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    • Interview: November 6, 2008
    • Zuckerberg is CEO of Facebook
    • Facebook has a status update feature similar to Twitter's micro-updates
    • No official confirmation or denial of a Twitter/Facebook alliance was expressed
    • Twitter has signed on to the Facebook Connect data portability initiativeCNET: Oh, dear, here come the 'Facebook to buy Twitter' rumors (November 6, 2008)

  • Mark Zuckerberg may have suggested during the Web 2.0 Summit that Facebook is considering aquiring Twitter. During an interview with John Battelle of Federated Media, Zuckerberg did not directly answer questions about whether Twitter is just a feature of Facebook, and did not contradict suggestions that Facebook might be looking to purchase Twitter.

  • Zuckerberg's Interview

    John Battelle: Is Twitter just a feature of Facebook?

    • Zuckerberg: Oh, that's tough
    • According to CNET, Batelle asked if Facebook CEO Gideon Yu had a "build or buy" spreadsheet on the wall of his office, implying that Facebook could acquire Twitter in order to enhance their own update service. Zuckerberg laughed off the suggestion, saying he's "really impressed by what they've done" at Twitter, and that it's "a very elegant model."CNET: Oh, dear, here come the 'Facebook to buy Twitter' rumors (November 6, 2008)

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