Social Sound Bite: New Retweet Feature, Is Google Buying Twitter?

Published: April 10, 2015, 10 a.m.

On this week\u2019s Social Sound Bite \u2013 recorded live at the\xa0KXIC\xa0studios in Iowa City \u2013 Jay and I discussed a new retweet feature from Twitter plus speculation on the social network\u2019s acquisition. As Twitter\u2019s stock price crept up Tuesday, so did rumors of a potential takeover from not one but two different suitors including Google! Listen for the full sound bite and enjoy these useful links to the news, trends, and tips included in this week\u2019s show.\n\xa0\nBeyond the Sound Bite\n\n\nTwitter officially lets you retweet with comments now\xa0(Mashable)\n\n\nTwitter\u2019s stock price rises after Google buyout rumours \u2013 not for the first time\xa0(The Guardian)\n\n\nGoogle buying Twitter would be like Microsoft buying Yahoo\xa0(Business Insider)\n\nRemember, the Social Sound Bite is just the appetizer!\xa0On Monday morning we\u2019ll serve up a fresh new episode of the\xa0On Brand Podcast. This week we have psychologist, speaker, and author Heidi Grant Halvorson.\nLast but not least \u2026\n\n\nSubscribe to the podcast\xa0\u2013 You can subscribe to the show via\xa0iTunes,\xa0Stitcher, and\xa0RSS.\n\n\nRate and review the show\xa0\u2013 If\xa0you like what you\u2019re hearing, head over to\xa0iTunes\xa0and click that 5-star button to rate the show. And if you have a few extra seconds, write a couple of sentences and submit a review. This helps others find the podcast.\n\n\nOK. How do you rate and review a podcast?\xa0Need a quick tutorial on leaving a rating/review in iTunes?\xa0Check this out.\n\nUntil next week, see you on the Internet!\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices