Comments on: GrandCentral pulls into Google

By: Finally, Google Voice Open to US Residents

Finally, Google Voice Open to US Residents — Tue, 22 Jun 2010 18:34:57 +0000

[...] at least in the US. Google Voice is based on Grand Central’s one number for life service. Google acquired Grand Central in 2007 for rumored $50 million and since then has been trying to integrate it with its various offerings. [...]

By: To Revive its Fortunes, AOL Will Acquire or Partner With Startups: New AOL President

Tue, 08 Sep 2009 05:19:30 +0000

[...] VoIP based services to the AOL. A couple of Dialpad executives went on to start GrandCentral which was bought by Google and is now the underpinning of Google [...]

By: Grandcentral Reborn as Google Voice Suite of VoIP Services

Grandcentral Reborn as Google Voice Suite of VoIP Services — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 04:00:09 +0000

[...] | 9:00 PM PT | 0 comments GrandCentral, a “one-number-for-life” service provider acquired by Google in July 2007 is being reborn as Google Voice, a comprehensive service that is essentially [...]

By: Complete List of 2007 Web / Technology Acquisitions » The StartUp Blog at PartnerUp

Wed, 21 May 2008 16:05:11 +0000

[...] is a unified communications / VOIP aggregation company. Official Blog Post | TechCrunch | GigaOm| ReadWriteWeb | [...]

By: Google telefon dinleyebilir mi? | Bilgi Evi-Sağlık Bilgisi-Komedi-Yemek Tarifleri-BİLGİ DEPOSU

Sun, 03 Feb 2008 16:56:08 +0000

[...] çekinceleri olan uzmanların fikirleri de yabana atılacak cinsten değil. GigaOm yazarlarından Om Malik bu hizmetin Google’a kullanıcıların telefon görüşmelerini kolaylıkla kaydedebilme [...]

By: Google telefon dinleyebilir mi? | Teknolojik & Sosyal

Google telefon dinleyebilir mi? | Teknolojik & Sosyal — Mon, 07 Jan 2008 22:57:42 +0000

By: GigaOM Phone Number For Life? Not Quite «

GigaOM Phone Number For Life? Not Quite « — Mon, 20 Aug 2007 05:08:19 +0000

[...] Schneider also had the Google-owned GrandCentral change the number on him. He is not too [...]

By: Google as Telco Disruptor « Telecom Trends Weblog

Google as Telco Disruptor « Telecom Trends Weblog — Tue, 31 Jul 2007 15:21:13 +0000

[...] In the recent events, it started with gobbling up Grandcentral, a Web-based service that allows users to access all their mobile and landline phones and voicemail accounts over a single number. According to the posting in Giga Om: [...]

By: Phillip Dampier

Phillip Dampier — Wed, 04 Jul 2007 22:13:17 +0000

No more new customers are being accepted without an invitation from the service or, presumably, an existing user. Google likes to do closed betas to gin up the excitement I guess.

By: Tony Cecala

Tony Cecala — Wed, 04 Jul 2007 21:08:24 +0000

Of course, the long-term strategy is Click-to-Call for AdWords. Connecting the consumer and the advertiser has always been Google's revenue sweet spot.

By: Google/Grandcentral buyout could stimulate OpenID at Uno de Waal

Google/Grandcentral buyout could stimulate OpenID at Uno de Waal — Wed, 04 Jul 2007 12:41:40 +0000

[...] identity, but currently doesn’t have a good method for transferring to real world. In the comments section of Gigaom Marshall Kirkpatrick mentions what a game changer it would be for Google to adopt [...]

By: Matt G

Matt G — Tue, 03 Jul 2007 00:20:05 +0000

The removal of personalized ringtones isn't surprising, although I wish it was simply a banning of commercial recordings. I'd love to be able to upload my own home made ringtones.

Nice call on the rumor, Om. I signed up before the acquisition and I'm glad I don't have to try to get an invite now.

By: rajmatazz

rajmatazz — Tue, 03 Jul 2007 00:00:15 +0000

Om, I read the Josh K. article. Seems like sour grapes to me.... Google has access to EVERYTHING you do online - get used to it. Just like MS of yesteryears, startups need to figure out a better value proposition to beat the giant, not complain about privacy. Privacy and other valid concerns need to be handled by the right forums (ACLU anyone?) and business needs to be earned by great products and customer service.

By: Libran Lover

Libran Lover — Mon, 02 Jul 2007 22:15:43 +0000

There is already an effect on GrandCentral’s service. Users can no longer upload their own ring back tones as per the FAQ on the Grand Central site: http://www.grandcentral.com/about/google.

By: Marshall Kirkpatrick

Marshall Kirkpatrick — Mon, 02 Jul 2007 21:55:35 +0000

Privacy seems like the level to attack Google from if you're a competitor in any market. Imagine what a game changer it would be if Google gave meaningful support to OpenID, and favored in particular an OpenID system that afforded multiple personas for maximum privacy.