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Demand Media Acquires Pluck

The company called Pluck has ties to well-known entities like Discovery Communications, USA Today, and Conde Nast.  And now Demand Media does, too; it has acquired Pluck for an undisclosed amount.

Pluck Puts Itself Up For Sale

Things are looking up for Pluck.  Things are looking so good, in fact, that the social media company has reportedly decided to sell itself, and has set $75 million as a target price.

Reuters, Pluck Offer Blog Syndication

Reuters and Pluck have announced a strategic partnership aimed at syndicating third-party blog content as part of Reuters news and information service. In return for its $7 million investment in Pluck, Reuters will receive an undisclosed share of ownership of the company.

Pluck's Day Is Done

Pluck, one of the early entries among RSS readers, is fading into the sunset. The plugin for Internet Explorer and Firefox will be discontinued effective January 7, 2007, according to a notice on the company's website.

Say Bye To Pluck RSS Reader

Sid has news that Pluck will be shutting down its RSS reader service after giving it a good effort over the past two years.

Austin Paper Offers Blogs To Local Politicos

The Austin American-Statesman has an open offer to host blogs for candidates for office from the Central Texas area.

BlogBurst Puts Blogs In The News

Prominent online newspaper sites like SFGate.com from the San Francisco Chronicle and other began displaying blog content provided by Pluck's BlogBurst syndication service.

Frankly Speaking About RSS Readers

Frank Gruber, the mind behind the Somewhat Frank blog, subjected nine web-based RSS feed readers to a comparison and blogged about the best on TechCrunch.

Newspaper Sites to Syndicate Blog Content

In what could be a landmark moment for citizen journalism, four newspapers plan to syndicate bloggers' content on their own sites through a new program called Blogburst.

Tagging Comes Out Of The Shadows

The CEO of Pluck discussed how the newest service, social tagging site Shadows, presents a good experience for its users.