With a name like InTouch, it wouldn’t have made much sense for Brian Carroll’s company to stand alone. But not to worry – it won’t. InTouch was just acquired by MECLABS Group, which is the parent company of MarketingSherpa and MarketingExperiments.
Rumor: StumbleUpon To Be Acquired By eBay
Reports surfacing about a possible eBay/StumbleUpon deal have created quite a buzz throughout the blogosphere over the last 24 hours. Forsaking the significance that such a deal could have in the silently mounting animosity between Google and eBay, the rumored details of acquisition weave an interesting tale in and of themselves.
Headlines on the acquisition front have, by in large, been dominated by Google over the last six months, starting with the company’s highly publicized and now much scrutinized purchase of YouTube.
StubHub Acquired by eBay
eBay announced the acquisition of StubHub, an online marketplace for the resale of event tickets.
Miva Consolidates Acquired Properties Under One Brand
When companies acquire properties, they usually either change the name to fit their brand, or they let the acquired properties operate under the original name. This allowed the acquired property to keep the name recognition that came it.
Brookstone To Be Acquired By Consortium
Product developer and specialty retail company Brookstone announced that it has signed a definitive merger agreement to be acquired by a consortium led by…
Confirmed: AskJeeves Acquired Bloglines
The owner/founder of Bloglines [Mark Fletcher] confirms the acquisition rumors on his blog this morning. Here’s the post from Mark’s blog.
Lycos Acquired by Korean Internet Company
Daum Communications has completed the acquisition of Lycos. The transaction includes the Lycos.com site as well as Lycos’ popular specialty sites, wired.com, tripod.com, angelfire.com, matchmaker.com, quote.com, and hotbot.com.