google rumored to buy twitter for 250 million - GoFuckYourself.com

fris · 04-20-2009, 08:01 AM

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Here?s a heck of a rumor that we?ve sourced from two separate people close to the negotiations: Google is in late stage negotiations to acquire Twitter. We don?t know the price but can assume its well, well north of the $250 million valuation that they saw in their recent funding.

Twitter turned down an offer to be bought by Facebook just a few months ago for half a billion dollars, although that was based partially on overvalued Facebook stock. Google would be paying in cash and/or publicly valued stock, which is equivalent to cash. So whatever the final acquisition value might be, it can?t be compared apples-to-apples with the Facebook deal

http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/04/02...o-buy-twitter/

CIVMatt · 04-20-2009, 08:04 AM

Of course they are, there arn't enough ads on it

04-20-2009, 08:12 AM

Google ftw!

Manowar · 04-20-2009, 08:15 AM

google trying to own the internet

Semi-Retired-Dave · 04-20-2009, 10:08 AM

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Originally Posted by Manowar

google trying to own the internet

Trying? They basically do.

Sosa · 04-20-2009, 10:23 AM

heh another one to google

JFK · 04-20-2009, 10:24 AM

I Guess The F.U.B.A.R. offer of a $1.95 was'nt quite enough

munki · 04-20-2009, 10:25 AM

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Originally Posted by CyberAge-Dave

Trying? They basically do.

DateDoc · 04-20-2009, 10:29 AM

Google is not buying twitter. They were in talks about ads and this rumor has been debunked. Plus one of the founders of Twitter says they would not sell for a billion. Here is where Kara Swisher debunked it - http://kara.allthingsd.com/20090403/...gging-service/

The Dawg · 04-20-2009, 10:41 AM

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Originally Posted by DateDoc

Google is not buying twitter. They were in talks about ads and this rumor has been debunked. Plus one of the founders of Twitter says they would not sell for a billion. Here is where Kara Swisher debunked it - http://kara.allthingsd.com/20090403/...gging-service/

Shiiittttttttddddddddd

JD · 04-20-2009, 10:48 AM

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Originally Posted by DateDoc

Google is not buying twitter. They were in talks about ads and this rumor has been debunked. Plus one of the founders of Twitter says they would not sell for a billion. Here is where Kara Swisher debunked it - http://kara.allthingsd.com/20090403/...gging-service/

bullshit. I'd sell my wife for a billion in a heart beat.

Elixir · 04-20-2009, 10:52 AM

Damn google own everyone !!

Roald · 04-20-2009, 10:53 AM

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Originally Posted by DateDoc

Google is not buying twitter. They were in talks about ads and this rumor has been debunked. Plus one of the founders of Twitter says they would not sell for a billion. Here is where Kara Swisher debunked it - http://kara.allthingsd.com/20090403/...gging-service/

Not even sell for a billion huh....idiots

tiger · 04-20-2009, 10:54 AM

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Originally Posted by DateDoc

Google is not buying twitter. They were in talks about ads and this rumor has been debunked. Plus one of the founders of Twitter says they would not sell for a billion. Here is where Kara Swisher debunked it - http://kara.allthingsd.com/20090403/...gging-service/

Fucking idiots. Seriously a billion and they wouldn't sell? Yeah right.

DateDoc · 04-20-2009, 11:07 AM

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Originally Posted by tiger

Fucking idiots. Seriously a billion and they wouldn't sell? Yeah right.

They turned down facebook's 500 million dollar offer earlier this year.

slapass · 04-20-2009, 11:20 AM

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Originally Posted by tiger

Fucking idiots. Seriously a billion and they wouldn't sell? Yeah right.

They are dumb I thought they were burning tons of cash but they aren't

Max Potential · 04-20-2009, 11:22 AM

Inevitable....

Roald · 04-20-2009, 11:27 AM

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Originally Posted by DateDoc

They turned down facebook's 500 million dollar offer earlier this year.

500mil in "overvalued FB stock" yes.

seriously if someone offered them a billion in "cash" they would be idiots not to take it and run. Isn't Twitter dying out already.....

Odin · 04-20-2009, 11:27 AM

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Originally Posted by tiger

Fucking idiots. Seriously a billion and they wouldn't sell? Yeah right.

People said the EXACT same thing about Facebook not selling to Yahoo for a billion. In a few years I wouldn't be surprised if Facebook is bigger than Yahoo.

For the record I think twitter is a piece of shit though.

Manowar · 04-20-2009, 11:33 AM

twitter worth a billion?

lmao, god damn thats some stupid shit

DateDoc · 04-20-2009, 11:35 AM

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Originally Posted by Roald

500mil in "overvalued FB stock" yes.

seriously if someone offered them a billion in "cash" they would be idiots not to take it and run. Isn't Twitter dying out already.....

Twitter grew 1,382% year-over-year in February
http://mashable.com/2009/03/16/twitt...rsus-facebook/

Roald · 04-20-2009, 11:37 AM

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Originally Posted by DateDoc

Twitter grew 1,382% year-over-year in February
http://mashable.com/2009/03/16/twitt...rsus-facebook/

what I meant is that this is huge now but will it be next year, aka take the bill (if they offer it) and run!

fris · 04-20-2009, 11:38 AM

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Originally Posted by JD

bullshit. I'd sell my wife for a billion in a heart beat.

