Google Acquires The DealMap

Google may have failed in its takeover attempt of Groupon last year, but it’s not giving up on the social shopping market.

The technology giant — which recently rolled out Google Offers, its own location-based daily deal service — has acquired the Dealmap, a start-up that aggregates discounts from hundreds of group-buying sites. The terms of the deal were not disclosed, but the Dealmap team will join Google’s commerce and local initiatives group — via redwolf.newsvine.com