According to Wall Street Journal Google has agreed to buy YouTube for $ 1.65 billion. It remains to be seen whether Google is buying traffic or legal problems. (If you don't have a WSJ log-in please use the Tech Crunch link I have given below).
The second issue will be how Google Video will get treated? Will YouTube replace Google's Video search site? How soon and effectively would Google use its AdSense Program on YouTube?
In the short run YouTube will benefit from the enormous brand, cash, and corporate muscle of Google to deal with legal problems. In the long run integration of YouTube into Google's sites would pose a problem. Like Google owned Blogger, YouTube may continue to stand on its own.
Mark Cuban had said 2 weeks ago that buyer of YouTube would be a "moron". We will see whether his prediction will turn out to be accurate.
Tech Crunch has posted the same news with a commentary of the ongoing conf call at Google at the time of this writing. Chad of YouTube confirms what I wrote above -- Google's AdSense would be of great value to YouTube.
i doubt it. if google takes over it, then it's bound to have more ads than ever, and probaly less better videos to share.
Posted by: Michael | October 9, 2006 4:05 PM | Permalink to Comment