Google apparently wants to take over Twitter
The internet giant Google is apparently negotiating an acquisition with the microblogging service Twitter. This was reported by the US magazine Tech Crunch, citing well-informed sources. According to the report, talks are close to being concluded.
The internet giant Google is apparently negotiating an acquisition with the microblogging service Twitter. This was reported by the US magazine Tech Crunch, citing well-informed sources. According to the report, talks are close to being concluded.
Google has reportedly made an offer of 250 million dollars. A few months ago, the blogging service rejected an offer of 500 million dollars from Facebook.com. The benefit for Google could lie in a kind of "real-time search engine for news and opinions", as the number of Twitter members is growing enormously day by day. With just 29 employees, the service has increased its traffic by 900 percent in the past year, writes Fox News. The offer nevertheless comes as a surprise: at the beginning of the month, Google boss Eric Schmidt described Twitter as "a poor man's email system" during a speech in San Francisco.
In a recent update, Tech Crunch reports that the talks are still at a very early stage. They are also discussing the joint development of a real-time search engine for Google.
Google has reportedly made an offer of 250 million dollars. A few months ago, the blogging service rejected an offer of 500 million dollars from Facebook.com. The benefit for Google could lie in a kind of "real-time search engine for news and opinions", as the number of Twitter members is growing enormously day by day. With just 29 employees, the service has increased its traffic by 900 percent in the past year, writes Fox News. The offer nevertheless comes as a surprise: at the beginning of the month, Google boss Eric Schmidt described Twitter as "a poor man's email system" during a speech in San Francisco.
In a recent update, Tech Crunch reports that the talks are still at a very early stage. They are also discussing the joint development of a real-time search engine for Google.
