# Prof. David Yermack on the impact of Square's potential sale to Google

1 Faculty News April 21, 2014 ![TheStreet logo](/sites/default/files/styles/246w/public/assets/images/thestreet.jpg?itok=2XiyrQ8_)>

Excerpt from [TheStreet.com](http://www.thestreet.com/story/12676373/1/square-sale-could-impact-twitter.html) -- "'Although there might be conflicts of interest, there are also opportunities for alliances. It's a grey area, because it is not completely clear whether Google and Twitter are competitors,' \[[Yermack](http://www.stern.nyu.edu/faculty/bio/david-yermack)\] added."

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