digg_url = 'http://digg.com/tech_news/Google_Acquires_Microblogging_Service_Jaiku'; digg_bgcolor = '#ffffff'; digg_skin = 'compact'; Finnish short messaging and microblogging service Jaiku has been acquired by Google, the company says. That Google bought this competitor

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