Im sending her this link :p

DateDoc · 04-20-2009, 11:50 AM

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Originally Posted by Roald

what I meant is that this is huge now but will it be next year, aka take the bill (if they offer it) and run!

people are talking that twitter will be the way ppl search for things soon. I do not know how that will come to light but if it does happen (and with Google and MS reportedly interested in twitter something has to be going on) 1 billion is nothing.

mynameisjim · 04-20-2009, 11:57 AM

My God, if sites that make no money can be worth billions, imagine how much the first social networking site that makes money will be worth...Trillions?? lol

I can see how facebook has at least some value because eventually some smart person should be able to milk some money out of it.

But Twitter has fad written all over it.

justsexxx · 04-20-2009, 12:17 PM

Well google does know thw owners very well. Weren;t they the same guys as blogger.com ?

Ozarkz · 04-20-2009, 12:20 PM

I wouldn't sell yet.

and if I did i'd want more than $250 in gold or rice or some other commodity that isn't dumping it's value.

Blazed · 04-20-2009, 12:23 PM

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Originally Posted by Roald

500mil in "overvalued FB stock" yes.

seriously if someone offered them a billion in "cash" they would be idiots not to take it and run. Isn't Twitter dying out already.....

Myspace didnt die out neither does it look like Facebook will. What makes you think Twitter is?

Roald · 04-20-2009, 12:37 PM

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Originally Posted by Blazed

Myspace didnt die out neither does it look like Facebook will. What makes you think Twitter is?

no idea to be perfectly honest but for a billion I would sell in a heartbeat, no need to try to squeeze more out of it.

PS I seriously think these are insane amounts of money to the poin of not making sense anymore.

CybermedAndy · 04-20-2009, 12:38 PM

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Originally Posted by JD

bullshit. I'd sell my wife for a billion in a heart beat.

You and me both

JD · 04-20-2009, 12:39 PM

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Originally Posted by fris

Im sending her this link :p

She knows her ass is for sale for the right price lol

See, the plan would be to collect the billion, move it to a secret numbered account or 10 then pay a hitman a few mil to "erase" the buyer

Just waiting on the buyer...

JFK · 04-20-2009, 12:40 PM

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Originally Posted by Roald

no idea to be perfectly honest but for a billion I would sell in a heartbeat, no need to try to squeeze more out of it.

PS I seriously think these are insane amounts of money to the poin of not making sense anymore.

wont they be sorry after the hoopla dies down and they wont even be able to get the inital 500 mill they were offered ?

bdld · 04-20-2009, 12:45 PM

where will these sites be in 5+ years, who's to say there won't be something new to come along and take its place. those guys should sell and never look back.

DateDoc · 04-20-2009, 01:02 PM

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Originally Posted by justsexxx

Well google does know thw owners very well. Weren;t they the same guys as blogger.com ?

Yes, they sold Blogger to Google. Same people.

Socks · 04-20-2009, 01:06 PM

Well, maybe it has sentimental value to them?

You can't put a price on that...

(barf)

Roald · 04-20-2009, 01:09 PM

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Originally Posted by JFK

wont they be sorry after the hoopla dies down and they wont even be able to get the inital 500 mill they were offered ?

Well yeah ofcourse, just replying to this part: ...one of the founders of Twitter says they would not sell for a billion...

and lol at sentimental value

Thrawn$ · 04-20-2009, 01:14 PM

Twitter is worth way more than a billion
they are going to send PPC ads on twitter live search wich is going to get bigger and bigger

fuck oprah start using it live on TV last week

DateDoc · 04-20-2009, 01:19 PM

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Originally Posted by Thrawn$

Twitter is worth way more than a billion
they are going to send PPC ads on twitter live search wich is going to get bigger and bigger

fuck oprah start using it live on TV last week

Wait until the next round of elections next year. It worked to help Obama and you can bet every politician running will be tweeting away rounding up support and votes. Twitter is here to stay.

StickyGreen · 04-20-2009, 01:21 PM

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Originally Posted by Manowar

google trying to own the internet

The scary part is most people don't have a problem with that.

They most likely don't know much about what Google CEO Eric Schmidt has been up to and which meetings he has been attending.

who · 04-20-2009, 01:21 PM

Twitter will last about another 10 months then .. byebye

nosey · 04-20-2009, 01:30 PM

twitter: reading twitter thread

Deesnuts · 04-20-2009, 02:55 PM

good rumor

mineistaken · 04-20-2009, 03:22 PM

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Originally Posted by StickyGreen

They most likely don't know much about what Google CEO Eric Schmidt has been up to and which meetings he has been attending.

and what is it?

DatingGold · 04-20-2009, 03:27 PM

Twitter is the shit right now... They should take $1Bil though

Janak · 04-20-2009, 03:32 PM

Hoorah. Google onto another winner. Like Youtube.

Bjorn Andersen · 04-21-2009, 12:58 AM

interesting news

Sarah_Jayne · 04-21-2009, 06:02 AM

bring on adsense for twitter

$5 submissions · 04-21-2009, 06:06 AM

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Originally Posted by Manowar

twitter worth a billion?

lmao, god damn thats some stupid shit

I worked at a Venture Capital firm and boy did we get some crazy valuations. It's all about being wise enough to point out that the Emperor wears no clothes. That's all that is...unless the company is actually cranking out cash!

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bdld $100,000 Join Date: Dec 2001 Posts: 11,452	where will these sites be in 5+ years, who's to say there won't be something new to come along and take its place. those guys should sell and never look back.

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