Social marketing startup Dachis Group closes $7.5M funding round

March 21, 2013 4:33 PM Jolie O'Dell
Jolie O'Dell

Dachis Group, a social marketing software company, has announced a $7.5 million round of funding.

The startup combines a few disciplines: social marketing, social analytics, and big data. The company’s products can track brand advocates’ social media impact, employee’s online …

Twitter snaps up social media analytics startup Hotspots.io

April 16, 2012 1:45 PM Sarah Mitroff
Sarah Mitroff

Twitter purchased social-media analytics company and YCombinator alumn Hotspots.io for an unknown amount of money on Monday, according to Hotspots.io’s website. According to the company, Twitter’s revenue-engineering team will gain Hotspots.io’s employees.

There’s not much information on Hotspots.io — the …

ViralHeat a Match.com for businesses and consumers?

June 30, 2011 1:59 PM Meghan Kelly
Meghan Kelly

I’m Dell and I want you to buy my laptop. The only problem is, I have no clue who you are. Radian6 has been telling me you are out there, my Bit.ly links show that you are clicking, but how …