http://www.thestandard.com./node/131563/comments comments feed. en http://www.thestandard.com./predictions/google-announces-twitter-acquisition <p><!--paging_filter--> </p> <p>Google is reportedly in talks to buy Twitter, <a href="http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/04/02/sources-google-in-late-stage-talks-to-buy-twitter/" rel="nofollow" rel="nofollow">TechCrunch reports</a>. Twitter turned down an <a href="http://kara.allthingsd.com/20081124/when-twitter-met-facebook-the-acquisition-deal-that-fail-whaled/" rel="nofollow" rel="nofollow">acquisition deal from Facebook</a> last fall.  </p> <p>Presumably, Google would be paying more in cash to acquire the hot microblogging site. Twitter's database and search capabilities of real-time updates would make this an attractive offer for Google. </p> <p>A deal with Google would be a second for Twitter cofounders Evan Williams and Biz Stone. The pair sold Blogger to Google five years ago.  </p> <p>Prediction: Google announces it is acquiring Twitter by June 30, 2009.  </p> <p>Image: <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/jyri/" rel="nofollow">Jyri</a>/Flickr  </p> <p>&nbsp;</p> http://www.thestandard.com./predictions/google-announces-twitter-acquisition#comments acquisitions Biz Stone Business &amp; Finance evan williams Facebook friendfeed Google Internet social media Social Networking Software Twitter Yahoo Fri, 03 Apr 2009 16:18:35 -0400 David Kuan 131563 at http://www.thestandard.com. http://www.thestandard.com./predictions/google-announces-twitter-acquisition <p><!--paging_filter--> </p> <p>Google is reportedly in talks to buy Twitter, <a href="http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/04/02/sources-google-in-late-stage-talks-to-buy-twitter/" rel="nofollow" rel="nofollow">TechCrunch reports</a>. Twitter turned down an <a href="http://kara.allthingsd.com/20081124/when-twitter-met-facebook-the-acquisition-deal-that-fail-whaled/" rel="nofollow" rel="nofollow">acquisition deal from Facebook</a> last fall.  </p> <p>Presumably, Google would be paying more in cash to acquire the hot microblogging site. Twitter's database and search capabilities of real-time updates would make this an attractive offer for Google. </p> <p>A deal with Google would be a second for Twitter cofounders Evan Williams and Biz Stone. The pair sold Blogger to Google five years ago.  </p> <p>Prediction: Google announces it is acquiring Twitter by June 30, 2009.  </p> <p>Image: <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/jyri/" rel="nofollow">Jyri</a>/Flickr  </p> <p>&nbsp;</p> http://www.thestandard.com./predictions/google-announces-twitter-acquisition#comments acquisitions Biz Stone Business &amp; Finance evan williams Facebook friendfeed Google Internet social media Social Networking Software Twitter Yahoo Fri, 03 Apr 2009 16:18:35 -0400 David Kuan 131563 at http://www.thestandard.com. http://www.thestandard.com./predictions/google-announces-twitter-acquisition <p><!--paging_filter--> </p> <p>Google is reportedly in talks to buy Twitter, <a href="http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/04/02/sources-google-in-late-stage-talks-to-buy-twitter/" rel="nofollow" rel="nofollow">TechCrunch reports</a>. Twitter turned down an <a href="http://kara.allthingsd.com/20081124/when-twitter-met-facebook-the-acquisition-deal-that-fail-whaled/" rel="nofollow" rel="nofollow">acquisition deal from Facebook</a> last fall.  </p> <p>Presumably, Google would be paying more in cash to acquire the hot microblogging site. Twitter's database and search capabilities of real-time updates would make this an attractive offer for Google. </p> <p>A deal with Google would be a second for Twitter cofounders Evan Williams and Biz Stone. The pair sold Blogger to Google five years ago.  </p> <p>Prediction: Google announces it is acquiring Twitter by June 30, 2009.  </p> <p>Image: <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/jyri/" rel="nofollow">Jyri</a>/Flickr  </p> <p>&nbsp;</p> http://www.thestandard.com./predictions/google-announces-twitter-acquisition#comments acquisitions Biz Stone Business &amp; Finance evan williams Facebook friendfeed Google Internet social media Social Networking Software Twitter Yahoo Fri, 03 Apr 2009 16:18:35 -0400 David Kuan 131563 at http://www.thestandard.com.