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i4u.com - 4/3/2009
Google rumored to buy Twitter
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All the talk about Twitter and real-time search trigger of course ideas that Google might have an interest in protecting its turf. TechCrunch reports that their sources told that that Google is in acquisition talks with Twitter. One of the Twitter found...
techcrunch.com - 4/3/2009
Sources: Google In Talks To Acquire Twitter (Updated)
— techcrunch.com — Here’s a heck of a rumor that we’ve sourced from two separate people close to the negotiations:... Google is in late stage negotiations to acquire Twitter. We don’t know the price but can assume its well, well north of the $250 million valuation that ... (more) Sources: Google In Talks To Acquire Twitter (Updated)

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news.cnet.com - 4/3/2009
Google uncloaks once-secret server | Business Tech - CNET News
— news.cnet.com — Google server design Google for the first time showed off its server design. (Click to enlarge) (Credit:... Stephen Shankland/CNET) (more) Google uncloaks once-secret server | Business Tech - ...

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Futurelooks’ Guide to Twitter Clients For the Desktop
futurelooks.com - 4/10/2009
Futurelooks’ Guide to Twitter Clients For the Desktop
— futurelooks.com — When Twitter first launched in 2006, it was a preferred microblogging arena for social media enthusiasts and... diehard online geeks. These days, it’s populated by everyone from Jason Calacanis to Perez Hilton, Miley Cyrus to Martha Stewart. If you ... (more) Futurelooks’ Guide to Twitter Clients For the Desktop

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I4U News:  What Value does Google see in Twitter?

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What Value does Google see in Twitter?
I4U News — ... While rumors abound that search giant Google wants to acquire Twitter (as TechCrunch broke and I4U reported here ), the question remains as to what value Google actually sees in the popular micro-blogging service. Outside of Google’s history of gobbling up insanely popular but difficult to monetize Web properties (see their 2006 purchase of YouTube for $1.65 billion in stock), how can a company that just laid off 200 employees justify splurging upwards of $250 million (Twitter’s supposed worth based on venture funding) acquiring another that boasts no revenue stream or ...

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Don't let the attention-grabbing headlines elsewhere fool you. Twitter still has not announced a business model. There are no Pro Twitter accounts. There is no TwitterWords advertising program. You still can't buy plush toy Fail Whales from Twitter. ______________ Source: ZDNet