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Google offered up to $4 billion for Twitter

article published on 18 November, 2010

According to multiple sources, Google offered up to $4 billion for microblogging sensation Twitter earlier this year, but the offer was turned down. Originally, Google offered $2.5 billion, which Twitter execs called "insulting." As recently as 3 months ago, Google upped the bid to $4 billion, which was turned down, as well. Each of the sources suggested that Microsoft bid on the ... [ read the full article ]

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Amak
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_ 		18. November 2010 @ 23:34 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
How is twitter possibly worth more than 4billion?
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Pop_Smith
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_ 		19. November 2010 @ 00:24 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Originally posted by Amak:
 How is twitter possibly worth more than 4billion?
How is Twitter worth anything more than a few million? It's a popular site but it doesn't even produce any income as far as I can see.
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lamain
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_ 		19. November 2010 @ 01:37 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
I know a lot of people use it but I can not see why. If I owned it I would be thinking about selling.
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dab0ne
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_ 		19. November 2010 @ 06:21 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
I think they should sell before twitter becomes irrelevant like My Space. My Space was huge and then WHAMMO!! no one gave a shit.
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Ryoohki
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_ 		19. November 2010 @ 07:41 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
It just goes to show how greedy people are. If someone offered me 4 billion for something I would sell in a hot second.
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_ 		19. November 2010 @ 08:22 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Originally posted by dab0ne:
 I think they should sell before twitter becomes irrelevant like My Space. My Space was huge and then WHAMMO!! no one gave a shit.
Damn, think i will just keep my 4 billion and use it for a hoose on the moon, with no social networking, lol.
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