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Google Buys Twitter? Chris O'Brien's 11 Predictions for 2011

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Re: Google Buys Twitter? Chris O'Brien's 11 Predictions for 2011

#21
The expression is "without further ado", broadly standing for "without any more fuss", and not "without further adieu". "Adieu", borrowed from the French word for "farewell", doesn't make any sense at all in this context.

I know it's nitpicking and doesn't add a lot, but still. And I can't even post it on the website because it requires a facebook account. Blegh :(

Re: Google Buys Twitter? Chris O'Brien's 11 Predictions for 2011

#23
I'd actually be really surprised if Groupon doesn't go public this year. Considering they just passed on Google's acquisition I don't think they're going to have a better time to go public then in the next year, before their brand gets too diluted with competitors. I think a lot of investors would also be very happy to get in on a hot new tech property like Groupon, as the economy inches back towards a recovery.

And a cloud bubble? Really its pretty damn obvious for the lsat year that cloud based services are damn hot right now, but a bubble? This one is barely just a prediction he's pretty much stating what is currently happening. He can declare victory on this "prediction" on Jan 1.

Re: Google Buys Twitter? Chris O'Brien's 11 Predictions for 2011

#24

If Twitter has no sustainable business model, I'm curious how Google is going to make money with it.

It wouldn't be the first time Google acquires an influential/"cool" business without a business model, à la YouTube (which apparently isn't actually profitable yet, years after it was created).
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