Tag: Acquisitions

Discovery Channel Buys Revision3, Enters WebTV Fray
After a couple of days when rumors began to circulate...
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Washington Post Hires Digg Tech Team
Some thought it was going to be an acquisition, others thought it would just be talent acquisition, but it turns out, the Washington Post is just hiring some members of Digg's tech...
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Facebook’s Instagram Days of Antitrust Scrutiny Ahead
So now that we have learned that Facebook's $1 billion purchase of Instagram wasn't so m...
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Facebook Buys Tagtile, a Marketing Solutions Company
Facebook has extended its shopping spree by buying Tagtile, a loyalty and direct marketing solutions designer for businesses. Tagtile is the second company Facebook has bought thi...
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Instagram Tops App Store Following Facebook Purchase
That lead image, a screencap I took about thirty minutes ago, says it all: Instagram is the top free app in the iTunes App Store. So much for people risking...
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Facebook Owns Instagram: You Got A Problem With That?
As previously reported, Facebook has purchased Instagram for $1 billion. The app is enor...
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Google Acquires TxVia To Bolster Google Wallet
Google announced last night that it has acquired TxVia, a payments technology company, which will become part of Google Wallet. "Since 2008, TxVia has supported the management...
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Interview: SalesCrunch to Acquire Cisco’s WebEx for $1 Plus Equity?
This week, online meeting platform SalesCrunch made an offer to buy WebEx from Cisco. What's interesting about the offer is the fact that...
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eBay Sells Rent.com To Primedia
eBay has sold Rent.com to Primedia, which also owns ApartmentGuide.com, Rentals.com, RentalHouses.com and NewHomeGuide.com. The property search site should fit right in. eBay s...
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Zynga Acquires “Draw Something” Makers OMGPOP
Earlier we reported that Zynga had made a deal to acquire OMGPOP, and now it is o...
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Zynga Buys “Draw Something” Makers OMGPOP [REPORT]
UPDATE: It's official, Zynga has bought NY-based OMGPOP. ORIGINAL ARTIC...
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AOL Acquires Photo-Sharing App Hipster
AOL has just struck a deal with Hipster, a relatively new photo-sharing company, to acquire their local app. Hipster's intimate five-person te...
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Twitter Buys Posterous For Undisclosed Sum
Twitter and Posterous announced that the former has acquired the latter. Terms of the deal have not been disclosed, but we do have official announcements from both companies. I...
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eBay, StubHub Acquire Peekspy, Fanvenues
eBay's StubHub has acquired Peekspy, makers of the Fanvenues 3D mapping service. On its site, FanVenues calls itself "The Google of seat views for sports and concert fans." OK....
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