Comments on: Google and Microsoft Fighting Over Twitter http://www.searchenginejournal.com/google-and-microsoft-fighting-over-twitter/9766/ Tue, 14 Feb 2012 17:43:21 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: Arren http://www.searchenginejournal.com/google-and-microsoft-fighting-over-twitter/9766/comment-page-1/#comment-1102044 Arren Tue, 09 Jun 2009 00:20:10 +0000 http://www.searchenginejournal.com/?p=9766#comment-1102044 What will be done with an acquisition by Google or Microsoft, the only way I can see them truly benefiting from it is by collecting the information from users for targeted advertising, given this will this greatly affect the user base of the platform? What will be done with an acquisition by Google or Microsoft, the only way I can see them truly benefiting from it is by collecting the information from users for targeted advertising, given this will this greatly affect the user base of the platform?

]]> By: Gerald Weber http://www.searchenginejournal.com/google-and-microsoft-fighting-over-twitter/9766/comment-page-1/#comment-1098288 Gerald Weber Tue, 14 Apr 2009 11:59:51 +0000 http://www.searchenginejournal.com/?p=9766#comment-1098288 I have always though that Twitter will most likely monetize it's search so if it was aquired by Google or MSN and they monetized in this way I think it would be fine and sort of expected. Only the future will tell I suppose. It should be interesting to see how everything unfolds. I have always though that Twitter will most likely monetize it’s search so if it was aquired by Google or MSN and they monetized in this way I think it would be fine and sort of expected. Only the future will tell I suppose. It should be interesting to see how everything unfolds.

]]> By: Latest Google News http://www.searchenginejournal.com/google-and-microsoft-fighting-over-twitter/9766/comment-page-1/#comment-1098090 Latest Google News Sat, 11 Apr 2009 05:57:09 +0000 http://www.searchenginejournal.com/?p=9766#comment-1098090 Google have tough competitor.......two most powerful warriors of Internet marketing..... Google have tough competitor…….two most powerful warriors of Internet marketing…..

]]> By: TJ Kelly http://www.searchenginejournal.com/google-and-microsoft-fighting-over-twitter/9766/comment-page-1/#comment-1098063 TJ Kelly Fri, 10 Apr 2009 18:41:59 +0000 http://www.searchenginejournal.com/?p=9766#comment-1098063 Great article. I agree that out of all this, Twitter stands to gain the most. But, they also stand to lose the most. If the twitterverse turns sour reacting to a buy-out and Twitter goes under, sure Google/Microsoft would lose money on the investment, but Twitter would lose everything. I think Twitter needs to tread lightly, and @ev knows it. @Ralf, that is a brilliant idea. I wonder if/when it will ever happen. I hope it does, I would love to see such a system survive on the web. I wrote about the latest round of tech-giant battles: http://www.tjkwebdesign.com/2009/04/google-facebook-microsoft-myspace/ Check it out! TJ Kelly Great article. I agree that out of all this, Twitter stands to gain the most. But, they also stand to lose the most. If the twitterverse turns sour reacting to a buy-out and Twitter goes under, sure Google/Microsoft would lose money on the investment, but Twitter would lose everything. I think Twitter needs to tread lightly, and @ev knows it.

@Ralf, that is a brilliant idea. I wonder if/when it will ever happen. I hope it does, I would love to see such a system survive on the web.

I wrote about the latest round of tech-giant battles: http://www.tjkwebdesign.com/2009/04/google-facebook-microsoft-myspace/ Check it out!

TJ Kelly

]]> By: Ralf Lippold http://www.searchenginejournal.com/google-and-microsoft-fighting-over-twitter/9766/comment-page-1/#comment-1098049 Ralf Lippold Fri, 10 Apr 2009 12:41:30 +0000 http://www.searchenginejournal.com/?p=9766#comment-1098049 Twitter, a terrific tool to connect people. Instead of letting it aquired by the "big ones" (Google or Micrsoft, as the rumors go) it would be even more valuable to sell it to its userbase! New concept of making business, engage your customers in order to generate even greater and sustainable value for Twitter, the partnered users (as in a coop) and their business partners and stakeholders. Seems like the webage is offering ways we should take with new courses and thoughts. What would be the effect of Twitter being bought by the above? Would you as Twitter users will think and act differently? How much diversity will there be left in the web community? Questions and answers that matter. Cheers Ralf Twitter, a terrific tool to connect people.

