Visible Path said to be bought

Visible Path said to be bought

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Visible Path, a Silicon Valley start-up that offers companies a way for their employees to how their personal contacts are linked to others in their organization and elsewhere, has been bought by a multibillion, international company, according to this CNET article.

Visible Path has remained focused on serving companies — even as more popular consumer-focused networks such as LinkedIn, and now Facebook, have grabbed attention. It’s not clear whether Visibile Path was making money (we wrote… Continue Reading

Visible Path hires new CEO

Visible Path hires new CEO

Visible Path, an early professional social networking company backed by big-name venture capitalists, dropped off the public radar in recent years. But it’s trying to change that.

The Foster City, Calif. company has made two moves to bring new focus: hiring a new chief executive, Cary Rosenzweig, and integrating its technology with the popular online software company, Salesforce.

For years, it has been quietly trying to sell its service to companies. Lately though, free or semi-free services… Continue Reading