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Google could be in talks to buy Twitter
Google Inc may be in talks to buy internet start-up Twitter, the free micro-blogging service that allows people to send short text messages to a network of friends, the TechCrunch website said late on Thursday.
- Reuters
- Published: 23:01 April 3, 2009
San Francisco: Google Inc may be in talks to buy internet start-up Twitter, the free micro-blogging service that allows people to send short text messages to a network of friends, the TechCrunch website said late on Thursday.
TechCrunch's article by Michael Arrington said the two companies are also considering working together on a Google real time search engine. Google would pay for Twitter in cash or stock or a combination of the two, the website reported.
Industry experts say Arrington has a mixed record but was the first to report the rumour that Google would buy video-sharing site YouTube in late 2006.
Arrington said the talks were "fairly early stage".
A Google spokesman in London told Reuters the company did not comment on rumours or speculation. A spokesperson for Twitter could not be reached immediately.
San Francisco, California-based Twitter has enjoyed a surge in popularity since its creation three years ago, despite the fact that the company has yet to make any money.
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