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<p>WebSideStory, Inc. (later Visual Sciences), was founded by Blaise Barrelet in 1996 as <a href="/facts/Web_analytics/F79UAMvw">web analytics</a> tool and link directory; its products were <a href="/facts/Hitbox_(web_analytics)/qAINlkRM">Hitbox</a> and HBX. The company went public on September 28, 2004 (NASDAQ: WSSI). In 2006, WebSideStory acquired high-end private data analysis and visualization software company Visual Sciences for $57 million. A year after the acquisition, WebSideStory rebranded itself as Visual Sciences, Inc. In January 2008 Visual Sciences, Inc. was acquired by <a href="/facts/Omniture/ffG7sKSF">Omniture</a> (NASDAQ: OMTR) for $394 million. </p><p>WebSideStory was founded and headquartered in <a href="/facts/San_Diego%2c_California/YFUP7gB9">San Diego, California</a> </p>