Google Buys Restaurant-Review Company Zagat
Zagat—well known for its pocket-size, burgundy-color guides—provides reviews of accommodations, restaurants, bars and shopping locations for more than 100 cities.
Categories: MOBILE Tags: acquisition, entrepreneurship, google, google.wallet, local business, mobile, qr code, small business, Zagat
Google acquires Motorola Mobility $12.5 billion deal
Google CEO Larry Page states, “Our acquisition of Motorola will increase competition by strengthening Google’s patent portfolio, which will enable us to better protect Android from anti-competitive threats from Microsoft, Apple and other companies.”
Categories: MOBILE Tags: acquisition, economy, google, jobs, Motorola Mobility, technology
Microsoft lands Skype for $8.6 billion all cash deal
Microsoft Corp plans to buy Internet phone service Skype for $8.5 billion in its biggest-ever acquisition.
Categories: MARKETING Tags: acquisition, business, Microsoft, Skype, small business, telephone service, venture capital, VOIP
