Facebook has hired a member of Google Inc's (GOOG.O) corporate development team to lead its fledgling merger and acquisition efforts, as the world's No. 1 Internet social network shows an increasing appetite for deals. Amin Zoufonoun, a director of corporate development at Google, will join Facebook next week, the firm confirmed on Monday. The move -- the latest development in the rivalry between the two Internet powers -- comes as Facebook steps up its acquisitions, which to date have primarily been small start-ups it has bought for engineering talent rather than actual products.
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