Your Web News in One Place

Help Webnuz

Referal links:

Sign up for GreenGeeks web hosting
November 17, 2016 12:28 am GMT

Verizon acquires SocialRadar to buff up MapQuests location data

A Verizon Communications Inc. logo is seen on display at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Spain, on Thursday, Feb. 17, 2011. The Mobile World Congress takes place at Fira de Barcelona conference center Feb. 14-17. Photographer: Denis Doyle/Bloomberg via Getty ImagesWe got word earlier today that Verizon had acquired SocialRadar, a mapping startup founded by Blackboard co-founder Michael Chasen that promises to provide its users with far more accurate location data for businesses — down to where exactly a door is. Reached by phone, Chasen confirmed the acquisition.Verizon, the corporate parent of TechCrunch and AOL, will use SocialRadar’s… Read More

Original Link: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Techcrunch/~3/n3alv0yNz5w/

Share this article:    Share on Facebook
View Full Article

Techcrunch

TechCrunch is a leading technology blog, dedicated to obsessively profiling startups, reviewing new Internet products, and breaking tech news.

More About this Source Visit Techcrunch