Today’s funding and acquisitions news roundup from across the web:
Social Media
Travel Search Engine Kayak Files For $50 Million IPO (via TechCrunch)
Twitter Raising New Venture Round at $3 Billion Valuation (via TechCrunch)
Social Classifieds Service Oodle Buys Grouply (via TechCrunch)
LivingSocial Spends $5M On Controlling Stake In Social Shopping Site JumpOnIt (via TechCrunch)
Mobile
Verifone Acquires Electronic Payments Company Hypercom For $485 Million (via TechCrunch)
Gaming
GameGround raises $5.3M for gamer social networking app (via GamesBeat)