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When Twitter Met Facebook: The Acquisition Deal That Failed

 
From All Things Digital, Nov. 24, 2008: About three weeks ago, Facebook and Twitter ended several weeks of serious talks, in which Facebook was offering to acquire Twitter for $500 million of its stock. While rumors of Facebook’s interest were broug (link)

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