This is a shock! I was sure Microsoft was going to end up acquiring Twitter.

FOXNews.com - Report: Google in 'Late Stage' Talks to Acquire Twitter - Technology News

Why Google buying Twitter would be a disaster (for one person) | Technically Incorrect - CNET News

Google buy Twitter? Probably not the best move. | Between the Lines | ZDNet.com

Google's Latest Conquest: Twitter? - Forbes.com


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Google already has a plethora of services that don't earn any revenue, so why not add another!?


Richard

I think it would be easy to monetize twitter... ?

Eric

1c a tweet? Would cut down a lot of the drivel.

Richard

Originally Posted by Winwaed

1c a tweet? Would cut down a lot of the drivel.

Richard

Huh? What is 1c?

Eric

Oh - as in it costs 1 cent to post a tweet.

No, I think you just insert ads anywhere or everywhere. Of course you're worried about turning off users, but who is really turned off from Gmail or Yahoo! Mail because of the ads?

Hotmail is kind of a special case I think because of the actual system generated/sanctioned spam. I don't think you'd want to insert ad tweets, but maybe an ad underneath like with Yahoo! Mail is ok.

Eric

The problem with adverts and Twitter is that most people use it through the web services and not through the (unintuitive and seemingly limited) web interface. If they start broadcasting sanctioned tweet adverts then the user base is going to drop quickly.

Web services would probably have to become a subscription service.