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Google spends $1.7B to buy YouTube

Discussion in 'Sports and News' started by Freelance Hack, Oct 9, 2006.

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  1. Del_B_Vista

    Del_B_Vista Active Member

    He said that it's just a matter of time before they get their ass sued off for copyright infringement. I don't think the copyright deals today are going to fix that problem, though. It won't stop Johnny Ninth-Grader from posting a South Park clip or college kids from posting Conan/Stewart/Colbert clips.
     
    Del_B_Vista, Oct 9, 2006
    #13
  2. SF_Express

    SF_Express Active Member

    That's not the direction these kinds of companies are headed in, although I supposed there might be some "premium" aspect of it somewhere down the road.
     
    SF_Express, Oct 9, 2006
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  3. Idaho

    Idaho Active Member

    SF,

    I'm not plugged in like some people, but how does YouTube stay afloat? I see one sponsored ad from Cingular but no other visable means of revenue?
     
    Idaho, Oct 9, 2006
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  4. heyabbott

    heyabbott Well-Known Member

    said the man who traded FOR Juwan Howard
     
    heyabbott, Oct 9, 2006
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  5. Mizzougrad96

    Mizzougrad96 Active Member

    Said the man who made billions selling an internet company...
     
    Mizzougrad96, Oct 9, 2006
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  6. thebiglead

    thebiglead Member

    It kind of makes us wonder if it's wise to quit our day job, throw everything we've got into the website, and see what happens.

    :-\
     
    thebiglead, Oct 9, 2006
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  7. three_bags_full

    three_bags_full Well-Known Member

    Good for YouTube. And a pretty good move from all indications on the part of the boys at Google.
     
    three_bags_full, Oct 9, 2006
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  8. wickedwritah

    wickedwritah Guest

    And said the man who made a mint selling to Yahoo a company that went tits up pretty quickly.
     
    wickedwritah, Oct 9, 2006
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  9. Freelance Hack

    Freelance Hack Active Member

    There are calculated risks, and there are foolish gambles.

    Keep your day job (for now), biglead.
     
    Freelance Hack, Oct 9, 2006
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  10. farmerjerome

    farmerjerome Active Member

    Yeah, that was my reaction too. I don't think youtube will be nearly as big as it is now in just a year or two. I think that this will be a smart purchase for Google in the long run.
     
    farmerjerome, Oct 10, 2006
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  11. PeteyPirate

    PeteyPirate Guest

    The difference being that the dot-com bust came because companies never figured out how to actually turn a profit. Google, MySpace, etc., are watching the earnings just roll in, and they don't have any debt.
     
    PeteyPirate, Oct 10, 2006
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  12. Perry White

    Perry White Active Member

    Now utube.com wants a piece of the action: http://blogs.reuters.com/2006/10/09/utube-to-google-lets-talk/
     
    Perry White, Oct 10, 2006
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