8. "funny how short people's memories are" In response to Reply # 0
wasn't the first internet bubble less than 10 years ago?
and now people are seriously thinking $1.6 billion is OK to pay for a single website?
the internet culture is so fickle...youtube's hot now, but who knows in a couple months...no way in hell i would buy a website right now. but google's got the resources, i guess.
10. "I'm still scratchin my head trying to figure out WHY?" In response to Reply # 0
Where exactly is the money going to come from? AdSense ads around videos? Ads INSIDE videos? What?
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12. "Uh yeah adsense, increased customer base, content licensing/distro..." In response to Reply # 10
I'm sure they're betting that video blogging will, over time, achieve the same sort of growth that text blogging has. If that happens, and they can position themselves as a market leader (which they just did), it will be a fantastic investment.
But yeah, as of tomorrow they bought a ridiculous amount of traffic for their ads (YouTube is the 10th most popular site in the world), a devoted user base, a powerful brand, and a tremendous amount of content.
13. "this merger is going to impact internet culture for the next 5 years..." In response to Reply # 0
myspace is next. my guess is its one step closer to get video conferencing on mobile phones for everyday people. i'm not much of a tech-head but it's exciting cuz youtube's based in san bruno and google's in mountain view. both are in the 650 where my head rests...
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