Google acquires Jaiku mobile social service

Google acquires Jaiku mobile content sharing service

Search engine giant Google continues to acquire companies which further enhances the possibilities of a rumored gPhone.

Google has now acquired Jaiku which enable mobile users to share updates on what they are doing.

The service is basically a social networking platform which also features mini-messaging service.

It would founded by Jyri Engestrom and Petteri Koponen last year. One of the possible rivals to this service is Twitter.

A Google representative said in a statement on this acquisition: “Technology has made staying in touch with your friends and family both easier and harder. Living a fast-paced, on-the-go lifestyle is easier (and a lot of fun), but it’s more difficult to keep track of everyone when they’re running around at warp speed. That’s why we’re excited to announce that we’ve acquired Jaiku.”

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