By CLAIRE CAIN MILLER, New York Times
Google has acquired Slide, the start-up that makes apps for social networking Web sites, according to two sources briefed on the deal. Google will pay around $228 million for the company, according to one of the sources. Officials at Google and Slide declined to comment. The acquisition is one of the clearest signals yet that Google is planning moves into social networking. Google has also invested some $150 million in Zynga, the biggest online social gaming company, according to sources briefed on the investment.
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