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Google Co-Founder Sergey Brin has just fabricated a abruptness actualization at the Web 2.0 Summit in San Francisco. He discussed Twitter, advertising, Bing, and answered admirers questions.

Here are some of the highlights:

On Tim Armstrong: Tim Armstrong acclimated to be one of Google’s top executives, but afresh became the CEO of AOL. They saw anniversary added backstage, and said that AOL was advantageous to accept anyone of his ability at the helm.

On Twitter: He was actual blessed for Evan Williams, Twitter Co-founder and CEO, who awash his aboriginal company, Blogger, to Google years ago. He was not alone complex in the Twitter seek deal.

Then he was asked by John Battelle whether or not he (Google) approved to access Twitter. He artlessly declared that “I did not try to buy Twitter,” but if a companies access them, they consider.

On online advertising: “The Internet as an commercial belvedere is actual efficient,” he said. He thinks Internet ante are traveling to go up, “a ascent tide.” He discussed the accommodation to actualize AdWords, allotment of their amount commercial system. A acceptable decision, if we say so ourselves.

On entering new areas: Google enters areas area they acquisition problems. Gmail, for example, they entered because solutions at that time were not scalable, did not about-face amid computers easily, etc. Android apparent the botheration of closed, proprietary adaptable operating systems.

On Bing: He declared that seek is a aggressive bazaar and business. He said he uses all seek engines (not surprising).

On the Yahoo/Microsoft Deal: He wouldn’t animadversion on whether the seek accord should go through, but did say that Yahoo has some innovations he hopes don’t just disappear.

On Chrome for Mac: Sergey is currently application Chrome for Mac. He’s been aghast with the timing of the beta of Chrome for Mac (he would accept rather had them barrage simultaneously), but is admiring with Chrome.

On Google Books: He discussed the altercation surrounding Google Books (there is a claiming by Microsoft, Amazon, and others to a adjustment Google had with authors and publishers), but artlessly declared that he anticipation Google Books provided a huge amount to association by attention and administration books with everyone.

The Web 2.0 Summit in San Francisco has just started, but the conference has already brought some heavy hitters on stage, including Comcast CEO Brian Roberts and Paypal CEO Scott Thompson.

Just moments ago, Twitter Co-Founder and CEO Evan Williams took the stage with Federated Media CEO John Batelle to discuss revenue models, Facebook, potential acquisitions, and Twitter’s (potentially stagnating) growth.

Here are some of the highlights:

- On revenue models: They’ve done a lot of thinking about it, but they’re spending “approximately 97% of their efforts” on perfecting and growing the Twitter platform. Basically, he was coy about the company’s revenue strategy. John brought up the idea of “TweetSense” and “TweetWords” (a play on the popular Google AdSense and AdWords platforms), but Evan didn’t admit to anything.

However, he did say that they are optimistic on revenue, with so many brand advertisers and “theoretically monetizable information” available on the Twitter platform, the Twitter CEO isn’t worried about generating significant revenue in the near future.

- On Twitter’s growth: Evan admitted that Twitter’s U.S. traffic has stalled the last few months, but that some new features (such as Twitter Lists) should help solve this problem. He also pointed to international and mobile growth.

- On user retention: He stated that they have never been very good at finding that “killer application” for using Twitter for individuals, but that is now their focus. Twitter Lists is a big way to address this problem, Evan quickly added. They see it as a problem, but one that they can fix with some focus.

- On potential acquisition: Twitter is going for a long-term strategy rather than a “grow and be acquired” strategy. Part of it is that Twitter has potential, and part of it is that Evan Williams doesn’t feel the same pressure other entrepreneurs have to sell, since he’s already cashed out once before with the sale of Blogger to Google. He doesn’t believe Twitter’s interests align with being part of a bigger company.

- On Facebook: Evan discussed the increasing role of Facebook as a competitor to Twitter, but summed it up with this: “The world is big enough for Facebook and Twitter.”

- On Google Wave: He thinks Google Wave is awesome. He doesn’t know what Google Wave will become, though.

- On developers and revenue: Evan made it clear that developers can reliably invest in their platform. He believes developers are crucial to the Twitter experience.

- On international growth: The top five countries in terms of users: U.S., UK, Brazil, Japan, Indonesia (surprising!).

- On Twitter Lists and the suggested user list: “It’s time to retire the suggested user list.” He thinks they need to do something better and that it has indeed created a distortion in terms of influence.