Demand Media buys social software maker Pluck

Courtesy CNET Tech blog  Tue, 03/04/2008 - 5:37pm

Demand Media, an aggregator of specialized Web sites, has acquired social-networking software company Pluck, according to the company.

The deal closed late Monday night.

Demand Media did not disclose financial details, but various reports pegged the deal worth between $50 million and $75 million.

Richard Rosenblatt, founder of Demand Media ...


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