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Twitter Acquires Summize

Announced July 15, 2008

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What happened

A search engine that became the basis of Twitter's real-time search.

Acquirer
Twitter
Target
Summize
Announced
July 15, 2008
Price
Undisclosed
Industry
Social search

By the numbers

Twitter's acquisition history
1st 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 2008
75 across all acquirers
Twitter in Social search
1 acquisition

Frequently Asked Questions About This Acquisition

When did Twitter acquire Summize?

Twitter acquired Summize on July 15, 2008. This was Twitter's 1st publicly tracked acquisition out of 70 we have on record.

How much did Twitter pay for Summize?

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

What does Summize do?

A search engine that became the basis of Twitter's real-time search.

What other Social search companies has Twitter acquired?

Summize is Twitter's only publicly tracked acquisition in Social search so far.

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