Too funny. As is so true and can be so terrible with rumor mills, we have the converse of the earlier post. According to both Scobleizer and Kara Swisher, Google is not trying to by Twitter. 
(Thanks to @paulmorriss for the initial link.)
So…only time will tell, but even if Google and Twitter are only in talks about how to form a partnership, alliance or such. Please, please, please… don’t ruin Twitter with ads.
Paul Morriss on said:
Thanks for the credit, though there are two s’s in my name
Tom on said:
oops. Sorry Paul. I’ve fixed the typo. Blessings!