HootSuite acquires Seesmic

HootSuite has announced that they are acquiring Seesmic. The two companies offer products and services for social media marketing.

Seesmic customers would now be migrated to HootSuite.

HootSuite CEO Ryan Holmes spoke about the deal:

I have always had a lot of respect for Seesmic’s CEO, Loïc Le Meur, and the role Seesmic has played in advancing social business. We are thrilled to welcome Seesmic’s users into the HootSuite family.

Seesmic CEO Loïc Le Meur added:

We’ve always been big fans of Ryan Holmes and the HootSuite team, since the days we were all pioneering the Social Media landscape. We’re thrilled today to announce that Seesmic is joining HootSuite, and we’re excited for our users: they are becoming part of the HootSuite family, and they will be able to continue to build their brand and social business.