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From the linked website: "© 2007-2015 Bitly, Inc" - was this a subsidiary of bitly from jump, or an acquihire?
by eric_h 10y ago
From the linked website:
"© 2007-2015 Bitly, Inc" - was this a subsidiary of bitly from jump, or an acquihire?
- ploxiln 10y agoAcquihire in mid-2011 http://www.adweek.com/socialtimes/bitly-acquires-twitterfeed/453946 http://www.adweek.com/socialtimes/bitly-acquires-twitterfeed... Mario continued to work mostly independently on Twitterfeed for many years, maybe up until now. Legend has it that one of the motivations for the acquisition was to help with a work visa situation for another employee from the UK, Mike Dewar. He was a graduate student in NYC who did an internship (or similar) at Bitly, but had to move back to the UK when he finished/discontinued his studies. So they had Twitterfeed hire him, then acquired Twitterfeed, then he was able to move back to the US office. Just hear-say from long ago, I don't recall any details :)
- teen 10y agowhy would you make this kind of info public?
- Zyst 10y agoWhy would someone be discouraged from making this kind of info public?
- untog 10y agoMentioning someone's name specifically feels off to me. It doesn't assist in explaining anything, just invades their privacy.
- kbody 10y agoLegend has it that ploxiln from NYC that worked on Bitly is a disgruntled employee that had a problem with the company and/or the engineer he mentioned. Just hear-say from long ago, I don't recall any details :)
- ploxiln 10y agoI don't see how what I said carries any negative connotations about anyone. Jeez.