Social networking sites are all the rage currently.
Two popular sites are Facebook and Twitter.
Facebook tried to buy Twitter a few years ago, but failed.
Twitter wanted more money, and the deal fell apart.
Facebook then took a page from the Twitter playbook and introduced a Twitter-style update system, which allows users to post short updates and read these same updates from friends.
This new feature made Facebook much larger and more popular than before.
Twitter and Facebook do still get along.
There may come a time in the future when Facebook will purchase Twitter, especially if Twitter does not become profitable.
Twitter is extremely popular with users, and has a very large user base.
Unfortunately it does not seem to know how to make money.
Twitter does not turn a profit.
If they can't figure out how to change this, they may become desperate enough to take the next offer that comes along.
Facebook is plenty profitable.
The site uses targeted advertising sales, and is very profitable as a result.
Next time, Facebook may be able to make a larger offer to Twitter.
The Twitter craze may just be a flash in the pan, though.
Twitter involves people posting short bursts of information about their lives.
Unless you are a celebrity, think about your life most days.
Is it really so exciting that your friends and family will be interested in what you have been doing? Posting daily minutia to Twitter, or to your Facebook status updates, will bother your readers.
People tend to complain about others who clutter up their feeds with inane content.
If Twitter wants to make some money, they would be smart to take the next offer Facebook makes.
This trend won't last forever and then the money train will run out.
Facebook and Twitter are riding a trend where people are interested in reading about the small events of other people's lives.
Eventually this trend will fade and people will get bored.
So long as the trend holds out Facebook and Twitter should profit while they can.