Google buying Twitter?

[strikernr]

Rumors have it that Google is in negotiations to acquire Twitter. If this is true, it's good news for us marketers because once Google has Twitter they're going monetize the f**k out of it. Which means one more traffic source of us. Apparently, this one is huge.

Sources: Google In Talks To Acquire Twitter (Updated)

 

[machinecontrol]

Meh, Techcrunch starts a "Google buying" rumor for every hot Web 2.0 startup. Just recently, Google was allegedly on the verge of buying Digg.

I don't see Google making a $XXX million acquisition with no monetization prospect anytime soon.

 

[BlueYonder]

My personal opinion is that many companies go into decline once they enter shopping mode because they're reliant on paying for innovation instead of creating some. Many of the biggest names jumped the shark when they started doing this.

 

[machinecontrol]

My personal opinion is that many companies go into decline once they enter shopping mode because they're reliant on paying for innovation instead of creating some. Many of the biggest names jumped the shark when they started doing this.

Exactly. Case in point, Yahoo and broadcast.com

 

[Webferret]

facebook tried to get em didnt they? And twitter said 'go fuck yourself, spotty teens'

 

[Webtistic]

Be interesting to see what sort of money they would pay for it when you look at the supposed value of Facebook...

 

[axxomarketing]

Facebook is still running at loss if I am not wrong, and so is Youtube

 

[Unarmed Gunman]

Just recently, Google was allegedly on the verge of buying Digg.

Not allegedly. They walked away while in negotiations. They saw something that spooked them.

 

[knukk]

Facebook is still running at loss if I am not wrong

With a CEO who doesn't care too much about profits, that's not a surprise.

 

[tangy]

With a CEO who is nothing more than a nerdy, whiny, petulant brat who hasn't the faintest fucking clue how to run a business, that's not a surprise.

Fixed that for you.

 

[MadSekh]

What would Google do with Twitter? Rub their asses with it?!!!

 

[tacoX]

I think that they will hold out longer, it's a buyers market now. They are still growing quick.

If there is traffic, there are ways to monetize it.

 

[Bofu2U]

Linkbait.

 

[airforcematt]

What would Google do with Twitter? Rub their asses with it?!!!

Imagine one in 100 tweets being a google text ad for starters, google could probably come up with some good ways to monetize twitter if they picked them up. Twitter is a GREAT way to get some quick traffic, can only imagine how much it could generate if you actually controlled it.

 

[Wicked Ice]

i cannot think of any solid business model in twitter..

 

[lesbiandude]

i think google is doing it for the real time data out there..

 

[clashctyrokr]

What the fuck is Google?

 

[vinny lingo]

Someone recently tried to tell me that spot is where Twitter was going to put an ad to monetize their website. I almost laughed in their face. If putting Google Adsense in that one little spot is their grand monetization plan, then goodbye Twitter. Because most of their user base doesn't even visit the site to use the service. And fuck if they're going to click a god damned ad when they do.

 

[airforcematt]

Someone recently tried to tell me that spot is where Twitter was going to put an ad to monetize their website. I almost laughed in their face. If putting Google Adsense in that one little spot is their grand monetization plan, then goodbye Twitter. Because most of their user base doesn't even visit the site to use the service. And fuck if they're going to click a god damned ad when they do.

More folks use the site than you think - and they are pretty click happy - just have SERIOUS ADD\ADHD issues.

 

[Bofu2U]

More folks use the site than you think - and they are pretty click happy - just have SERIOUS ADD\ADHD issues.

I just tweeted that.