Forget Apple, Amazon Should Buy Twittter. Why Not?
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TechCrunch
Posted on May 05, 2009 at 19:23 PM EDT
Editor's note : The guest post below was written by Brian Lawe, CEO and Founder of MyStoreCredit. Brian's company develops e-commerce tools around payments, cross-promotion and customer mapping. He's been watching Twitter for some time. The rumors are ripe that Apple, Microsoft, Google and News Corp are all sniffing around Twitter – but no one has mentioned the best fit: Amazon. If Amazon doesn't jump into the arena, someone at Twitter ought to make a call to Jeff Bezos. Neither Amazon nor Twitter should miss the powerful synergies from merging the two companies. To wit: Introducing Twitter Payments: Amazon has been struggling to gain traction with its payments platform. They will never unseat or even threaten PayPal until they come up with a unique and differentiated strategy. The world does not need yet another payment option. But Twitter is something new and does offer a smart strategy. By rewarding Twitter users for associating their Twitter accounts with their Amazon account, Amazon can instantly create a new, potentially dominating powerhouse in payments for mobile and online transactions.
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