Apple Acquires Social-analytic Company Topsy for $200M

Posted by Joachim Bartels | Dec 3, 2013 | Analytics, Apple, Ownership Changes of Information Companies, Social Media, United States | 0 |

Apple Inc. has acquired Topsy Labs Inc., social-media analytic company, for $200 million, according to a report in the Wall Street Journal. Topsy specializes in data obtained from Twitter Inc. which it analyzes to track the sentiments of consumers and measure the popularity of particular items or topics.

Source: Marketwatch.com

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