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Will Google announce plans to buy Twitter in 2009?

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Background: Google may be in talks to buy internet start-up Twitter, the TechCrunch website said late Thursday. http://www.reuters.com/article/technologyNews/idUSTRE5322A220090403

Settlement details:A deal is announced and reported by Reuters.com

 
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Initial likelihoods: Yes: 50%

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Created Fri 3rd Apr 4:11am PST by reuters

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...said another source about the idea of an imminent acquisition or serious or even early talks: “Seriously, no negotiations, no deal, nada.”

http://kara.allthingsd.com/20090403/sorry-to-get-you-all-a-twitter-but-google-is-not-in-late-stage-talks-to-acquire-the-hot-microblogging-service/
posted 33 weeks ago

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