Google Said to Have Paid About $200 Million for Slide

Google Inc., owner of the world’s most popular search engine, acquired social-gaming company Slide Inc., part of an effort to keep pace with Facebook Inc. by offering social networking and entertainment.

The acquisition will help Google make its services more “socially aware,” the company said in a blog posting. While terms weren’t disclosed, the price was about $200 million, according to two people familiar with the deal. They declined to be identified because the agreement is private.