Should Google Buy Twitter?

Discussion in 'Google' started by opiapr, Apr 22, 2009.

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Who should buy Twitter?

Poll closed May 2, 2009.
  1. Google

    17 vote(s)
    38.6%
  2. Yahoo

    2 vote(s)
    4.5%
  3. Microsoft

    4 vote(s)
    9.1%
  4. Facebook

    2 vote(s)
    4.5%
  5. Myspace

    1 vote(s)
    2.3%
  6. Other

    2 vote(s)
    4.5%
  7. None

    16 vote(s)
    36.4%
  1. CJonline

    CJonline Peon

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    #41
    Google should definitely buy twitter. Knowing the google guys, they'd make it so much better and find a way to integrate it with there own stuff. :)
     
    CJonline, Apr 23, 2009 IP
  2. Wabec

    Wabec Peon

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    #42
    I dont think facebook would buy twitter. Facebook has already implented twitter-ish features into its site already.

    Google wants twitter for knowing what trends are and what people are looking out for, not neccesary money made from it (Although they will do that for sure).
     
    Wabec, Apr 23, 2009 IP
  3. stevejeff

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    #43
    Google should buy twitter ! They enhance any product they buy !
     
    stevejeff, Apr 23, 2009 IP
  4. zacdavis

    zacdavis Well-Known Member

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    #44
    Facebook isn't really a corporation, so they couldn't buy Twitter, plus they are in direct competition of each other, such as an acquisition would make no sense. Google hardly has a monopoly on the internet, maybe the people using that term should look it up, but they don't really have a service like it, it costs a lot to keep up, though, and might just be a fad. I should think that Microsoft would horde up some money, now they don't have anything to worry about in this recession. Yahoo! wouldn't begin to have enough money for it. Myspace is also a competitor of Twitter's, so yeah. Google is the only one who could buy it, and they probably won't.
     
    zacdavis, Apr 23, 2009 IP
  5. teenager_bvs

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    #45
    ehem!just saying. Why would Google wanna buy Twitter anyway? Don't they already own Orkut. Why another Social webbie?

    Maybe in this case Microsoft would be a better choice so they could establish better online?
     
    teenager_bvs, Apr 23, 2009 IP
  6. zacdavis

    zacdavis Well-Known Member

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    Microsoft mainly wants to focus on their offline products which is why I count them out.
     
    zacdavis, Apr 23, 2009 IP
  7. xSaimex

    xSaimex Peon

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    #47
    Unless Twitter finally come up with some way to generate CRAPLOAD of money FAST so they can afford better servers then I guess Google should take them. I mean seriously, site is really unstable and been like it for a while now.
     
    xSaimex, Apr 23, 2009 IP
  8. opiapr

    opiapr Peon

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    #48
    I think facebook will be the worst bidder for twitter.
     
    opiapr, Apr 24, 2009 IP
  9. Chancey

    Chancey Well-Known Member

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    #49
    I don't like the idea of Google buying Twitter. Google would monopolize internet and thus making it more harder for us.
     
    Chancey, Apr 24, 2009 IP
  10. mg_

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    #50
    I vote for Google
     
    mg_, Apr 24, 2009 IP
  11. xarsonx

    xarsonx Peon

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    #51
    i dont see why not
    they own the rest of the internetz o_o
     
    xarsonx, Apr 24, 2009 IP