Pluck (company)

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Pluck was an American Internet company based in Austin, Texas, that ran a website since 2005 that offered an RSS reader. [1] The company was acquired by Demand Media on March 3, 2008 for US$75 million in cash. [2] [3] [4] [5]

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References

  1. Arrington, Michael (2005-07-16). "Profile – Pluck (For Firefox)". TechCrunch. Retrieved 2010-06-09.
  2. Schonfeld, Erick (2008-03-04). "Demand Media Buys Pluck for $75 million". TechCrunch. Retrieved 2010-06-09.
  3. "Demand Media buys Pluck Corp". Reuters. 2008-03-05. Archived from the original on December 17, 2010. Retrieved 2010-06-09.
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  5. Biersdorfer, J.D. (2005-03-31). "Q & A". The New York Times. Retrieved 2010-06-09.