Today’s funding and acquisitions news roundup from across the web:
Web Content
Google Acquires BeatThatQuote for $61.5 Million (via Mashable)
Need storage? Find it with SpareFoot — which just raised $1.5M (via DealsBeat)
Mobile
Why messaging app Kik just got $8M: “It’s so frickin’ fast” (via MobileBeat)
Qriously raises $1.6m to let brands replace mobile ads with questions (via TechCrunch Europe)
ZoomSafer Raises $1.1 Million, Seeks To Prevent ‘Distracted Driving’ (via TechCrunch)
IT/Storage
Western Digital To Acquire Hitachi for $4.3 Billion (via Mashable)
Social Media
Kiwibox.com Acquires German Photo Blog Community Pixunity (via TechCrunch)
Advertising
AdGrok Raises $470K To Be The TurboTax For Search Engine Marketing (via TechCrunch)
eCommerce
Privalia Raises $123.4 Million, Buys German Online Fashion Retailer ‘Dress for Less’ (via TechCrunch)
