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Google Acquires Dodgeball

Announced May 12, 2005

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What happened

Dodgeball was a social networking service business based in United States; acquired by Alphabet/Google and integrated into or used as Google Latitude.

Acquirer
Google
Target
Dodgeball
Announced
May 12, 2005
Price
Undisclosed
Industry
Social networking service

By the numbers

Google's acquisition history
15th of 269 tracked deals
Disclosed prices
66 of 269 Google deals
Google's average disclosed price
$1.20B
Google's largest disclosed deal
Wiz ($32B)
Tracked acquisitions in 2005
102 across all acquirers
Google in Social networking service
4 acquisitions

Frequently Asked Questions About This Acquisition

When did Google acquire Dodgeball?

Google acquired Dodgeball on May 12, 2005. This was Google's 15th publicly tracked acquisition out of 269 we have on record.

How much did Google pay for Dodgeball?

The price Google paid for Dodgeball was not publicly disclosed. Only 66 of Google's 269 tracked acquisitions have a disclosed price.

What does Dodgeball do?

Dodgeball was a social networking service business based in United States; acquired by Alphabet/Google and integrated into or used as Google Latitude.

What other Social networking service companies has Google acquired?

Google has made 4 acquisitions in Social networking service, including Dodgeball. See the full list on the Social networking service and Google acquisition pages.

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