techcrunch.com— A possible Google acquisition of YouTube that may be in the final stages before closing. Rumored price is $1.6 billion. I?m digging for more but the source on this one is good.
Oct 6, 2006View in Crawl 4
YouTube is definitely a more intensely used product than Google Video. The data shows this. Google Video received a quick boost in traffic after they added the “Video” link to their homepage, but all other performance indicators are flat for them. More people visit YouTube, they come back to the site more often, and spend more time on the site each time they visit. Take a look at our YouTube vs Google Video analysis at (posted yesterday):<a class="user" href="http://digg.com/tech_news/Verdict_is_in_Google_Video_is_no_match_for_YouTube">http://digg.com/tech_news/Verdict_is_in_Google_Video_is_no_match_for_YouTube</a>Just imagine a service that tightly integrated all the great stuff being created and submitted on YouTube, with their Orkut social networking platform (popular abroad), with Dodgeball mobile features thrown in + targeted contextual adverts.
Well, GoogleVideo does suck hard, so I guess Google has no choice but to cough up 1.6 billion for YouTube. The only question is, is Google going to be as lax as YouTube has been regarding copyrighted material?
OK so here's my official prediction, (if google actually does buy youtube, which i doubt). First, google will completely replace the entire google video site with youtube. Second, google will offer full tv shows in youtube-flash format. For a price of course. Oh, and when u buy it it will also be availible for download in iPod format, for as long as you want. Third, you tube will become the movie/tv competitor of iTunes. And google laughs all the way to the bank, as always. Gotta love google!
microjoltOct 6, 2006
YouTube is definitely a more intensely used product than Google Video. The data shows this. Google Video received a quick boost in traffic after they added the “Video” link to their homepage, but all other performance indicators are flat for them. More people visit YouTube, they come back to the site more often, and spend more time on the site each time they visit. Take a look at our YouTube vs Google Video analysis at (posted yesterday):<a class="user" href="http://digg.com/tech_news/Verdict_is_in_Google_Video_is_no_match_for_YouTube">http://digg.com/tech_news/Verdict_is_in_Google_Video_is_no_match_for_YouTube</a>Just imagine a service that tightly integrated all the great stuff being created and submitted on YouTube, with their Orkut social networking platform (popular abroad), with Dodgeball mobile features thrown in + targeted contextual adverts.
krackleOct 6, 2006
haha, nice post about the Buying Digg, lets see if we can get your host crashed.
escamilloOct 6, 2006
Well, GoogleVideo does suck hard, so I guess Google has no choice but to cough up 1.6 billion for YouTube. The only question is, is Google going to be as lax as YouTube has been regarding copyrighted material?
cesarandreuOct 6, 2006
How much do you think Kevin would sell Digg to Google for?
fastfood15Oct 6, 2006
OK so here's my official prediction, (if google actually does buy youtube, which i doubt). First, google will completely replace the entire google video site with youtube. Second, google will offer full tv shows in youtube-flash format. For a price of course. Oh, and when u buy it it will also be availible for download in iPod format, for as long as you want. Third, you tube will become the movie/tv competitor of iTunes. And google laughs all the way to the bank, as always. Gotta love google!
quantumonkeyOct 6, 2006
google+youtube=gootube
climbon321Oct 7, 2006
60% of the time, it works everytime.
modafekshenOct 9, 2006
it definitely is ... <a class="user" href="http://www.google.com/press/pressrel/google_youtube.html">http://www.google.com/press/pressrel/google_youtube.html</a>
Closed AccountOct 14, 2006
0.02 cents .... American