Twitter to be bought by Google?

[Safin]

There are some rumors floating around the net that google is all set to acquire Twitter and is in late stage negotiations.

Sources: Google In Talks To Acquire Twitter (Updated)

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 they saw in their recent funding.

Twitter turned down an offer to be bought by Facebook just a few months ago for half a billion dollars, although that was based partially on overvalued Facebook stock. Google would be paying in cash and/or publicly valued stock, which is equivalent to cash. So whatever the final acquisition value might be, it can’t be compared apples-to-apples with the Facebook deal.

 

[salluks]

someday they'll end up buying the whole internet!..

 

[Rahul++]

Better luck with Twitter.. We just want to get great service from Google

 

[Vij]

Most such sites/companies start out with the dream of finally being acquired by google...

 

[Yondaime]

haha... lets hope for a better twitter or tweet as people are spreading the word of google mite change twitter to tweet :d

 

[rASCAL]

they need to get into real time search .. thats one thing they are missing from their arsenal, and twitter is the key

 

[sri_rng]

Leave it alone! Why can't Google come up with anything innovative? Except for Gmail and Search, every other major hit for them was acquired !

 

[SharekhaN]

Hey, if it works, let them just roll with a tried and tested formula.

 

[Boot_Comp]

They are going down the same path as so many others before them.
So much for innovation from them.

 

[bikalpapaudel]

I dont like this. I dont know why though!

 

[arnold_cruise]

I dont like this. I dont know why though!

Yeahhh... I dont like this....

 

[Yondaime]

i just hope they do some thing good with twitter, not like it isnt good but am expecting something out google !!!!!!!

 

[saqib_khan]

Yeahhh... I dont like this....

I too dont like this

 

[MaRKiV]

After their failed attempt to get the Sh*ty digg.com i guess twitter would enable them to be more innovative in their search and Ad stream to...

Jus a thought... some one twits about a processor they want or saw and google ads right next to them enables them to buy it instantly...

google would be richer with zillion$$ in no time... :|

more money = more evil

 

[madmaniac]

google sees that something works so they buy it and modify it more so its better.

 

[Akshay MS]

Great news! they'll make it better.. I just hope Ads wont flood the place if Google Acquires twitter.

 

[vishalrao]

Maybe or maybe not: Sorry to Get You All A-Twitter, but Google Is Not in “Late-Stage Talks” to Acquire the Hot Microblogging Service | Kara Swisher | BoomTown | AllThingsD

Via: Scobleizer: Technology, innovation, and geek enthusiasm Blog Archive Kara says “no Google deal” for Twitter

Her disclosure: Kara’s Ethics Statement | AllThingsD

 

[Nemesis_41]

lol.. good for them