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By: With Foursquare Out of the Picture, Facebook Buys Nextstop

With Foursquare Out of the Picture, Facebook Buys Nextstop — Thu, 08 Jul 2010 19:10:11 +0000

[...] FriendFeed, Facebook’s other acquisitions include Divvyshot, Octazen and Parakey, all of which were primarily based on engineering talent and domain [...]

By: Facebook Acquires Contact Importing Startup Octazen – GigaOM

Facebook Acquires Contact Importing Startup Octazen – GigaOM — Sat, 20 Feb 2010 01:00:51 +0000

[...] rather than products (though it did discuss purchasing its rival Twitter). Previously it bought Parakey and FriendFeed, whose former execs now works on Facebook-originated products rather than their [...]

By: My Video Interview with Joe Hewitt, Facebook’s iPhone App Guru

My Video Interview with Joe Hewitt, Facebook’s iPhone App Guru — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 00:01:23 +0000

[...] the iPhone has come courtesy of Joe Hewitt, an ace programmer who joined the world’s largest social networking site when it acquired Parakey, a company he co-founded with Firefox kid Blake Ross. Hewitt has now decided to shift his focus [...]

By: Why Facebook Wants FriendFeed

Why Facebook Wants FriendFeed — Mon, 10 Aug 2009 21:28:40 +0000

[...] is that Facebook bought a good solid team to solve this problem. This is no different that their decision to buy Parakey, the company started by Blake Ross and Joe Hewitt. Joe has been the driving force behind [...]

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

Wed, 21 May 2008 15:20:26 +0000

[...] is a web operating system created by Blake Ross and Joe Hewitt. Press Release | TechCrunch | GigaOm| Mashable | [...]

By: And Now Startups Need Retail Therapy « GigaOM

And Now Startups Need Retail Therapy « GigaOM — Wed, 29 Aug 2007 21:06:36 +0000

[...] isn’t the first tiny tot to be gobbled up by a better-funded startup. Earlier this summer, Facebook bought Parakey; Slide.com, in order to get a bigger share of the Facebook ecosystem, acquired up Peeps.com; and [...]

By: Facebook’s Monetization Strategy (Part 3) - Sramana Mitra on Strategy

Facebook’s Monetization Strategy (Part 3) - Sramana Mitra on Strategy — Fri, 27 Jul 2007 10:54:49 +0000

[...] Normally, roll-ups of private companies are very difficult. But in this case, as we have seen in Sequoia’s willingness to sell its way into the Facebook action, other VCs will also play [...]

By: Facebook’s 89% growth Vs. last year : Blog & WordPress

Facebook’s 89% growth Vs. last year : Blog & WordPress — Mon, 23 Jul 2007 18:05:38 +0000

[...] Facebook buys Parakey [...]

By: David Mackey

David Mackey — Sat, 21 Jul 2007 17:40:04 +0000

I imagine Blake Ross doesn't come w/this deal...

By: K.B. Murphy

K.B. Murphy — Fri, 20 Jul 2007 21:06:11 +0000

You can find more info on Blake Ross and Parakey at IEEE Spectrum in the article “The Firefox Kid” (http://www.spectrum.ieee.org/nov06/4696) from last November. Interestingly, Mark Zuckerberg of FaceBook is a good friend of Ross’s. Synergy at work!