MSNBC Interactive News has acquired Newsvine Inc., a social media Web site, the company said on Sunday.
Seattle-based Newsvine, which will continue as an independent brand, features contributor columns, user profiles, group commenting and conversation tracking, MSNBC Interactive said in a statement.
Terms of the deal were not disclosed.
MSNBC Interactive, which operates Msnbc.com, is a joint venture between Microsoft.
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