Google has acquired social-search provider Aardvark, hot on the heels of its Google Buzz launch.
Google declined to share financial terms of the deal, but TechCrunch reported on Thursday that Google paid $50m (£30m) for the start-up. "We have signed a definitive agreement to acquire Aardvark, but we don't have any additional details to share right now," a company representative said in a statement.
Aardvark's search engine scans the profiles of people users have designated as friends in an attempt to match their expertise or interests with a query — for example, if a user wanted a restaurant recommendation for a certain area. Aardvark lets users choose topics on which they are willing to be questioned when they set up their own profile.
For more on this story, see Google acquires social search engine Aardvark on CNET News.
