We reported a few weeks ago that rumors of Micro-Hoo were flying again and those rumors just might be turning to reality. According to Kara Swisher, Yahoo CEO Carol Bartz and Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer met face-to-face last week to discuss a partnership.

In reference to "cautioned sources close to Yahoo," Swisher says the talks are not in an effort to reignite the original acquisition deal. Instead, the discussion involves a partnership in the areas of search and advertising.

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Twitter is in the news once again and this time it looks like it is caught in the middle of an ugly battle. Michael Arrington of TechCrunch reported that Google would buy Twitter in cash, stock, or a combination of the two and cited three unnamed sources. He also said the companies are interested in working on a Google real-time search engine.

Some time later, Kara Swisher over on All Thing Digital, reported that Arrington's story was inaccurate and cited a number of sources. Incidentally, Swisher is married to Google VP Megan Smith, which could  signify that she has a credible inlet for information.

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