Geotags.org > Nokia Picks Up Social Networking Service Plazes (NOK)

[Silicon Alley Insider: iPhone] The deal is the latest of several service-based companies Nokia has recently acquired, including mapping company Navteq, media sharing service Twango, mobile advertising firm Enpocket, and digital music company Loudeye.

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[Intercasting Corp.] Nokia acquiring Oz « Intercasting Corp.: In fact, there are a lot of platform companies that fill similar voids. One need only look at Nokia’s history of acquisitions to identify those voids:

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[mocoNews.net] Updated: Nokia To Buy Mobile Communications and Social Net Firm Oz ...: Nokia already has some overlapping services so would be interesting to see how the company integrates Oz’s services within its own. We do know that Nokia has also been looking at other rival communications services, and will Nokia ever make a move on the pureplay social networking side?

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[InterCasting Corp] Nokia acquiring Oz: Today Nokia announced that it is acquiring Oz, the mobile IM and email provider. First things first: Congratulations to Skuli and team.

[ReadWriteWeb] Why Nokia Acquired Plazes, a Location-Based Social Network: Imagine everything Nokia offers wrapped in a cuddly location-based, mapping, social network cloth where all of its users are connected to their interests and each other in the virtual and physical worlds at the same time.

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[Startup Meme] Location based Social Network Plazes bought out by Nokia | Startup ...: Nokia plans at integrating its services into its own mobile devices and Plazes considers the deal to be perfect as Nokia shares the same vision as their product with the power to bring a soothing presence to the millions of users Nokia has worldwide.

[last100] Nokia purchases Plazes, a location-based social networking service: Imagine everything Nokia offers wrapped in a cuddly location-based, mapping, social network cloth where all of its users are connected to their interests and each other in the virtual and physical worlds at the same time.

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