Google about to buy Twitter?September 24, 2016 - 11:01 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Just when you thought this was an ordinary Friday, one of the world's biggest social media platforms has seemingly decided to enter into talks with Google about a possible sale, Digital Spy said. That's according to CNBC, which indicates that Twitter is "engaged in conversations with potential suitors that are said to include Google and Salesforce.com, among other technology companies". We're all familiar with search giant Google, with its reach quickly expanding in recent years to everything from autonomous vehicles to artificial intelligence. Salesforce, meanwhile, is not exactly a household name - the US-based company operates in cloud computing for businesses and customer service platforms. Google, of course, is the more interesting potential buyer of the two listed, Digital Spy said. It has previously offered shallow attempts to create influence within social media, with Google Buzz failing before successor Google+ also struggled to rival platforms like Facebook. The benefit of taking over from Twitter is that the user base is already present on a platform that's unique and popular. Where Twitter lags behind in monetisation, Google could potentially pick up the slack, Digital Spy said. The news also sent Twitter's share price to its highest since January at $22.65, although Salesforce was down 3.2pc and Alphabet - Google's parent company - dipped 0.19pc. Photo: Mary Turner/ Getty Related links: Top stories Yerevan will host the 2024 edition of the World Congress On Information Technology (WCIT). Rustam Badasyan said due to the lack of such regulation, the state budget is deprived of VAT revenues. Krisp’s smart noise suppression tech silences ambient sounds and isolates your voice for calls. Gurgen Khachatryan claimed that the "illegalities have been taking place in 2020." Partner news Most popular in the section | The Power of One Dram to benefit Road of Life charity The companies inform that the May beneficiary of The Power of One Dram is the “Road of Life” charitable organization. Kazakhstan welcomes Yerevan, Baku’s agreement to meet in Almaty Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has welcomed the agreement of Baku and Yerevan to hold negotiations in Almaty. Armenia offers to temporarily host, preserve Gaza manuscripts The Armenian Foreign Minister has said Yerevan is ready to help preserve manuscripts from the conflict zone in Gaza. Aliyev says no need for mediators in Armenia-Azerbaijan process Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev believes that Baku and Yerevan do not mediators in the process of normalizing relations. |