LivingSocial is definitely expanding into the lucrative Asian market. The social shopping platform demonstrated its desire by buying Ticket Monster. The purchase is considered one of the biggest acquisitions for LivingSocial so far and is the ninth company it has purchased.


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Google bought The Dealmap, a platform that collects and promotes daily deals in local markets. "We are impressed with what The Dealmap team has accomplished and excited to welcome them to Google," according to a Google statement. "We've been thrilled with the early success of our commerce offerings, and we think they can help us build even better products and services for consumers and merchants."


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Facebook has just bought Push Pop Press. Started by former Apple employees Kimon Tsinteris and Mike Matas, Push Pop Press helps authors and publishers convert physical books into iPad and iPhone-friendly formats.

The company has been heralded by design enthusiasts and the mainstream alike. In 2009 former Vice President Al Gore used to software to create the book Our Choice. In 2011 the company won one of Apple's lauded design awards.


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