Net-Savvy Executive

MARCH 30, 2011

Every few seconds this morning, TweetDeck brings another comment on today's announcement that Salesforce.com is buying Radian6. The announcement's not exactly a surprise—Radian6 was the obvious acquisition target in social media analysis (SMA), and their platform had supported Salesforce integration since mid-2009.

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Dave Fleet

JULY 5, 2010

Lithium Technologies. So, while this is still – for now – a rumour, given that these confirmations were initially posted by the company (I saw the blog comment before its removal), I’m inclined to believe the reports and that a formal announcement is imminent. Acquired by. Jive Software. January 2010. February 2010.

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Convince & Convert

MAY 20, 2012

The truth is, many marketing professionals do not know what this software can do, much less what specific companies’ versions can do. And the software companies themselves make it worse by not being specific about their capabilities and areas of focus. There are WAY more companies than this.

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Net-Savvy Executive

APRIL 1, 2011

The first report in the space was Peter Kim's Forrester Wave: Brand Monitoring (September 2006), which introduced us to seven companies: Biz360 Acquired by Attensity in 2010. Visible Technologies Still doing what they do. For a really entertaining angle, ask the same question, but focus on the people at each company this time.

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Net-Savvy Executive

APRIL 5, 2011

Before the discussion about the Radian6 acquisition had time to settle down, there's another acquisition. Before the next domino falls, though, I want to point out some of the insider opinions floating around from the Radian6 deal. " Related: What Does Salesforce-Radian6 Deal Mean for Everyone Else? Here we go again.

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Buzz Marketing for Technology

FEBRUARY 9, 2011

I tried to go a layer or two deeper than some of the major analyst firms as well so you get a broader spectrum companies that would include some of the smaller firms that normally don’t get mentioned. Radian6 – I originally started with a firm that I own here at Avaya. Great for small brands and the do it yourselfer social strategists.

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