Google in talks to build Facebook competitor
Google Inc has held talks with gaming companies as it looks to develop a new service to compete with social networking website Facebook, the Wall Street Journal reported on Tuesday, citing people familiar with the matter.
The Internet giant has had talks with makers of online games for the service including Playdom Inc, Electronic Arts Inc's Playfish and Zynga Game Network Inc, the report said.
The report said is unclear when the new offering will be launched.
Google already owns and operates social networking site Orkut. The company could not be immediately reached for comment.
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