Mark Glaser, editor of the PBS MediaShift website, updated his Twitter (@mediatwit) around 11 a.m. today, announcing that Google was thinking of purchasing the Web video provider, Brightcove. According to Glaser, a “source with knowledge” relayed this information, stating that Google was in talks of buying Brightcove for $500 million to $700 million.

Wall Street Journal’s Eric Savitz picked up the story after Glaser’s tweet had gained international attention on Twitter.

Twitter users quickly responded to Glaser’s Tweet:

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   shibanijoshi (New York, N.Y.) This is big! RT @mediatwit Source tells me video service Brightcove in talks with Google about buyout in $500m to $700m range 16 Sep 2009 from web
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   RGA (New York, N.Y.) OK, lock up your valuables and hide the women and children: Google buys reCAPTCHA, now Brightcove? http://bit.ly/T6DJL (via @ischafer) 16 Sep 2009 from TweetDeck
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   meta_morph (Berlin, Germany) Google In Talks To Buy Brightcove: Smart For Google, Bad For Content Owners http://bit.ly/2bauRT 16 Sep 2009 from twitterfeed
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   PetCentralNtwrk (Florida) News From PaidContent.org: Google In Talks To Buy Brightcove?: So the rumor is, after Mark Glaser tweeted ab.. http://bit.ly/2iIho6 16 Sep 2009 from twitterfeed
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   xdamman (Undisclosed) RT @florentp: m&a is back! from omniture $1.8bn to mint for $170m and brightcove for $500-700m… great prospect for startups ! 16 Sep 2009 from TwitterFon
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   temojin (Undisclosed) RT @pallian: WOW: Google To Buy Brightcove For $500-$700 Million http://bit.ly/T6DJL – where is all this cash coming from (bailout trickle?) 16 Sep 2009 from TweetDeck
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   BossanovaNZ (Auckland, New Zealand) Google video domination – RT @rww: Rumor: Google In Talks to Acquire Brightcove for $500-$700 Million http://bit.ly/2dfOzR 16 Sep 2009 from HootSuite

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