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Author Topic: Google buys YouTube  (Read 3822 times)

lanux128

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Google buys YouTube
« on: October 09, 2006, 08:19 PM »
looks like google's buying spree isn't going to stop any soon..

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Re: Google buys YouTube
« Reply #1 on: October 09, 2006, 08:37 PM »
Yeah, the price blows me away though. It's the bubble, new and improved. Woo! When will this one pop? :P

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Re: Google buys YouTube
« Reply #2 on: October 09, 2006, 08:48 PM »
Cool!

Just yesterday I was wondering what YouTube's business model was going to be. Perhaps Google intends to make money by showing Google Adsense ads next to the videos, maybe based on the content of the comments posted.

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Re: Google buys YouTube
« Reply #3 on: October 09, 2006, 09:21 PM »
yeah, at least with adverts, we won't be charged for YouTube's service for some time..