Instead of letting it aquired by the “big ones” (Google or Micrsoft, as the rumors go) it would be even more valuable to sell it to its userbase!

New concept of making business, engage your customers in order to generate even greater and sustainable value for Twitter, the partnered users (as in a coop) and their business partners and stakeholders.

Seems like the webage is offering ways we should take with new courses and thoughts.

What would be the effect of Twitter being bought by the above?

Would you as Twitter users will think and act differently?

How much diversity will there be left in the web community?

Questions and answers that matter.

Cheers

Ralf

]]> By: John Moore http://www.searchenginejournal.com/google-and-microsoft-fighting-over-twitter/9766/comment-page-1/#comment-1098042 John Moore Fri, 10 Apr 2009 11:29:39 +0000 http://www.searchenginejournal.com/?p=9766#comment-1098042 I wanted to share my thoughts that I posted on Mashable regarding a Microsoft ot Google ad partnership with Twitter. If google and microsoft are willing to invest in understanding the model they could make advertising in twitter both complelling as well as valuable for all involved. Some of the items I would like to see would include: - Contextual advertising in search results. Boring but important. - Enabling users to opt in to having ads appear in their profiles, and as part of their tweets. Keys of course would include: - Restrictions on the types of ads the user would allow. - Revenue share with the users that are allowing the ads to be placed on their profile/tweets. - Tie in a service like Topify (see my blog for more info on topify) and enable the same sort of revenue sharing to occur with advertising inserted into e-mails being delivered for follows, unfollows, DMs. While there are plenty of other ideas, no one is paying me for them. :-) Personally, I would strike the deal with Google (as they might be an appropriate long-term buyer) but leave the contract open to me to go this route if the acquisition does not occur down the road. Of course, I like to have my cake and eat it too. I think Twitter does have a great inside track on social marketing if they make the right investments. Here is another shameless plug for my blog where I am discussing what's missing from Twitter and what they should put in place as a roadmap to close the loop on this hole, giving them both a great market valuation as well as real revenue. Free free to check out on blogg or you can find on Digg. John I wanted to share my thoughts that I posted on Mashable regarding a Microsoft ot Google ad partnership with Twitter. If google and microsoft are willing to invest in understanding the model they could make advertising in twitter both complelling as well as valuable for all involved. Some of the items I would like to see would include:

- Contextual advertising in search results. Boring but important.
- Enabling users to opt in to having ads appear in their profiles, and as part of their tweets. Keys of course would include:
– Restrictions on the types of ads the user would allow.
– Revenue share with the users that are allowing the ads to be placed on their profile/tweets.
– Tie in a service like Topify (see my blog for more info on topify) and enable the same sort of revenue sharing to occur with advertising inserted into e-mails being delivered for follows, unfollows, DMs.

While there are plenty of other ideas, no one is paying me for them. :-)

Personally, I would strike the deal with Google (as they might be an appropriate long-term buyer) but leave the contract open to me to go this route if the acquisition does not occur down the road. Of course, I like to have my cake and eat it too.

I think Twitter does have a great inside track on social marketing if they make the right investments. Here is another shameless plug for my blog where I am discussing what’s missing from Twitter and what they should put in place as a roadmap to close the loop on this hole, giving them both a great market valuation as well as real revenue. Free free to check out on blogg or you can find on Digg.

John

]]> By: NaS http://www.searchenginejournal.com/google-and-microsoft-fighting-over-twitter/9766/comment-page-1/#comment-1098035 NaS Fri, 10 Apr 2009 09:45:13 +0000 http://www.searchenginejournal.com/?p=9766#comment-1098035 If I were @ev, I wouldn't sell for less than US$1B. but does Evan Williams really need that money now? Google partnership may be better like Youtube did back then, and then u sell when the time is right. If I were @ev, I wouldn’t sell for less than US$1B. but does Evan Williams really need that money now? Google partnership may be better like Youtube did back then, and then u sell when the time is right.

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