Google/Twitter Concept Inspires Imaginations

There's been an unbelievable amount of buzz circulating around an acquisition that everyone likes to fantasize about, but may or may not ever actually occur. I'm talking of course about Google buying Twitter.

Predictions have been made since Twitter became popular, and last week, the buzz reached new levels after TechCrunch said, "It should come as no surprise that Twitter engages in discussions with other companies regularly and on a variety of subjects."

Even if nothing ever becomes of Twitter and Google, the notion that the two could meet has inspired imaginations everywhere. Angela Gunn at Betanews SlateV.com ( looks at some interesting integrations of Twitter search and Google Search. One adds the five most recent tweets based on your query to the top of your Google SERP in a universal search-style presentation. One lets you search a number of search platforms simultaneously with Google search, and Twitter is included. One simply adds a link to Twitter results alongside "web" and "news."

Not everyone's as enthusiastic about a potential Twitter-to-Google deal. Robert Scoble recently