Google Acquires Korean Blogging Software Provider

Google has acquired South Korean blogging platform provider Tatter and Company, TNC, for an undisclosed sum. TNC provides a blogging and publishing platform Textcube, which Google plans to introduce to bloggers outside Korea.

The acquisition is Google’s first acquisition in Asia outside China and follows its 2003 acquisition of Blogger. In July this year, it acquired Russian online advertising company ZAO Begun for $140m, and in March it acquired online ad serving and management technology provider DoubleClick.

A Google spokesperson said: "We are excited to welcome Tatter and Company’s engineering team to Google Korea. Acquiring Tatter and Company will allow us to enhance our online publishing tools in Korea, benefiting a large number of users who already depend on and enjoy Google and Tatter and Company’s products."