近期傳出消息,google將買起twitter。
Rumor: Google In Talks to Buy Twitter. [Update] Or Possibly Not
Just last year, Twitter’s management turned down a buy-out form social networking giant, Facebook. Now rumors are swirling that Google wants to buy the increasingly popular microblogging service.
Twitter’s management turned down a $500 million buy-out offer from Facebook late last year, which was an interesting move for a company that made zero revenue at the time. And now the rumors are heating up that Google is in talks with the company and a possible buy-out is on the table.
This may actually have been what Twitter was hoping for–after all, in the ensuing months it’s increased its user numbers significantly, been featured as an example vehicle for citizen journalism after the Hudson river plane accident, and has begun moves to monetize its business. All of these events will undoubtedly have increased its value, and Google has more cash than Facebook does.
Twitter在美國大行其道,但在香港,其用戶群好可能不到千人,點解google要收購他呢?
大約幾個月前,twitter在網站寫了一句「See what’s happening — right now」,下面有個搜尋框,意味他們有能力搜尋這一刻正在發生的事情。
換言之,那就是:Real Time Search!!
老實說,Google核心業務是搜尋,花10億美元,有機會買下一段美滿姻緣或除掉一個可怕對手,不管是那個結果,敢情都划算。
為此,我做了實驗,看看這刻誰在說…
仆街
http://search.twitter.com/search?q=”仆街”
April 4, 2009 at 11:33 pm
twitter 在港不流行,會不會因為流動上網還未普及?
April 5, 2009 at 1:00 am
@ll
身邊使用iphone的朋友們,也不是每個人都用twitter
April 5, 2009 at 5:04 pm
我也是香港人 =]
大概香港人只聽過xanga, facebook,,,
國外很熱門的twitter, plurk實在聞所未聞,
即使這些網站提供了中文版本,
即使他們聽過這些名字,
大部份香港人也嫌麻煩而不肯捨棄xanga/facebook.
很多人也在用, 很多人也沒離開, 一連串的羊群效應.
April 5, 2009 at 5:29 pm
最近很多人都勁吹search可能係twitter的business model, 而非什麼收費版, corporate 版, 難免引起google注意.
Twitter比較適合用來爆料, 而非聊天, 台灣那邊plurk就比較熱.
我相信香港人不至於完全唔知twitter, plurk 之類, 不過要引人玩要有個spark先得, 正如facebook好多人都係跟人玩某個game先join.
April 5, 2009 at 6:44 pm
@tangconst
香港人比較實際,通常要有說得出的實際好處/用途,我們才嘗試。
@Joseph Mok
正如寫博,在香港也是比較小眾的東西。