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So You Have an Opinion on Google Acquisition of Twitter? Who Cares?

If there is one thing that I totally don’t understand about the blogosphere, it is our usual attitude that our voices can change everything – and easily. And while we have seen examples of good and even great things happening because of someone raising a voice in some part of the world on a small blog, there are also things that will hardly be changed because of a crowd of bloggers insisting on the fact that something should (or should not) happen.

The latest example is the rumored acquisition of Twitter by Google that has been reported once again on TechCrunch as being in the late stage while other sources claim the talks are still very early but admit the two parties are actually in negotiations though still far from signing a deal.

Of course it is no wonder that the blogosphere is abuzz with this latest rumor with everyone willing to share an opinion on how terrible it will be if Google buys Twitter (in the vast majority of cases, at least). What’s more, I’ve been watching people sharing their opinions on what would be if (or when) Google buys Twitter in their Twitter updates for at least a couple of months now as I am subscribed to some relevant searches.

Everyone seems to have an opinion of sorts with the vast majority of people strongly objecting the possibility and insisting Twitter should remain independent as it is to great and so powerful that it can do well on its own without Google anywhere in the equation. And of course people begin to remember startups like Jaiku or GrandCentral that no one still understands what Google needed for since the internet giant seem to have never figured out what to do with.

I myself don’t believe in the fact that Google could destroy Twitter same as it happened to some of its other acquisitions. The thing that worries me quite a lot is the fact that Google is growing to be too much of a giant and it already controls too many things online to let it control this one as well – the wonderful and lively community on Twitter that managed to remain independent.

I fully share the opinion of Sarah Perez over at ReadWriteWeb when she says: “Couldn’t they just let me have this one thing that they didn’t own?” as I feel that Google is already way too large to avoid it being online at all and having some strong – yet independent entities – would really be something I would not mind having at all.

And you know what, in this particular case I personally think that it is about time for Twitter to finally reveal its business model and start making money fast instead of choosing an acquisition as its exit strategy. But at the same time I know perfectly well that neither Google, nor Twitter will ever want to know what I think on the subject matter – it is strictly business issue and a business decision and when it comes to huge money we should not expect our voices to influence the decision. So while I can imagine it will be an interesting process to watch everyone voting and eagerly sharing their opinions on Twitter future, I think we still should remain realistic and realize something will happen – either an acquisition or no acquisition – irrespectively of what we here think.

Source: profy.com