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Sources: Google In Talks To Acquire Twitter (Updated)
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. ...
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Happy Friday
UpsideTrader — ... . Suns game tonight and some golf tomorrow with some great people in the community. Speaking of Twitter, it looks like Google is buying them . I probably won't get a post out for the rest of the day, but you never know. Good luck today.

Twitter is buyout bait for Google?
BloggingStocks — ... So, the chatter has surged again today with Techcrunch indicating that Google is making a play for Twitter. keep in mind that earlier this year, Facebook tried to buy the site for $500 million or so. ...

Twitter-Google deal ?
Alpha Global Investors — So, TechCrunch is spreading rumors and speculation about a Twitter-Google deal. If you believe in the theory where there’s smoke, there’s fire, a deal may, in fact, be happening…or not given how TechCrunch is getting conflicting reports on the state of discussions between Twitter and Google.Twitter-Google: The Conspiracy Theory ...

Rumors of Google Talks for Twitter Persist
DealBook — ... normal course of things in Silicon Valley, and didn’t necessarily mean anything serious.“They’ll never not be talking. It’s neither in Twitter nor Google’s interest to not be talking,” David Hornik, a Silicon valley venture capitalist told CNet News.com. CNet also noted that Twitter’s V.C. backers, in particular Benchmark Capital , are known as long-term investors. They are unlikely to go for a quick exit–even for $1 billion figure that’s been bandied around, the publication said. Go to Item from TechCrunch » ...

Related: Google In Late Stage
Tweets Abound Over Possible Google-Twitter DealMinyanville
Twoogle anyone? TechCruch reports that Google (GOOG) is in “late stage negotiations” to acquire Twitter. Be wary of this sizzle-the-pixels yarn. The reporter notes: “Here’s a heck of a rumor that we’ve sourced from two separate people…” How do you ...