YouTube Founders Bought Another Startup: Tap11
Founders of YouTube, Chad Hurly and Steve Chen, who own a new web company called AVOS, bought another startup. Tap11 is a service that allows companies to monitor conversations concerning them on Twitter and Facebook.
Founders of YouTube, Chad Hurly and Steve Chen, who own a new web company called AVOS, bought another startup. Tap11 is a real-time business intelligence platform, allowing companies to monitor their effectiveness on the Internet.
The acquisition arrives shortly after AVOS bought Delicious, the bookmarking service, from Yahoo. The co-founders of Tap11 will be joining AVOS in top executive roles.
In a release Hurley says “our vision is to create the world’s best platform for users to save, share, and Tap11 works with over 500 major brands, media companies and agencies.
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