At Facebook, ‘Online Conversation’ More Than Talk

Facebook has closed a deal reportedly worth $15 million to acquire “online conversation” startup Branch.

Evan Williams and Biz Stone, co-founders of Twitter, originally funded Branch, VentureBeat reported on Jan. 13. Branch can be used to position long conversations on social networks such as Twitter.

Branch co-founder Josh Miller said in a statement that he and the Branch team will begin developing online solutions for Facebook at its New York offices.

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