Google's 2011 Shopping list

Google has really involved itself in loads of activities this year, including buying a number of tech companies and start-ups, just so as to keep in shape with the fierce competition that the tech landscape has seen this year.

As the year is about to end we bring you list of all the companies that google has acquired in 2011.
It may not be surprising to see more additions latter in the year since things do happen fasted than you expect in the tech world.

	Date of Acquisition	Company	Business	Country	Value	Used As
	02011-01-13 January 13, 2011	eBook Technologies	E-book	USA		Google Books
	02011-01-25 January 25, 2011	SayNow	Voice Recognition	USA		Google Voice
	02011-01-26 January 26, 2011	fflick	Social networking service	USA	$&1000000001000000000000010,000,000	YouTube
	02011-03-01 March 1, 2011	Zynamics	Security	GER
	02011-03-07 March 7, 2011	BeatThatQuote.com	Price comparison service	UK	£37,700,000	Google Advisor
	02011-03-07 March 7, 2011	Next New Networks	Online video	USA		YouTube
	02011-03-16 March 16, 2011	Green Parrot Pictures	Digital video	IRL		YouTube
	02011-04-08 April 8, 2011	PushLife	Service provider	CAN	$&1000000002500000000000025,000,000
	02011-04-26 April 26, 2011	TalkBin	Mobile software	USA		Android
	02011-05-23 May 23, 2011	Sparkbuy	Price comparison service	USA		Google Product Search
	02011-06-03 June 3, 2011	PostRank	Social media analytics service	CAN
	02011-06-09 June 9, 2011	Admeld	Online advertising	USA	$&10000000400000000000000400,000,000	DoubleClick, Invite Media
	02011-06-18 June 18, 2011	SageTV	Media Center	USA		Google TV
	02011-07-08 July 8, 2011	Punchd	Loyalty program	USA		Google Wallet
	02011-07-21 July 21, 2011	Fridge	Social groups	USA		Google+
	02011-07-23 July 23, 2011	PittPatt	Facial recognition system	USA		Android
	02011-08-01 August 1, 2011	Dealmap	One deal a day service	USA		Google Offers
	02011-08-15 August 15, 2011	Motorola Mobility	Mobile device manufacturer	USA	$&1000001250000000000000012,500,000,000	Android, Google TV
	02011-09-07 September 7, 2011	Zave Networks	Digital coupons	USA		Google Offers
	02011-09-08 September 8, 2011	Zagat	Restaurant reviews	USA	$&10000000151000000000000151,000,000	Google Places
	02011-09-19 September 19, 2011	DailyDeal	One deal a day service	GER	$&10000000114000000000000114,000,000	Google Offers
	02011-10-11 October 11, 2011	SocialGrapple	Social Media analytics service	USA		Google+
	02011-11-10 November 10, 2011	Apture	Instantaneous search	USA		Google Search
	02011-11-14 November 14, 2011	Katango	Social circle organization	USA		Google+

All these made up a total of 24 acquisitions for this year only and there are rumours of more to come before the end of the year.