JS-Kit nabs SezWho as blog comment services converge
Blog commenting services have been consolidating over the past year, thinning out a once crowded market. Most recently, JS-Kit, maker of blog widgets for polls, ratings and comments, acquired competing commenting company SezWho — which itself absorbed blog semantic search firm Tejit last May. And just last fall, Wordpress parent company Automattic bought comment provider IntenseDebate. No financial terms were disclosed for any of these deals.
JS-Kit says it will keep the SezWho service live for… Continue Reading
JS-Kit, the widget company for dummies, gets boost
JS-Kit, the Silicon Valley company that makes it easy for bloggers to add comments, polls, product reviews or ratings system to their websites, has gotten a boost when it most needs it.
It has raised $3.6 million in a second round of funding led by Altos Ventures, right when the climate for getting such capital is turning harsh. With the market turning downward and venture investors renewing their focus on profitability, many widget companies aren’t likely… Continue Reading