Google Paying $240 Million for Twitter

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    Google is reportedly in "late stage negotiations" to buy social networking site Twitter in a deal valued at $250 million (£170 million).

    Not sure if it's a good deal at that price?

    *Sorry about that forgot the link* Google Buying Twitter
     
    gary101, Apr 17, 2009 IP
  2. ramiz_aslam

    ramiz_aslam Banned

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    #2
    nice.... info.
     
    ramiz_aslam, Apr 17, 2009 IP
  3. bobchrist

    bobchrist Active Member

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    #3
    Can we see the link?
     
    bobchrist, Apr 17, 2009 IP
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    #4
    Better it is Google rather than Yahoo or M$ IMHO...
     
    taoski, Apr 17, 2009 IP
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    And how much cost Twitter a year ago, somebody knows?
     
    alexlao, Apr 17, 2009 IP
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    cchetanonline Banned

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    #6
    Any source link ?
    Please provide link with your news :)
     
    cchetanonline, Apr 17, 2009 IP
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    #7
    I was going to see this coming.

    imho they're gonna let it grow as its growing pretty massive.
     
    dimitrov0074, Apr 17, 2009 IP
  8. easygo

    easygo Active Member

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    #8
    really?
    anyone knows the source link ?
     
    easygo, Apr 17, 2009 IP
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    #9
    hmmm, twitter is reportedly asking for 1b
    four times the value of its private equity shares:)

    http://www.nbr.co.nz/article/google-beats-profit-expectations-talks-twitter-101276
     
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    #10
    May be this one:

    __http://www.theweek.com/article/index/95014/Will_Google_buy_Twitter
     
    alexlao, Apr 17, 2009 IP
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    This news emerged late last week or early this week but has been largely denied by both sides. It seems that a potential partnership is closer to the truth. Twitter is also apparently talking to Microsoft.

    I'm not posting a link because a simple search returns dozens of results.
     
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    How popular is Twitter? Ive heard so much about it over the past few months. Whats all the hype about?
     
    mash240, Apr 17, 2009 IP
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    devzealot Greenhorn

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    Wow they don't muck around do they :)
     
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    #15
    Man, that is alot of money!
     
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    #16
    Thats like two cents in Google's multi billion dollar balance sheet. Twitter is on fire and they are buying them at the peak, its a good buy for Google.
     
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    #17
    I agree that this seems to be a good buy for Google. I personally would have rather seen Yahoo or Microsoft make a play at Twitter...
     
    Larry Haywood, Apr 17, 2009 IP
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    #18
    Hello...

    In "talks"... and just a "bid" if it where "true", and even then its to add advertising not "own".

    This is where MSN should butt in and cough up double the bid again to keep google from
    becoming "The Internet"... Regardless of whom claims the prize , Good luck to both sides

    laterz
    malcolm
     
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    Can google buy ANYTHING? wow
     
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    Looks like we are well on our way to become Google's slaves. Google is becoming a super-monopoly.
     
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