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May 21, 2012 06:45 pm GMT
Google got the chance to buy Twitter, but the search giant passed, says Michael Arrington. "Google hasnt beeninterested in buying Twitter since they committed themselves to Google+ saysFred Wilson, Union Square Ventures founder and former Twitter board member, in his fireside chat this morning with Arrington at theTechCrunch Disrupt New York conference. Now Google+ is widely seen as a ghost town, and not buying Twitter could bea mistake that haunts Mountain View for years to come.Wilson has one of the most envied portfolios in venture capital, with Union Square Ventures getting in early on Twitter, Zynga, Etsy, and Tumblr. But the future might not be as bright. "I don't think I'm going to be very good at investing in the next big thing. I don't come from it. I didn't work in it. The next thing isn't going to be evolutionary. It's going to be something completely different."
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Google Missed The Boat On Buying Twitter. Hasnt Been Interested Since They Committed To Google+ -Fred Wilson
Google got the chance to buy Twitter, but the search giant passed, says Michael Arrington. "Google hasnt beeninterested in buying Twitter since they committed themselves to Google+ saysFred Wilson, Union Square Ventures founder and former Twitter board member, in his fireside chat this morning with Arrington at theTechCrunch Disrupt New York conference. Now Google+ is widely seen as a ghost town, and not buying Twitter could bea mistake that haunts Mountain View for years to come.Wilson has one of the most envied portfolios in venture capital, with Union Square Ventures getting in early on Twitter, Zynga, Etsy, and Tumblr. But the future might not be as bright. "I don't think I'm going to be very good at investing in the next big thing. I don't come from it. I didn't work in it. The next thing isn't going to be evolutionary. It's going to be something completely different."Original Link: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Techcrunch/~3/2mmFJoi10Q4/
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