A bit of M&A is going on in the social media sector. Syncapse Corp. a specialist in social media technology, has acquired Nudge Social Media, a London-based social media development firm which was half startup, half developer for social campaigns, Facebook fan pages, applications and games on social networks for brands and agencies. Terms were not disclosed.
The move means Syncapse can now expand into the EMEA region. Nudge’s current clients, including Reckitt Benckiser, Unilever, JustGiving,PhotoBox, The Carphone Warehouse, and Domino’s Pizza
Nudge Social Media was founded in 2008 by Toby Beresford, Stephen Folkes and Iskandar Najmuddin and is considered one of the few really good Social Media firms in the UK. They also founded the highly successful Facebook Developer Garage London series and recently won a London Hackathon event judged by Mark Zuckerberg.