Google Buys Social Search Company

Google has acquired Aardvark, a San Francisco start-up whose service melds internet search and social networking. Aardvark co-founder and top strategy manager Max Ventilla told Reuters his company had signed a deal to be acquired by Google recently, but would not comment on the price. A report on the technology blog TechCrunch said the deal was for $US50 million, citing a source briefed on the transaction