Twitter neemt Posterous over

Veel acquisities tijdens SXSW

Op de corporate blog heeft het Posterous team zojuist bekend gemaakt dat het is overgenomen door Twitter. Doel van de overname lijkt vooral te gaan om de mensen achter de schermen: o.a. verschillende engineers en product managers zullen aan de slag gaan bij Twitter. Bestaande Posterous spaces blijven gewoon werken.

Verder is er weinig bekend gemaakt. Twitter zegt de gebruikers te informeren wanneer het de service gaat wijzigen. De overname van Posterous is niet de eerste acquisitie tijdens SXSW dit jaar. Eerder vandaag werd op basis van een anonieme bron al bekend gemaakt dat CNN mogelijk Mashable gaat overnemen voor een bedrag van 200 miljoen dollar.

Sachin Agarwal, oprichter van Posterous, zegt het volgende over de acquisitie:

The opportunities in front of Twitter are exciting, and we couldn’t be happier about bringing our team’s expertise to a product that reaches hundreds of millions of users around the globe. Plus, the people at Twitter are genuinely nice folks who share our vision for making sharing simpler.

Posterous Spaces will remain up and running without disruption. We’ll give users ample notice if we make any changes to the service. For users who would like to back up their content or move to another service, we’ll share clear instructions for doing so in the coming weeks.

You can find more information answers to other questions you may have here.

Finally, we’d like to offer thanks to all of our users, especially those who have been with Posterous since day one. The last four years have been an amazing journey. Your encouragement, praise and criticism have made us better. Thanks for that. We look forward to building great things for you over at Twitter.

Twitter reageert als volgt op haar blog:

Today we are welcoming a very talented group from Posterous to Twitter. This team has built an innovative product that makes sharing across the web and mobile devices simple—a goal we share. Posterous engineers, product managers and others will join our teams working on several key initiatives that will make Twitter even better.

Posterous Spaces will remain up and running without disruption. We’ll give users ample notice if we make any changes to the service. For users who would like to back up their content or move to another service, we’ll share clear instructions for doing so in the coming weeks.

We’re always looking for talented people who have the passion and personality to join Twitter. Acquisitions have given us people and technology that have enabled us to more quickly build a better Twitter for you