Private company

Socialtext

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Company based in Palo Alto, California, United States

Socialtext Incorporated was a company based in Palo Alto, California, that produced enterprise social software for companies. It offered an integrated suite of wiki tools and social software applications, including microblogging, user profiles, directories and other collaboration tools. They also maintained mobile apps for individual tools.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

Dec 2002Founded1

Socialtext Incorporated was a company based in Palo Alto, California, that produced enterprise social software for companies. It offered an integrated suite of wiki tools and social software applications, including microblogging, user profiles, directories and other collaboration tools. They also maintained mobile apps for individual tools.2

Products and brands

  • Socialtext Open

Listed on Wikidata.1

Acquisitions

In 2012, Socialtext was acquired by Bedford Funding, a private equity firm that also owned other enterprise social tools, including PeopleFluent, a tool for enterprise talent development. Socialtext became a subsidiary of PeopleFluent, and continued operating under its own name within the larger organization. In 2019, PeopleFluent was acquired by Learning Technologies Group.

From Wikipedia’s article on Socialtext, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.4

Timeline

  1. Dec 2002Founded Founded1

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