--- title: Google Feed API date: "2005-12-28T12:00:00Z" categories: - links wp_id: 446 description: I highlight the upcoming Google Feed API and explore rumors of Google Purchases entering the video rental and micropayments space. I also share a detailed map of Google's various strategic company acquisitions during this period. keywords: [google feed api, google purchases, micropayments, google acquisitions, video rentals, google reader] --- [Google Feed API to be released soon](http://www.niallkennedy.com/blog/archives/2005/12/google_reader_a.html#comment8093). While on Google, there's some [rumour about Google Purchases](http://blogs.zdnet.com/Google/?p=60) being used for video rentals -- and eventually on to micropayments, competing with Paypal. Also, William Slawski maps [Google's acquisitions](http://www.seobythesea.com/?p=64). --- ## Comments - **Ashwin** _1 Jan 2006 3:13 pm_: Anand, you have a similar look of Prasanna. (Hero of Tamil film: Kanda Naal Mudhal) - **S Anand** _2 Jan 2006 11:25 am_: Gosh, thanks! :-)