Comments on: Revenue Coming for Twitter: Why They Said “No” to Facebook

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By: Kevin@Boston eMarketing Solutions

Kevin@Boston eMarketing Solutions — Tue, 09 Dec 2008 17:08:32 +0000

It’s indeed very narrow-minded to think Twitter should have accepted this deal. Twitter is on a roll, and they have no place to go but up. As one other post above said, Facebook can’t even monetize their own product, what do they expect to do with Twitter. I think Facebook sees a serious threat from Twitter and that is their current motivation.

By: Goran Web Design

Goran Web Design — Mon, 08 Dec 2008 07:07:49 +0000

Just like matt, I too feel that they should have taken the deal, I just don’t believe they’ll see an offer like that again… Their value is going to slowly fall and they might end up regreting turning it down.. But then again, maybe the “Twits” will surprise us all

By: Matt Helphrey

Matt Helphrey — Sat, 06 Dec 2008 22:01:36 +0000

I think they should have taken the deal. I dont know but I think their value is going to slowly drop over the next year or so. $500 million is quite a lot to turn down Matt Helphrey's last blog post..A Little Article Marketing Research

By: George Nobles

George Nobles — Fri, 05 Dec 2008 12:10:04 +0000

Twitter now they can do much better for future that’s why.

By: PS3

PS3 — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 21:55:40 +0000

Whichever way you dress it up $500 million is a staggering amount of money. Twitter must be confident going forward to resist that.

By: BarbaraKB

BarbaraKB — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 19:27:57 +0000

“Revenues that are product based” means charging corporations for Twitter accounts (ie. @Zappos @GECapital @NYTimes @andybeal. But it could get dicey: what is the definition of a product?

By: Ken @ Money From Home Blog

Ken @ Money From Home Blog — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 17:23:22 +0000

If they don’t figure out a way to monetize itself the offer may not get bigger. Kindof like what happened with Yahoo. They had a chance to make out big, but in the end they aren’t getting anything. I think they can resist the offer for a little while, but I wouldn’t put it on the back burner totally.

By: iphone

iphone — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 12:56:52 +0000

Yeah I think staying away from Facebook for now at least was a good move, the offer will no doubt get bigger with time

By: Saad Kamal

Saad Kamal — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 06:25:40 +0000

Twitter made the right choice by not going along with the Facebook. Facebook can't even monetize their own site properly..Twitter is better on their own...i hope @ev's plans works out. Saad Kamal's last blog post..Google Marketer’s Playbook Videos

By: KUWRITER

KUWRITER — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 05:12:36 +0000

I agree–I think it’s a little too early in the process for Twitter to start thinking about mobilization with the giant Facebook. With a 600% increase in users over last year, I think they definitely have all sorts of potential in the near future. I think it’s wise to move forward with the company’s own ideas and innovation before thinking about any sort of other offers.

By: Brandon

Brandon — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 03:11:47 +0000

I don't blame them for resisting Facebook's offer. Stock options wouldn't be enough for me either. Well, okay, maybe $500 million, but still, if I had already gained 6 million followers and had some thoughts about how to monetize, I would see my dream in terms of "the sky is the limit." Selling now would be premature. And... I'd love to see groups as well! Brandon's last blog post..Marketing Yourself Honestly