Despite rumors to the contrary, Google will most certainly not be buying Twitter, says Federated Media founder
John
Battelle. Battelle (who literally wrote the book on Google) says he know most of the guys at Twitter -- from founders Evan Williams and Biz Stone to investors Fred Wilson and Peter Fenton -- who'd
have to green-light a Google deal. And, "They don't want to sell, and even more importantly, they don't need to." Sure, "Google can write a ridiculous check, and perhaps, that might sway the key folks
(management)." But Battelle doubts it. Why? "Because nearly all of them have already sold a company to Google -- Blogger (Evan and Biz) or Feeedburner (Dick). And, well, they didn't stick around, did
they?"
Adds Battelle: "They've got a tiger by the tail, the chance to build an independent, lasting legacy that will cement each one of them forever into the immortal tablets of business
history."
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