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When one company decides to acquire another company, chances are that they have carefully considered all of the possible benefits and drawbacks that may result from the deal. One of the most important considerations is how a potential deal will work with a company's strategy. An acquisition should add value to the company that did not exist previously.

Kabam, a free-to-play gaming company recently announced that it had acquired Phoenix Age, a video game studio based in San Francisco. Details of the purchase were not made available to the public. Kabam has been hinting at an IPO recently and the purpose of its acquisition strategy is to bolster its game offerings.

The E.W. Scripps Co. has acquired WeatherSphere, the publisher responsible for weather apps such as RadarCast, Hi-Def Radar, WeatherAlerts and Lightning Cast for an undisclosed amount. According to a report published by TechCrunch on Tuesday, Scripps made the acquisition to diversify its offerings and will add the WeatherSphere applications to its portfolio alongside its preexisting weather app, StormShield. WeatherSphere CEO Raghav Gupta told TechCrunch he will retain leadership of his team.

Merging or selling your company outright is a big decision. Not only is it hard to find a situation where you make enough to justify letting go of a company that you have built from the ground up, but it can also be hard to imagine letting go and moving on to a new project, new company or new career.

First and foremost, it is important to evaluate whether you have more passion or exhaustion in your career, Forbes contributor Kate Harrison says. If you find that your exhaustion levels outweigh your passion for the project, it may be time to find a new leader, or sell the company altogether.

The rise of esports has given careers to countless professional video gamers, and created a market for innovative platforms for spectators and participants to engage with the technology. This week, Twitch, a game-streaming service, announced plans to purchase GoodGame. The acquisition will broaden Twitch's footprint in the esports market, which is already considerable: TechCrunch reports that daily, more users watch League of Legends than major network news broadcasts.

Bongo is a company that sports more than 250,000 clients and 2,000 retail partners, according to a FedEx press release. While international delivery was one of the major market segments where FedEx boosted profits this year, the company clearly isn't finished building out its services. Bongo offers assistance with customs, compliance, money conversion, fraud protection and tax/fee estimations for packages shipped between countries.

Streamlining and securing documents is a major marketplace in the tech sphere, with more and more firms relying on cloud-based solutions for records and other materials. Two companies in the field have agreed to a merger: Axacore, Inc., a San Diego-based mortgage document management firm and Scrypt, Inc., a healthcare document company based in Austin, Texas.

As technological services continue to provide greater levels of personalization, companies working in these industries may have to make moves to stay competitive. Streaming radio services that offer the ability to provide users with content that is more specifically geared toward an individual user's tastes and preferences is desirable for some companies in this area.

Previously on this blog, it was discussed that Apple and Beats had entered an acquisition deal. However, before the deal could go through, it had to receive regulatory approval. According to a recent article in the Wall Street Journal, the deal was approved last Friday. The acquisition was for a reported $3 billion.

In the technology M&A landscape it is not uncommon to hear that Google has made a recent acquisition deal. As a large company that is constantly working on a number of projects, it frequently needs access to new technologies or talented teams that will help it achieve its desired aims. As such, the company makes acquisitions from time to time.

Determining whether you and your company would do better in the long run to continue as a stand-alone entity or sell and become part of a larger organization involves a large number of considerations, both professional and emotional. Entrepreneurs almost universally struggle harder with the latter, for there is no denying that selling your company is as much a personal as it is a business transaction.

Facebook continues to look for ways to expand into new IT areas. Last week, the social network completed the acquisitions of two California startups whose technologies could help Facebook compete with other IT giants.

"Innovation has always been at the core of our company, and now we are better positioned to design open, digital products for the athlete of tomorrow and become more proactive in providing solutions that will help people across the world lead healthier lifestyles," said Kevin Plank, Founder and CEO of Under Armour, at the time of the deal. 

We are officially in the age of the stock photo. Last month, Microsoft announced that it would discontinue its popular "Clipart" feature in Microsoft Office Suite, and replace it with a search engine to find licensed images for users to insert under fair use guidelines. Copyright law has made it increasingly difficult and frowned-upon for designers and casual document creators to use images without permission, and Shutterstock has been a leading provider of audio and visual content.

We are officially in the age of the stock photo. Last month, Microsoft announced that it would discontinue its popular "Clipart" feature in Microsoft Office Suite, and replace it with a search engine to find licensed images for users to insert under fair use guidelines.

Anyone can start a blog. With the proliferation of open platforms like Blogger and WordPress, many writers and content creators have dabbled in blogging over the last 15 years, but only a sliver of them have broken out into widespread popularity. For that reason, many casual bloggers (and even those who devote significant time and energy to their projects) will tell you how hard it is to monetize content for a blog startup, even when they've grown a modest following.

One of the Super Bowl's most popularads, a spot by Budweiser, featured a lost dog who wandered throughthe snow in search of his owner. With the rise of wearable pet technology, finding lost pets is becoming easier, and the tech sphere has made room for several key players in development.

One of the Super Bowl's most popularads, a spot by Budweiser, featured a lost dog who wandered throughthe snow in search of his owner. With the rise of wearable pet technology, finding lost pets is becoming easier, and the tech sphere has made room for several key players in development.