Posts Tagged ‘ Searching ’

Apr 03
Friday

Google Buying Twitter? Arrington Says So

Filed under Opinion

googletwitterWe all knew it was bound to happen, Big Brother Google is in talks (and they seem to be pretty advanced) with Cool New Kid on the Block Twitter to work some sort of acquisition deal. The search giant (that was once loved by all, much like Twitter is today) is looking into buying Twitter. Here’s what Michael Arrington said:

“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.”

Now, don’t panic. If Google does buy Twitter, it won’t be the end of the microblogging platform that gave you the best web service in years (yet made it very difficult for you to make actual friends). Twitter will probably stay the same, much like it is now, maybe with some improvements on the users’ end.

Continue…

All entries filed under this archive


New SEO Trends You Should Look Into
Comments - Posted 03.18.09
The guys from Blue Fountain Media were kind enough to share with us some secret SEO tips that are becoming more and more popular. They did it through this great post from YoungEntrepreneur.com, and it’s worth taking a look at. SEO is a dangerous game. No one really knows the rules, ...continue
AdWords for Measuring Ideas
Comments - Posted 01.21.09
Here are two ways that you can use Google's AdWords service to know if your idea could be a viable startup: Positioning -- Put together a series of ads where you vary the positioning (e.g., key benefits or differentiators) of the ...continue
Some Quick SEO Tips
Comments - Posted 01.12.09
SEO is still, in the most part, a big mystery. Here are some tips to help you stay ahead of the pack in this “game with no clear rules”: -    Pay more money to have your domain time extended. That way, Google won’t think your site is a spamming site and ...continue
2008: The Birth of the Cloud?
Comments - Posted 01.12.09
[caption id="attachment_2118" align="alignright" width="300" caption="It's all in the cloud"][/caption] I was reading something very interesting in GigaOM, and I would like to share it with you. 2008 wasn’t a good year economy-wise, but it might be a key year when it comes to major cost cuts in starting an online company. With ...continue
The More People You Compete Against, the Less You’ll Want to Win
Comments - Posted 01.07.09
[caption id="" align="alignright" width="245" caption="You think that you can compete with Facebook? Maybe. Do you really want to? No"][/caption] This is worth taking some time out to read: IF YOU'VE EVER had to take a test in a room with a lot of people, you may be able to relate to this ...continue
Inspirational Quotes on Success From Google’s Larry Page
Comments - Posted 01.06.09
[caption id="" align="alignright" width="142" caption="Image by Google via CrunchBase"][/caption] Larry Page is half of the dream-team that founded Google. Besides completely changing the way we look for stuff on the internet, how we get our email, and basically everything else (doesn’t it seem that almost every useful and cool web tool ...continue
Open Web Award Winners Announced
Comments - Posted 12.16.08
Well, it's been a long journey, but the Winners of the Open Web Awards have been announced: Mainstream & Large Scale Social Networks Winner: Netlog Runner-up: Platinum Lounge Embeddable Widgets Winner: Qoof Runner-up: Sprout Blog Plugins Winner: ShareThis Runner-up: AddThis Social News Winner: Help a Reporter Out Runner-up: Hubdub Social Networking Applications continue
Showing Your Startup to the World
Comments - Posted 12.08.08
[caption id="" align="alignright" width="210" caption="A good logo gets you far"][/caption] There are millions (maybe less) lists on how to get your startup noticed, but this one struck a chord with me, thanks to MarketingStartups.com: 1.    Submit your site to relevant sources 2.    Blog 3.    Comment on other blogs 4.    Your logo (it makes your site ...continue
Startup Diseases and How To Cure Them
Comments - Posted 12.01.08
[caption id="" align="alignright" width="240" caption="Sadly, there are no startup medicines"][/caption] Startups can get sick too, and they usually do. Daiel Tenner, from SitePoint.com, wrote about the 9 Deadly Startup Diseases, and we wanted to comment on them. -    Imaginary User Syndrome. You can’t develop something without knowing who your user is going ...continue