Friday, April 3rd, 2009 by Andy Beal

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More Google/Twitter Rumors to Drive You Crazy!

Rumors that Google is in negotiations to buy Twitter have been running rife for the past few months. TechCrunch kicks things up a notch by passing on a new rumor that “Google is in late stage negotiations to acquire Twitter.”

But, before you either jump for joy, or abandon ship, AllThingsD pulls a Lee Corso’eque “not so fast!”

While the “news” that Google was in “late-stage” talks to acquire Twitter, which TechCrunch reported last night, certainly sounds exciting, it isn’t accurate in any way, according to a number of sources BoomTown spoke to close to the situation.

In fact, Twitter and Google have simply been engaged in “some product-related discussions,” according to one source, around real-time search and the search giant better crawling the microblogging service.

At this point it’s hard to determine which is the more likely scenario. It seems pretty clear that Twitter will continue to grow in stature, so Google would be wise to buy the company now–before its valuation skyrockets.

However, Google also once tried making a go of the microblogging space–and failed miserably–so perhaps simply doing a partnership with Twitter is the better option.

What’s your take?


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12 comments on “More Google/Twitter Rumors to Drive You Crazy!”

  1. Jack Says:

    April 3rd, 2009 at 9:46 am

    Google has to find a way to work with twitter via some sort of partnership or by simply buying them up.

    Twitter has simply too big of a market share on information being passed around which is seemingly Google’s most sought after commodity.

  2. abdellah Says:

    April 3rd, 2009 at 10:15 am

    I think that google will not buy twitter, but the more interesting question is : is twitter for sale?

    abdellah’s last blog post..will google buy twitter, my african point of view.

  3. Ryan Bridges Says:

    April 3rd, 2009 at 10:44 am

    I second that, Abdellah. If Twitter is smart, I think they will hold out for at least another year. It’s a popular service now, but the Internet is finicky and fleeting. If, in the next year or so, it’s still popular, (which I think it will be) then maybe they can look into merging/selling… I think waiting will ensure a higher price and/or an elongated lifespan.

  4. Joe Rizzo Says:

    April 3rd, 2009 at 12:00 pm

    A Lee Corso reference!! OUTSTANDING!!!

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  6. David Leonhardt Says:

    April 3rd, 2009 at 12:40 pm

    I vote partnership…but my vote doesn’t count. I suspect Google would buy if it has the chance.

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  9. Ari Herzog Says:

    April 3rd, 2009 at 2:15 pm

    The latest update I saw on that TC post was exactly what we’re talking about here: Google and Twitter combining forces to create a new search product. Makes sense to me.

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  10. Dean Says:

    April 3rd, 2009 at 3:20 pm

    The emerging value of Twitter is its search capabilities. For that reason alone Google will look to buy Twitter.

    Also, the fact that Eric Schmidt recently denied that Google was looking to buy Twitter which in CEOese means “Yes, We are looking to buy Twitter” ;)

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  12. Renaide Says:

    April 5th, 2009 at 1:20 pm

    I think waiting will ensure a higher price.