Report: Google Buys Location-Based Video Service Quiksee

Google is reportedly continuing its buying spree with Israeli company Quiksee, which allows users to create location-based interactive videos.

The deal is worth an estimated $10 million, according to Israeli newspaper Haaretz.com. Google and Quiksee have not commented on the reported deal.

Quiksee was founded in 2002, and was awarded $3.5 million in funding from Ofer Hi-Tech and Docor International, Haaretz said. Adding Quiksee technology to its mapping services is the "missing link in Google's Street View service," according to Haaretz.

Quiksee is the second Israeli company Google acquired this year. In April, it purchased app publisher LabPixies. Last month alone, Google also bought social gaming company SocialDeck, virtual currency platform developer Jambool, and social game and app developer Slide.

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