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NOVEMBER 28, 2012

The acquisition today of Los Angeles-based family tree and genealogy site Geni has one big benefit: its users now have full access to the service, without having to pay for premium features.

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NOVEMBER 30, 2012

That big acquisition of Los Angeles family tree site Geni had an unwanted side effect: it took down the site for nearly five hours, Geni reports. Geni said it suffered unexpected downtime, starting at 7 a.m. Thursday morning, running until 10:40 a.m., Thursday morning, running until 10:40 a.m.,

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APRIL 24, 2013

In one of the first major updates to its service since its acquisition, Geni , the Los Angeles-based family tree site, said it has started adding historical records and information to its family trees. Geni was acquired by MyHeritage in November. Geni was acquired by MyHeritage in November. READ MORE>>.

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SEPTEMBER 30, 2008

Our interview this morning is with David Sacks, CEO of Geni.com, an online family tree and social networking site, as well as Yammer, the instant messaging startup spun out of Geni.com at TechCrunch50. We sat down with David to catch up on what Geni and Yammer are doing, plus got his insights into entrepreneurship and the Paypal mystique.

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NOVEMBER 28, 2012

Los Angeles-based genealogy site Geni.com has been acquired by MyHeritage , an online genealogy website. As part of the acquisition, Geni.com's founder, David Sacks, joins MyHeritage's board of directors. Geni was venture backed by Charles River Ventures and the Founders Fund. Financial terms of the buy were not disclosed.

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JUNE 14, 2012

Yammer , the business focused micromessaging service which started as an offspring of Los Angeles-based family tree and genealogy site Geni , is reportedly in the last legs of a deal to be acquired by Microsoft for more than $1 billion. According to Bloomberg and other sources, the deal is expected to be announced as early as Friday.

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JUNE 25, 2012

Yammer , the business focused micromessaging site patterned after Twitter, and spun out of Hollywood-based genealogy site Geni , has been acquired by Microsoft for $1.2 billion in cash, Microsoft confirmed Monday. Yammer, which was headed by David Sacks, will become part of the Microsoft Office Division.

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