According to the Financial Times, social networking giant Facebook tried to purchase microblogging site Twitter in 2008 for $500 million, but was rejected.
Twitter co-founder Biz Stone says he wanted the service to become "a viable business" rather than have it taken over by a larger company.
"We've created something that people are finding value in," added Stone. "But we haven't yet ... [ read the full article ]
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