Google To Buy Twitter?

Although there has been plenty of blogosphere gossip regarding the monetisation of Twitter, the hugely popular social networking in 140 characters service, not a great deal of sense has been spoken. Until now. It would appear that an acquisition of Twitter by no less than Google is on the cards....

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Hmmm.... Biz was on Colbert last night and I didn't get that impression from him at all. (Not that I would know anything about it anyway) I'll have to watch the clip again.