a <strong><a href="http://econsultancy.com/reports/mobile-marketing-buyers-guide">Mobile Marketing Buyer's Guide</a></strong> which is aimed at those who are investigating the market for mobile marketing platforms, with profiles of 14 leading suppliers and an analysis of market trends. See also our <strong><a href="http://econsultancy.com/reports/mobile-statistics">Mobile Statistics Compendium</a></strong> for data, facts and charts relating to mobile.</p> 364387 Google buys another mobile start-up false 2007-10-10T07:06:00+01:00 google-buys-another-mobile-start-up 2009-04-28T22:59:37+01:00 2009-10-13T09:21:42+01:00 100