<p>Leena Rao currently works as a writer for TechCrunch. She recently finished graduate school at the Medill School of Journalism at Northwestern University, where she studied business journalism and videography. From 2004 to 2007, she helped lead Congresswoman Carloyn Maloneyas community outreach and relations efforts in New York City. She graduated from Columbia University in 2003, where she was... Learn More</p><p>Spigit, the maker of collaborative innovation management software for enterprises, has acquired Crowdcast, a provider of social business intelligence solutions. Crowdcast has raised $6 million in funding.</p><p>Crowdcast aims to help companies find out what their people really know about their businesses, in order to make better strategic leadership decisions. The company aggregates intelligence to deliver insights and forecasts related to current and future projects and initiatives.</p><p>Crowdcast's solutions, composed of a SaaS software platform, consulting and support services aim to bridge the gap between traditional business intelligence and enterprise social network applications. The idea is for businesses to align their employees with the purpose of the company, bringing all their insights, plans and experience together in one place, all in order to create "insanely accurate" business predictions and outcomes.</p><p><a href="http://techcrunch.com/2012/09/18/spigit-acquires-enterprise-social-business-intelligence-company-crowdcast/">Keep reading...</a></p><p>Read also:</p><p><a href="http://www.crowdsourcing.org/document/spigit-leads-in-social-innovation-20-with-crowdcast-acquisition-/19278">Spigit Leads in Social Innovation 2.0 With Crowdcast Acquisition</a> (Crowdsourcing.org)</p><p>Explore: <a href="http://news.google.com/news/more?pz=1&ned=us&ncl=dn0NV_oxeVtAQsMUuMx9exefYXyTM">7 additional articles.</a></p>