On April 2, 2013, Rosetta Stone announced that it had acquired Livemocha. Time magazine named Livemocha one of its 50 Best Websites in 2010. The site received attention from trade publications and national and international newspapers, including the New York Times and the Financial Times. On June 8, 2010, Michael Schutzler was announced as the new CEO. The name 'Livemocha' was coined by the founders during a brainstorming session at a local café, and was meant to evoke the relaxed atmosphere of a coffee shop. They conceived the idea for a web-based approach which utilized the power of social networking sites for language learning, with an emphasis on active participation and exchange in order to hone practical skills and conversational fluency.

The company was founded in 2007 by Raghav Kher, Shirish Nadkarni and Krishnan Seshadrinathan. In 2012, 400,000 users visited the site daily. It was free to join and use however, it offered the option to pay for various benefits. According to the site, it had approximately 12 million registered members from 196 countries around the globe. It provided instructional materials in 38 languages and a platform for speakers to interact with and help each other learn new languages. Livemocha was an online language learning community based in Seattle, Washington. Shirish Nadkarni, Co-Founder Krishnan Seshadrinathan, Co-Founder Michael Schutzler, Current CEO

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