Hootsuite has acquired Seesmic.

Both Hootsuite and Seesmic are third party platforms for connecting to Twitter and Facebook and have been regarded as competitors.

In a blog post today, Hootsuite said, “HootSuite has acquired Seesmic, putting its management tools into the hands of even more social media business users. After years of friendly competition, HootSuite CEO Ryan Holmes and Seesmic Founder Loïc Le Meur have agreed to a deal and a plan for the transition:

HootSuite will continue to support Seesmic, while transitioning business users to HootSuite’s larger social media management toolset

Consumer users of Seesmic are encouraged to explore new tools, apps and features available at Twitter.com

It is a logical step in the lifecycle of both companies, who have shared many similarities since they were founded four years ago.”

This may mean that Hootsuite may shut down Seesmic and may use the latter’s tools -- like Seesmic Ping, that allows users to post to multiple sites.

“I have always had a lot of respect for Seesmic’s CEO, Loïc Le Meur and the role Seesmic has played in advancing social business.” said HootSuite CEO, Ryan Holmes. “We are thrilled to welcome Seesmic’s users into the HootSuite family.”

“We’ve always been big fans of Ryan Holmes and the HootSuite team, since the days we were all pioneering the Social Media landscape. We’re thrilled today to announce that Seesmic is joining HootSuite, and we’re excited for our users: they are becoming part of the HootSuite family, and they will be able to continue to build their brand and social business,” said Seesmic CEO Loïc Le Meur.

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