Twitter has acquired Posterous, a blogging site, for an undisclosed sum, in a bid to improve its content sharing features.
Founded in 2008, Posterous, which has gone head to head with Tumblr (a more popular simple blogging site), emerged from the well-known Silicon Valley technology incubator, Y Combinator.
The companyââ¬â¢s team will be joining Twitterââ¬â¢s developers, as part of the deal, the company announced in a blog post.
Today we are welcoming a very talented group from Posterous to Twitter,ââ¬Â a Twitter spokesman wrote on the company blog. ââ¬ÅThis team has built an innovative product that makes sharing across the web and mobile devices simpleââ¬âa goal we share. Posterous engineers, product managers and others will join our teams working on several key initiatives that will make Twitter even better.ââ¬Â
They added: ââ¬ÅWeââ¬â¢re always looking for talented people who have the passion and personality to join Twitter. Acquisitions have given us people and technology that have enabled us to more quickly build a better Twitter for you.ââ¬Â
On the Posterous company blog, the team wrote: ââ¬ÅThe opportunities in front of Twitter are exciting, and we couldnââ¬â¢t be happier about bringing our teamââ¬â¢s expertise to a product that reaches hundreds of millions of users around the globe. Plus, the people at Twitter are genuinely nice folks who share our vision for making sharing simpler.
Full article: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technolo...ogging-site-Posterous-to-improve-sharing.html
Question: Do any of you use Posterous?
Founded in 2008, Posterous, which has gone head to head with Tumblr (a more popular simple blogging site), emerged from the well-known Silicon Valley technology incubator, Y Combinator.
The companyââ¬â¢s team will be joining Twitterââ¬â¢s developers, as part of the deal, the company announced in a blog post.
Today we are welcoming a very talented group from Posterous to Twitter,ââ¬Â a Twitter spokesman wrote on the company blog. ââ¬ÅThis team has built an innovative product that makes sharing across the web and mobile devices simpleââ¬âa goal we share. Posterous engineers, product managers and others will join our teams working on several key initiatives that will make Twitter even better.ââ¬Â
They added: ââ¬ÅWeââ¬â¢re always looking for talented people who have the passion and personality to join Twitter. Acquisitions have given us people and technology that have enabled us to more quickly build a better Twitter for you.ââ¬Â
On the Posterous company blog, the team wrote: ââ¬ÅThe opportunities in front of Twitter are exciting, and we couldnââ¬â¢t be happier about bringing our teamââ¬â¢s expertise to a product that reaches hundreds of millions of users around the globe. Plus, the people at Twitter are genuinely nice folks who share our vision for making sharing simpler.
Full article: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technolo...ogging-site-Posterous-to-improve-sharing.html
Question: Do any of you use Posterous?
