Facebook Seeks Acquisitions to Fend Off Google - 0 views
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Greg Steen on 24 Aug 11Facebook, the world's largest social network, is planning acquisitions that will improve site design, keep its service reliable and advance mobile features to stave off competition from Google and Twitter. The company aims to make about 20 purchases in 2011, up from 10 last year and one in 2009, Vaughan Smith, Facebook's director of corporate development, said in an interview.