Newly Minted Social Identity Startup About.me Gets Acquired by AOL
Recent AOL acquisition About.me wants to take on Google as the source of finding out all that you want to know about a person. With refreshing visuals and simple interface, AOL is hoping About.me will be a winner.
Barely out of testing and still in beta, AOL announced the acquisition of About.me yesterday for an undisclosed sum. Leading the acquisition from AOL is Brad Garlinghouse who will add the 3 month old company to AOL’s consumer applications group. About.me launched a beta in September and quickly grew to 400,000 users much thanks to praise from early adopters who spread the good word over Twitter. About.me aims to replace Google as a means to find information on someone your interested in learning more about.
Viewing a profile on About.me
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