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03-27-2014, 07:32 PM
Klout Snapped Up by Lithium Tech**logies
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Social-sharing company Klout (http://mashable.com/category/Klout/?utm_campaign=&utm_context=textlink&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=) has been acquired by Lithium Tech**logies, the companies an**unced on Thursday.
The news comes after weeks of speculation (http://recode.net/2014/02/11/exclusive-lithium-tech**logies-to-acquire-klout/) that Lithium Tech**logies, which provides social customer service management for companies such as Spotify (http://mashable.com/category/spotify/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_medium=feed&utm_source=rss), Skype and Sephora, was close to reaching a deal with the startup. Terms of the acquisition were **t an**unced, but said it was a stock deal.
See also: 10 Startups to Watch in 2014 (http://mashable.com/2013/12/16/startups-to-watch-in-2014/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_medium=feed&utm_source=rss)
"We are confirming today that we did indeed close the an**uncement of Klout," a Lithium spokesperson an**unced during a presentation in San Francisco.
Klout gives individual registered users a Klout score (from one to 100 — the higher, the better) based on their ability to spread messages across social networks including Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn. The company also identifies topics users are "influential" about, such as tech**logy or fashion. Brands can use the service to identify individuals who may be able to amplify messages about their products or services. Read more... (http://mashable.com/2014/03/27/klout-acquired-by-lithium-tech**logies/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_medium=feed&utm_source=rss)
More about Acquisitions (http://mashable.com/category/acquisitions/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_medium=feed&utm_source=rss), Klout (http://mashable.com/category/klout/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_medium=feed&utm_source=rss), Business (http://mashable.com/business/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_medium=feed&utm_source=rss), and Apps Software (http://mashable.com/apps-software/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_medium=feed&utm_source=rss)http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Mashable/~4/0ZJYzlxIAcc
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Social-sharing company Klout (http://mashable.com/category/Klout/?utm_campaign=&utm_context=textlink&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=) has been acquired by Lithium Tech**logies, the companies an**unced on Thursday.
The news comes after weeks of speculation (http://recode.net/2014/02/11/exclusive-lithium-tech**logies-to-acquire-klout/) that Lithium Tech**logies, which provides social customer service management for companies such as Spotify (http://mashable.com/category/spotify/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_medium=feed&utm_source=rss), Skype and Sephora, was close to reaching a deal with the startup. Terms of the acquisition were **t an**unced, but said it was a stock deal.
See also: 10 Startups to Watch in 2014 (http://mashable.com/2013/12/16/startups-to-watch-in-2014/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_medium=feed&utm_source=rss)
"We are confirming today that we did indeed close the an**uncement of Klout," a Lithium spokesperson an**unced during a presentation in San Francisco.
Klout gives individual registered users a Klout score (from one to 100 — the higher, the better) based on their ability to spread messages across social networks including Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn. The company also identifies topics users are "influential" about, such as tech**logy or fashion. Brands can use the service to identify individuals who may be able to amplify messages about their products or services. Read more... (http://mashable.com/2014/03/27/klout-acquired-by-lithium-tech**logies/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_medium=feed&utm_source=rss)
More about Acquisitions (http://mashable.com/category/acquisitions/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_medium=feed&utm_source=rss), Klout (http://mashable.com/category/klout/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_medium=feed&utm_source=rss), Business (http://mashable.com/business/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_medium=feed&utm_source=rss), and Apps Software (http://mashable.com/apps-software/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_medium=feed&utm_source=rss)http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Mashable/~4/0ZJYzlxIAcc