In light of the raft of acquisitions lately, it seems that the dealmakers at Google (GOOG) haven't had much sleep lately. Of course, the targets have been mostly social type companies. For the most part, Google needs to protect its advertising franchise -- especially from Facebook.
The latest deal for Google is SocialDeck -- the price tag was not disclosed. Based in Canada, the startup has been successful with a variety of Facebook, BlackBerry and iPhone games. Of course, these games involve multi-layer environments, and can even span devices. Titles include "Color Connect" and "Pet Hero MD."
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