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Microsoft May Acquire Twitter In Future

Microsoft May Acquire Twitter In Future

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Speaking at the Search Marketing West Expo in California, Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer indicated that the software giant might buy micro-blogging giant Twitter in a not so distant distant future.  He also discussed the future of the search deal with Yahoo Inc in order to take on search engine behemoth Google.  Surprisingly, Ballmer believes in the importance of Twitter being an independent company and looks forward to benefiting from the deal with popular web...



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Software giant Microsoft has released a beta version of its Windows Live Messenger Connect service.Connect will allow users to log in to partner websites, including Photobucket, Goodreads, Add This and Scribble Live, using their...


News@5: Twitter, Microsoft and the iPhone

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Twitter has announced it has found and fixed a bug that allowed users to force others into following them an  spammers to tweet to other users without prior permission. Twitter has announced the release of a set of business...


Google, Microsoft Strike Partnership With Twitter

Google, Microsoft Strike Partnership With Twitter

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Microblogging phenomenon Twitter has of late emerged as the most sought after property on the internet after it announced deals with the two biggest names of the Silicon Valley, Microsoft and Google, on the same day. Of the two,...


Facebook & Twitter To Land On Xbox 360 On 17th Of November?

Facebook & Twitter To Land On Xbox 360 On 17th Of November?

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Popular social networking services Facebook and Twitter will be available on Microsoft's Xbox 360 platform very soon according to an update on the official Xbox 360 UK page.Both services will need an Xbox LIVE Gold subscription...


Twitter Could Sign Data Sharing Pact With Google, Microsoft

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Rumours floating across the blogosphere seem to suggest that both Microsoft and Google may be looking at getting access to Twitter's real-time data are in negotiations for licensing deals. According to All Things Digital, Twitter...


Microsoft Launches Windows Server 2008 Foundation Edition

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As anticipated, Microsoft on Wednesday announced a new iteration of its Window Server operating system intended to small and medium-sized businesses having not more than 15 users.  The new version, dubbed as “Windows...


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Home productivity package Microsoft Works could be the next to face the axe as rumours emerged that the software giant could well close the consumer oriented business suite as early as August 2009. According to several sources...


Microsoft Finally Kills Online Encyclopedia Encarta

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Plans to bring popular online web services like Twitter, Wikipedia, blogs and podcasts into mainstream education in the United Kingdom have spurred mixed feelings nationwide and abroad. Many have said that the proposals...


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