Comments on: What do you think about Google trying to buy Twitter? http://www.bloggingtips.com/2009/04/04/google-buying-twitter/ Blog Themes, Blog Design & Daily Blog Tips Wed, 08 Feb 2012 15:16:10 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Katherine http://www.bloggingtips.com/2009/04/04/google-buying-twitter/#comment-322779 Katherine Mon, 06 Apr 2009 13:29:21 +0000 http://www.bloggingtips.com/?p=6200#comment-322779 I am very much against Google purchasing Twitter. I believe Google has far too much power over the internet and how users navigate it. They are the "boss" of website owners, who do everything they can to make their personal websites "google friendly." Instead of simply having to focus on excellent writing and easy navigation, they have to decide on what google's "flavor of the day" is in SEO. How many people in the world say, "Google it" instead of "Search it?" Ahhh, and remember google's little "mistake" recently in which they warned internet users of the many "dangerous" websites out there? Traffic was way down that morning for so many. And b/c of that, their INCOME was down. So if you haven't guessed, I believe google should back off and use that money to put back into adsense or coding or SOMETHING. What is next, Facebook? Myspace? Wiki? I am very much against Google purchasing Twitter. I believe Google has far too much power over the internet and how users navigate it. They are the "boss" of website owners, who do everything they can to make their personal websites "google friendly." Instead of simply having to focus on excellent writing and easy navigation, they have to decide on what google's "flavor of the day" is in SEO. How many people in the world say, "Google it" instead of "Search it?" Ahhh, and remember google's little "mistake" recently in which they warned internet users of the many "dangerous" websites out there? Traffic was way down that morning for so many. And b/c of that, their INCOME was down.

So if you haven't guessed, I believe google should back off and use that money to put back into adsense or coding or SOMETHING. What is next, Facebook? Myspace? Wiki?

]]> By: Paul http://www.bloggingtips.com/2009/04/04/google-buying-twitter/#comment-322723 Paul Mon, 06 Apr 2009 00:39:29 +0000 http://www.bloggingtips.com/?p=6200#comment-322723 Lately no startup can become successful without everyone suddenly lumping the expectation of a Google buy-out on them. That must be incredibly frustrating and stressful at times. What happened to just building something and being in it for the long haul? Not just building hype and cashing out? When did a Google buy-out become the ultimate benchmark for web entrepreneurs? Lately no startup can become successful without everyone suddenly lumping the expectation of a Google buy-out on them. That must be incredibly frustrating and stressful at times.

What happened to just building something and being in it for the long haul? Not just building hype and cashing out? When did a Google buy-out become the ultimate benchmark for web entrepreneurs?

]]> By: VlogHog http://www.bloggingtips.com/2009/04/04/google-buying-twitter/#comment-322692 VlogHog Sun, 05 Apr 2009 12:57:26 +0000 http://www.bloggingtips.com/?p=6200#comment-322692 Shouldn't Google figure out how to make money with YouTube before even thinking about purchasing Twitter? Shouldn't Google figure out how to make money with YouTube before even thinking about purchasing Twitter?

]]> By: Kevin Muldoon http://www.bloggingtips.com/2009/04/04/google-buying-twitter/#comment-322671 Kevin Muldoon Sun, 05 Apr 2009 07:52:16 +0000 http://www.bloggingtips.com/?p=6200#comment-322671 Google are always thinking about the future and they see Twitters success growing and growing. I think even Google has been surprised about their growth in the last few months as when Twitter were looking for funding a year or so ago Google were not involved. Google are always thinking about the future and they see Twitters success growing and growing. I think even Google has been surprised about their growth in the last few months as when Twitter were looking for funding a year or so ago Google were not involved.

]]> By: pelf http://www.bloggingtips.com/2009/04/04/google-buying-twitter/#comment-322664 pelf Sun, 05 Apr 2009 05:34:18 +0000 http://www.bloggingtips.com/?p=6200#comment-322664 Perhaps somebody needs to tell the Big G that not everything can be bought with money! :) Perhaps somebody needs to tell the Big G that not everything can be bought with money! :)

]]> By: macobex http://www.bloggingtips.com/2009/04/04/google-buying-twitter/#comment-322657 macobex Sun, 05 Apr 2009 03:13:41 +0000 http://www.bloggingtips.com/?p=6200#comment-322657 Is Google trying to make a monopoly on the internet? I think buying twitter is a very bad idea, just like they've done with Feedburner. Although I'm a fan of google services, I don't support their idea of buying almost all of the popular services on the net. Is Google trying to make a monopoly on the internet? I think buying twitter is a very bad idea, just like they've done with Feedburner. Although I'm a fan of google services, I don't support their idea of buying almost all of the popular services on the net.

]]> By: Jeffro http://www.bloggingtips.com/2009/04/04/google-buying-twitter/#comment-322647 Jeffro Sat, 04 Apr 2009 19:24:16 +0000 http://www.bloggingtips.com/?p=6200#comment-322647 I don't like the idea of Google purchasing Twitter. I'd much rather see Biz Stone make Twitter an independent success such as he said on his Steven Colbert interview. Google has quite a background in purchasing companies/services only to let them die. While the odds of that happening to Twitter if they were to purchase them are low, I still see it as a big risk. Just take Jaiku for example. That was an expanded version of Twitter which they did nothing with. There are other examples but I really hope Google plans on doing something with the service if they buy it or I will be extremely P.O.! I don't like the idea of Google purchasing Twitter. I'd much rather see Biz Stone make Twitter an independent success such as he said on his Steven Colbert interview. Google has quite a background in purchasing companies/services only to let them die. While the odds of that happening to Twitter if they were to purchase them are low, I still see it as a big risk. Just take Jaiku for example. That was an expanded version of Twitter which they did nothing with. There are other examples but I really hope Google plans on doing something with the service if they buy it or I will be extremely P.O.!

]]> By: Mr. I http://www.bloggingtips.com/2009/04/04/google-buying-twitter/#comment-322638 Mr. I Sat, 04 Apr 2009 14:11:27 +0000 http://www.bloggingtips.com/?p=6200#comment-322638 Seeing the now "terrible" FeedBurner, and Google's "well managed(!), good(!)" responses, I'm with 5.66% of Strongly Negative people. Twitter is better as it is.(Just like Feedburner was without feedproxy and feeds2 issue and recent subscriber count issue!) Seeing the now "terrible" FeedBurner, and Google's "well managed(!), good(!)" responses, I'm with 5.66% of Strongly Negative people. Twitter is better as it is.(Just like Feedburner was without feedproxy and feeds2 issue and recent subscriber count issue!)

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