Twitter Acquires Cloudhopper to Scale its SMS Serv
(2010年04月23日) Published by Social Media Guide
Twitter has acquired Cloudhopper, a software startup that powers SMS and MMS campaigns.
The company revealed in an announcement that it has been looking to scale its SMS operations, as Twitter now processes nearly 1 billion tweets per month. Cloudhopper is a small startup with two people.
From the blog post:
“To help us further grow and scale our SMS service, we are happy to announce the acquisition of Cloudhopper, a messaging infrastructure company that enables Twitter to connect directly to mobile carrier networks in countries all over the planet. Please join us in welcoming both Joe and Kristin to Twitter’s mobile team.”
On the surface, the acquisition makes sense for Twitter, who has signed deals with carriers around the globe to offer tweets via SMS to users.
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