AOL acquires Sphere for approximately $25m
by Matt Craven
April 15, 2008
AOL has acquired Sphere for a reported $25m according to an announcement on the Sphere blog and on TechCrunch and others.
Sphere is a blog search engine that morphed into a site focusing primarily on providing “Related Content” links to a variety of different websites. It’s tagline of “Sphere It!” could be seen on many sites – including many prominent blogs.
Sphere is expected to remain as a distinct brand within AOL.
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