Clearspring Acquires AddThis

2008 September 30
by Justin Thorp

Big news today at Clearspring HQ.  We’ve acquired the bookmark and content sharing service AddThis, the button thats frickin’ all over the Web.  Together, we make the most comprehensive set of sharing services on the Web.  We’re all really pumped.

Venture Beat did a really nice write up.  Here’s an excerpt:

Clearspring, the widget creation platform, has acquired AddThis, the bookmarking and sharing button, for an undisclosed amount. The acquisition moves Clearspring closer to becoming a service that allows any users to share content from any website.

AddThis will initially remain its own service. Through the acquisition, Clearspring reports that the two services combined will be reach approximately 200 million users and 300,000 publishers.

Also… check out the story on Digg.

If you have any questions, thoughts, or concerns, don’t hesitate to drop me a line – justin@clearspring.com

2 Responses leave one →
  1. 2008 September 30

    Great move. That button is frickin’ everywhere. I do put it on all my clients sites.

  2. 2008 September 30

    @alex, thanks for using addthis. :-) we’re pretty pumped about this and can’t wait for what’s coming up.

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