Twitter Summize

Micro-blogging service Twitter announced the acquisition of the "tweet" search tool Summize on July 14, 2008.¹ Summize confirmed the deal the next day.²

Fast Facts

1. Twitter confirmed the acquisition of Summize on July 14, 2008
2. Summize was founded by Abdur Chowdhury, Greg Pass and Jay Virdy in 2006²
3. Twitter was founded in 2006
4. Summize provided a service for finding and filtering Twitter tweets
5. Began discussing "a more formal relationship" in June of 2008¹
6. Monetary size of transaction unconfirmed³

Twitter Statement

"We’re excited to announce that Twitter has acquired Summize—an extraordinary search tool and an amazing group of engineers. All five Summize engineers will move to San Francisco, CA and take jobs at Twitter, Inc. This is an important step forward in the evolution of Twitter as a service and as a company."¹—Biz Stone, Twitter

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