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Twitter Acquires Posterous

Announced March 12, 2012

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What happened

A blogging platform.

Acquirer
Twitter
Target
Posterous
Announced
March 12, 2012
Price
Undisclosed
Industry
Blogging platform

By the numbers

Twitter's acquisition history
16th of 70 tracked deals
Disclosed prices
11 of 70 Twitter deals
Twitter's average disclosed price
$135.7M
Twitter's largest disclosed deal
TellApart ($479M)
Tracked acquisitions in 2012
90 across all acquirers
Twitter in Blogging platform
1 acquisition

Frequently Asked Questions About This Acquisition

When did Twitter acquire Posterous?

Twitter acquired Posterous on March 12, 2012. This was Twitter's 16th publicly tracked acquisition out of 70 we have on record.

How much did Twitter pay for Posterous?

The price Twitter paid for Posterous was not publicly disclosed. Only 11 of Twitter's 70 tracked acquisitions have a disclosed price.

What does Posterous do?

A blogging platform.

What other Blogging platform companies has Twitter acquired?

Posterous is Twitter's only publicly tracked acquisition in Blogging platform so far.

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