Comments on: When Twitter Met Facebook: The Acquisition Deal That Fail-Whaled

By: News: headaches, YouTube live, Aussie conference and what is a community manager? | sy-ENGAGE

Mon, 06 Feb 2012 14:52:50 +0000

[...] Twitter turns down a purchase offer from Facebook [...]

By: Twitter's Facebook Smackdown « Snarketing 2.0

Twitter's Facebook Smackdown « Snarketing 2.0 — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 12:54:42 +0000

[...] All Things Digital reported: It’s more about timing,” said one person familiar with Twitter’s motivations. “There is a strong feeling that there is still an opportunity — even with the economic downturn — to blow this thing out.” [...]

By: Facebook buying Twitter? Talks have died… | Richard Hartley

Facebook buying Twitter? Talks have died… | Richard Hartley — Thu, 06 Oct 2011 19:20:51 +0000

[...] not surprising given the state of the financial markets. But there's a fascinating report from Kara Swisher on AllThingsD today which claims that Facebook recently ended several weeks of "serious" talks with Twitter about [...]

By: Blogging, Social Media and Search Engine Optimization

Blogging, Social Media and Search Engine Optimization — Tue, 26 Jul 2011 20:54:29 +0000

[...] while Twitter users may number just a fraction of other online social networks’ crowds, Facebook did float a $500 million stock offer to bring Twitter into its realm. That’s 500 million reasons that Facebook thinks Twitter will stay and [...]

By: Will Facebook go the way of Myspace? | Walt Ribeiro

Will Facebook go the way of Myspace? | Walt Ribeiro — Sat, 09 Jul 2011 17:47:10 +0000

[...] Facebook has an identity problem. Ever since Twitter rejected their buyout referenced to be $500 million dollars, Facebook has tried to copy Twitter’s status update features, and please everyone. I now only [...]

By: Blogging, Social Media and Search Engine Optimization

Blogging, Social Media and Search Engine Optimization — Thu, 07 Jul 2011 17:24:43 +0000

[...] while Twitter users may number just a fraction of other online social networks’ crowds, Facebook tried to bring Twitter into its realm a couple of years ago. It was 500 million reasons that Facebook thought Twitter would stay and [...]

By: Twitter’s Buffet of Options: Investors Like DST or Acquirers Like Google | AP Whomsoever

Wed, 13 Apr 2011 08:35:27 +0000

[...] In late 2008, for example, Facebook tried to buy Twitter for $500 million in cash and stock, an offer Twitter rejected at the time. [...]

By: Again? Facebook, Google fighting for Twitter « Twitter, Facebook and more…

Thu, 10 Feb 2011 11:20:28 +0000

[...] Web entities go back as far as November 2008, when Facebook had offered to purchase the company for $500 million, largely in stock. Though the deal reached late stages, Twitter supposedly walk away because of the [...]

By: Reflections on 2008 | The Wpromoter

Reflections on 2008 | The Wpromoter — Mon, 10 Jan 2011 20:31:07 +0000

[...] Twitter/Facebook status dilemma leads many to the conclusion that Facebook should or will buy Twitter. Rumors swirled that Facebook made an offer to buy Twitter a few months back, but Twitter rebuffed [...]

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jocurile olimpice — Sat, 11 Dec 2010 16:24:00 +0000

I do not like facebook, in my opinion twitter is better

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By: Twitter: The Future & Beyond « Mobility Insider

Twitter: The Future & Beyond « Mobility Insider — Mon, 29 Nov 2010 15:32:51 +0000

[...] late 2008, Facebook tried to buy Twitter for $500 million in cash and stock, an offer Twitter rejected at the time. Former CEO and Co-founder Evan Williams was behind the decision to go big rather than sell out [...]