PostRank acquired by Google

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9 responses to “PostRank acquired by Google”

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   June 3, 2011

   davidcrow

   Nothing on the rumor mill about acquisition price. B’ah, I wonder how much?

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      June 3, 2011

      Jevon

      I’m not sure the price is the story here. Google is getting an amazing technical team and I think that no matter what price is paid, Google is getting a steal of a deal.

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         June 3, 2011

         davidcrow

         Rumor has it that it is fund maker.

         But agreed. They are getting an amazing technical team. The @PostRank team has been killing it.

         A lot of the social media monitoring companies have come of age and are being acquired. I reckon:

         ScoutLabs = Lithium
         Sysomos = Marketwire
         Radian6 = Salesforce
         Hootsuite = ?
         Syncapse = ?
         Lymbix = ?

         Great opportunity.

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            June 3, 2011

            Jonas

            Don’t be mean… 

            Jokes aside, while I am excited for the PostRank team and this is much better than a nil result, it is a shame more Canadian companies don’t get beyond the acqHire stage.

            On the bright side, I look forward to keeping in touch with Ilya and crashing on his couch next trip to California!

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               June 4, 2011

               davidcrow

               Who said nil?
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            June 3, 2011

            Mike Potter

            Canada’s leading the way in social media.  There was an article about this  a few months ago on TechVibes:
            http://www.techvibes.com/blog/arkli-hopes-to-follow-in-the-footsteps-of-sysomos-syncapse-radian6-hootsuite-and-swix-2011-04-08 
            I would think HootSuite would be a likely candidate for acquisition – another Canadian company that’s killing it.
            Mike

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   June 4, 2011

   Chrisarsenault

   Obviously I’d like to see very large tech companies be built here in Canada. Not many tech companies have that potential though and M&A short term or long is the natural next step. We should continue to celebrate large like small acquisitions, because they nurture our entrepreneurial ambition, higher expectations, hope and most importantly “brain flow”. M&A, be it for technical skill acquisition, revenue acquisition or product complementarity, M&A builds knowledge and relationships. I think Canada needs to build on these links and plan for the subsequent wave of returning entrepreneurs, of C100 members, of emerging entrepreneurs who need to look up to their colleagues and realize that “it’s possible” they can do it too!

   Congrats to the PostRank team! Congrats to Google.

   Looking forward seeing these guys build stronger bridges between Canada and the Valley, valuable relationships and most importantly… starting over again with new startup ideas over the coming years.

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      June 4, 2011

      Jevon

      Cheers to that!

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