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July 31, 2012 10:20 pm GMT

Google Acquires Wildfire, Will Now Sell Facebook And Twitter Marketing Services

blog_imageGoogle has just bought social marketing software developer Wildfire, which lets brands serve marketing and ad campaigns on Facebook,Google+,Twitter,Pinterest,YouTubeandLinkedIn.Wildfire has grown to 400 employees over the last four years and now serves 16,000 customers. Several sources and blogs say the sale price was around $250 millionThe acquisition will allow Google to provide advanced software and services to brands who want to run contests, sweepstakes, branded games and more on Google+. Wildfire will still operate as a marketing tool for brands on Google's competing platforms, including Facebook, putting the search giant in a curiousposition where it earns money on the success of its rivals.

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