Comments on: Google to buy Twitter? – I really hope not

By: Σχολή Χορού

Σχολή Χορού — Sun, 05 Apr 2009 01:18:19 +0000

I really dont think that google will buy twitter. The G is developing its own applications. some times with success and some times not.

By: fuentedance

fuentedance — Sat, 04 Apr 2009 19:18:19 +0000

I really dont think that google will buy twitter. The G is developing its own applications. some times with success and some times not.

By: brisbourne

brisbourne — Sat, 04 Apr 2009 06:22:08 +0000

Hi Mike – they have the tech and the intellectual horsepower already but not the customer base/community, which is arguably the most difficult piece

By: Mike Bradshaw

Mike Bradshaw — Sat, 04 Apr 2009 04:14:26 +0000

i don't see any reason for Google to buy twitter.
They already have Jaiku, dodgeball and probably some others.

When they bought Jaiku they got the better engine, and a group of clever people who had already bult a Mircorblogging platform. As the famous essay tells us "built one to throw away, because you will anyway".

Now with Latitude, we can start to see the results of that.
Also Jyri Engstrom is keen on the idea of federation, and has on at least on occasion mentioned that he has talked with the guys behind identi.ca.

Federation is the way forward (use any service, and swap as needed, like with email).
If OpenMicroblogging succeeds (and it should) then Google is in quite a strong postion, as it has access to two engines (Latitude (its own one) and Jaiku (via 20% time))

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