Twitter founder (and Square head honcho) Jack Dorsey reignited rumours about Google buying the micro-blogging site during a session at stereotypically named Paris-based tech conference Le Web 09.
Asked if Google was planning to buy Twitter, Dorsey did not explicitly deny the claim, replying: “There have been no announcements.” Hardly, a clear statement either way.
When asked why he had not flat-out denied that Google could swallow up Twitter, Dorsey said: “Twitter is focused on building a sustainable company.”
Dorsey’s cryptic answers have led the rumour rabid Twitter community to speculate wildly about Google grabbing the site.
Rumours of a Google acquisition of Twitter first swirled round earlier this year but were later shot down by straight talking Google CEO Eric Schmidt. But with Twitter having recently done a deal to include its users’ updates in Google’s search results, the deal seems more likely.
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