We spend a lot of time talking about Facebook (META -1.64%), LinkedIn (LNKD.DL), and Twitter when talking about social media here. But there's another platform that's even richer -- and certainly more customizable -- which is growing at a pace reminiscent of Twitter around the time Google (GOOGL 0.49%) bid $10 billion for the company, and it might just make an excellent tuck-in acquisition for the search king. Find out why in the video below.
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Is This Google's Next Acquisition Target?
By Tim Beyers
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Nov 23, 2012 at 3:01PM
NASDAQ: GOOGL
Alphabet
Market Cap
$2,147B
Today's Change
(0.49%) $0.86
Current Price
$175.37
Price as of December 9, 2024, 4:00 p.m. ET
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