This March 25, 2008 file photo shows the sign for Google headquarters in Mountain View, California. US Internet giant Google is in negotiations to acquire micro-blogging sensation Twitter for over 250 million dollars, technology blog TechCrunch reported on April 3, 2009. Citing two sources familiar with the matter, TechCrunch said Google would be making an offer below the 500 million dollars Facebook proposed to Twitter a few months ago, and would pay in cash or publicly valued stock. Getty Images logo Getty Images 8 months ago

This March 25, 2008 file photo shows the sign for Google headquarters in Mountain View, California. US Internet giant Google is in negotiations to acquire micro-blogging sensation Twitter for over 250 million dollars, technology blog TechCrunch reported on April 3, 2009. Citing two sources familiar with the matter, TechCrunch said Google would be making an offer below the 500 million dollars Facebook proposed to Twitter a few months ago, and would pay in cash or publicly valued stock.

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  2. Eric Schmidt, left, chairman and CEO of Google, and Lowell McAdam, president and CEO of Verizon Wireless, announce a partnership, Tuesday, Oct. 6, 2009, in New York. Verizon will begin using Google's Android platform in it's handheld devices.
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  4. Eric Schmidt, chairman and CEO of Google, discusses the partnership with Verizon Wireless, Tuesday, Oct. 6, 2009 in New York. Google Inc. is seeing an economic recovery under way, not just in the U.S., but also in Europe, Schmidt said Wednesday.
  5. Eric Schmidt (L), Chairman and CEO of Google, sits for an interview with James Fallows (R) of the Atlantic at the Newseum in Washington, October 2, 2009. The interview was part of the First Draft of History event, held by the Atlantic Magazine and the Aspen Institute to bring together newsmakers, historians and journalists.
  6. Eric Schmidt, Chairman and CEO of Google, speaks during an interview at the Newseum in Washington, October 2, 2009. The interview was part of the First Draft of History event, held by the Atlantic Magazine and the Aspen Institute to bring together newsmakers, historians and journalists.
  7. Twitter co-founder Biz Stone gestures as he poses for photographers at the start of the Twitter Conference LA in Los Angeles on September 22, 2009. Twitter, the micro-blogging platform which has attracted tens of millions of users but has yet to make money, has changed its terms to potentially open up the free service to advertisers. Twitter, which allows users to pepper one another with messages of 140 characters or less, has seen explosive growth since it launched publicly in August 2006 but has been unable so far to generate revenue.
  8. Twitter co-founder Biz Stone jokingly 'Tweets' as he poses for photographers at the start of the Twitter Conference LA in Los Angeles on September 22, 2009. Twitter, the micro-blogging platform which has attracted tens of millions of users but has yet to make money, has changed its terms to potentially open up the free service to advertisers. Twitter, which allows users to pepper one another with messages of 140 characters or less, has seen explosive growth since it launched publicly in August 2006 but has been unable so far to generate revenue.
  9. Twitter co-founder Biz Stone is interviewed during the Twitter Conference LA in Los Angeles on September 22, 2009. Twitter, the micro-blogging platform which has attracted tens of millions of users but has yet to make money, has changed its terms to potentially open up the free service to advertisers. Twitter, which allows users to pepper one another with messages of 140 characters or less, has seen explosive growth since it launched publicly in August 2006 but has been unable so far to generate revenue.
  10. Twitter co-founder Biz Stone poses for photographers at the start of the Twitter Conference LA in Los Angeles on September 22, 2009. Twitter, the micro-blogging platform which has attracted tens of millions of users but has yet to make money, has changed its terms to potentially open up the free service to advertisers. Twitter, which allows users to pepper one another with messages of 140 characters or less, has seen explosive growth since it launched publicly in August 2006 but has been unable so far to generate revenue.
  11. Delegates at the Twitter Conference LA in Los Angeles on September 22, 2009. Twitter, the micro-blogging platform which has attracted tens of millions of users but has yet to make money, has changed its terms to potentially open up the free service to advertisers. Twitter, which allows users to pepper one another with messages of 140 characters or less, has seen explosive growth since it launched publicly in August 2006 but has been unable so far to generate revenue.
  12. Delegates at the Twitter Conference LA in Los Angeles on September 22, 2009. Twitter, the micro-blogging platform which has attracted tens of millions of users but has yet to make money, has changed its terms to potentially open up the free service to advertisers. Twitter, which allows users to pepper one another with messages of 140 characters or less, has seen explosive growth since it launched publicly in August 2006 but has been unable so far to generate revenue.

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