New York - Digital marketing firm Datran Media has acquired citizen journalism platform Allvoices for an undisclosed sum, TechCrunch reported.
Founded in 2008, Allvoices has to date raised $9 million in funding, from backers including VantagePoint Capital Partners.
The site distributes user-generated news reporting, photos and videos from hundreds of thousands of people around the world.
New York-based Datran Media plans to extend Allvoices’ crowd-sourced platform beyond news into other areas, and license the technology to third parties.
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(TechCrunch)
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