Some related posts from Technorati and Google.

 [appscout] Nokia Buys Mobile App Plazes: "This acquisition helps Nokia to accelerate its vision of bringing people and places closer together, in line with our broader services strategy," said Nokia's head of services and software. "In addition to the key assets, through this acquisition Nokia will bring on a visionary team with an advanced understanding of social-activity services, as well as the technical ability to further develop this area."

 [venturebeat] Location buzz continues: Nokia buys Plazes, Verizon backs Loopt & NIW: [...] even a day after the buzz-worthy purchase of the location-based mobile social network, Plazes, Nokia has made a much larger move. One that will continue to evolve the mobile landscape: It has [...]

[GPS Obsessed] Nokia Buys Plazes Location Aware Web App: The big news today is Nokia’s intention to purchase LBS web app Plazes, which will provide the handset maker with social mapping for its new web portal Ovi. Plazes has been around for a while now and is more or less a service that lets .

 [Mobilewhack.com] Nokia to Acquire Plazes: Curios what a Plazes is? It’s a social activity service which allows you to plan, record and share your social activities.

 [Webware.com] Nokia acquires Plazes, eyes geo market: "If all goes well, in the near future Plazes will be made available to millions of Nokia customers both online and on millions of mobile devices," the Plazes blog post read. It will still be available as a standalone service, and its iPhone application is still on track.

 [centernetworks] Plazes Acquired By Nokia: Plazes notes, "in the near future plazes will be made available to millions of Nokia customers both online and on millions of mobile devices." One of my close friends worked with Plazes for a while and during a trip to Berlin in 2006, everywhere we went I heard, "we must enter this location on Plazes".

 [WeFi Blog] Nokia buys Plazes: Nokia Maps is a map application on Nokia’s Symbian phones which shows you not only a map of a city or region, but also the restaurants, hotels, shops and other establishments around you. So having Plazes show you where your friends are on a Nokia Map would be very cool.

[Ajax Blog] Breaking: Germany’s Plazes Acquired By Nokia: We most recently wrote about Plazes new iPhone application in May 2008, which will take advantage of the cutting edge location technologies available on the phone (cell triangulation and GPS). The company has raised a total of €3.7 .

 [Indian Startups in News Blog Site] Nokia goes Plazes: Social network + Location intelligence is a killer app and that’s where Nokia is headed. Nokia has acquired Plazes, a German startup (still under closed beta) for an undisclosed amount.

 [202km.com] Breaking: Germany’s Plazes Acquired By Nokia: Put together the Ad system they have, and they control a strong section of the mobile ecosystem from ad generation, delivery through branded channels, with good profile information about the user, especially since most new handsets from Nokia now have GPS built in.

[Wireless Blog] Android Delayed: Nokia, the world’s leading handset manufacturer, has announced its intention to acquire LBS web app Plazes. Berlin-based Plazes will provide Nokia with a social mapping property for Ovi, its new web portal.

Reflected tags on Technorati: Blog, Location: Blogs, Photos, Videos And More On Technorati, Felix: Blogs, Photos, Videos And More On Technorati, Web-20: Blogs, Photos, Videos And More On Technorati, Web2.0: Blogs, Photos, Videos And More On Technorati, Acquisitions: Blogs, Photos, Videos And More On Technorati, Geotags.org