gigaom.com - 11/25/2008
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If there’s one thing people love to speculate about, it’s what a future business model might look like for Twitter, the belle of the Web 2.0 ball. Founder and CEO Ev Williams has said the company will come out with more details in the new year, which has only increased the ...
kara.allthingsd.com - 11/24/2008
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kara.allthingsd.com —
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 brought up in an interview with ...
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When Twitter Met Facebook: The Acquisition Deal That ...
status.twitter.com - 11/26/2008
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status.twitter.com —
1 hour ago Unexpected changes in our billing
have forced us into a difficult situation with our...
Canadian SMS service. We can’t afford to support this service given our current arrangement with our providers (where costs have been doubling for the past ...
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Twitter Status - Canadian SMS service
blog.twitter.com - 11/25/2008
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Rael Dornfest is a famously talented engineer, author,
and entrepreneur. Before founding Values of n, Rael served...
as Chief Technology Officer at O'Reilly Media and is known for his pioneering work on RSS as well being the series editor of O'Reilly's ...
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Meet Rael Dornfest
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Forging Ahead Despite It All
Tech Observer —
It's somewhat comforting to see that amid economic chaos, tech companies aren't throwing in the towel. Twitter, for one, has apparently spurned a $500 million offer from Facebook, while Twitter users and watchers are so optimistic that the company will be around for the long haul, they're discussing Twitter's eventual grander purpose. Stock twits, anyone? Hewlett-Packard said things are looking pretty good from where it sits, although Wall Street apparently chose not to believe this. RIM is anticipating strong BlackBerry Storm sales. ...
I Want Sandy, Stikkit Close Doors December 8th [Webapps]
Lifehacker —
... , and judging by the volume of emails we've received from disappointed readers, a lot of you may be affected. Tech blog GigaOM suggests that the recent purchase of Values of n the company that runs both apps by Twitter may mean I Want Sandy's functionality could find its way to Twitter , but in the meantime, let's hear what you're planning to use as your personal assistant in the comments. Thanks to all who tipped!
Clearing The Cache - Success or Failure Edition [WebWorkerDaily]
GigaOM Network —
... In light of the Values of n acquisition, GigaOM wonders Will Twitter Become Your Personal Assistant ...
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