Google buys Toronto social-games maker - CBC Olympics
A Canadian company that makes games for smartphones and social networking sites has been bought by Google. Google Canada announced its purchase of SocialDeck on Twitter on Monday. A price wasn't disclosed. The company

Social media win twice as many users older than 50 - Lubbock Avalanche-Journal
SAN JOSE, Calif. This is not your father’s social network oh, wait a minute; maybe it is. The phenomenal growth of Facebook, Twitter and other social sites in the past year has come in part because of a

Google acquires social games website SocialDeck - Economic Times
NEW YORK: Internet search giant Google has acquired social games website SocialDeck for an undisclosed amount, in a move to strengthen its social networking service. The transaction comes within days of Google

Google acquires Angstro to bolster social networking push - Fiercemobilecontent
Google continues to build up its portfolio of social media properties with the acquisition of Angströ, a startup dedicated to building applications that integrate with social media networks like Facebook and

Baby boomers, seniors plugging into social networking sites like Facebook, Twitter - Vallejo Times-Herald
Just a few short years ago, Facebook was the exclusive province of postmillennial college undergraduates. Well, move over. The Woodstock generation -- and their parents -- are moving in. The phenomenal growth

Google Acquires Angstro, a Social Networking Start-Up - New York Times Blogs
Google continues to expand its social expertise with the acquisition of Angstro , a small social networking start-up. Angstro builds apps to easily exchange information among social services across the Web