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Elvie · 10-06-2006, 01:05 PM

Rumours are circling the web that there are talks between Google and YouTube.

Google in talks to buy YouTube -report

and

WSJ reports Google and YouTube are in acquisition talks

Stanley · 10-06-2006, 01:15 PM

that's hard to believe, but let's hope it happens
Google has the backbone to support YouTube, and YouTube is growing fast enough to take on traditional media

CreationNation · 10-06-2006, 01:25 PM

I just read this myself, can you imagine?! It's not so hard to believe really... Google Video hasn't taken off to the scale of YouTube, and if Google were able to get YouTube they could turn it into a cash cow I think, with adsensing it alone.

wfhnow · 10-06-2006, 01:26 PM

WOW the person owning youtube could be a billionaire if they sell to google for6 billion... that would be nice...

aeiouy · 10-06-2006, 02:02 PM

I wonder what Mark Cuban thinks of this.

DruSam · 10-06-2006, 02:12 PM

Shoe made a blog post about it. he says he has a really good lead on it.
http://www.shoemoney.com/2006/10/06/...for-1-billion/

This might be worth it for Google if they can use the traffic from youtube effectively to promote their other services. But everyone knows youtube is gonna run into some legal trouble sooner or later.

aeiouy · 10-06-2006, 02:16 PM

Yeah but I suspect policies will change significantly if Google buys Youtube.

CreationNation · 10-06-2006, 02:24 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by wfhnow

WOW the person owning youtube could be a billionaire if they sell to google for6 billion... that would be nice...

Also, the investors would get their cut as well of course.

wfhnow · 10-06-2006, 02:25 PM

Yea thats true and IRS

netizen-x · 10-06-2006, 03:15 PM

Well with all the money, Google has to buy something. Might as well be something with the top buzz (and most controversial model)

LeMichelle · 10-06-2006, 04:43 PM

im not sure if im keen on this or not

i find google video's search much much easier than youtube's but then again, you can beat the stuff that's on youtube

but at this rate google will run and own everything

aeiouy · 10-06-2006, 06:08 PM

I think Google Video is a superior product to You Tube. They allow larger videos of a much higher quality. Should be interesting if they can upgrade You Tube to a higher level of quality.

CreationNation · 10-06-2006, 06:15 PM

Shoemoney updated that a 2.1 billion offer is on the table and it's take it or leave it.

pig2cat · 10-09-2006, 04:30 PM

http://money.cnn.com/2006/10/09/tech...ex.htm?cnn=yes

its confirmed that google is going to buy youtube!

CreationNation · 10-09-2006, 04:37 PM

Just saw that on Fox News - slicko for Google-o! Buying it in stock even, I was a bit surprised by that.

james11 · 10-09-2006, 04:42 PM

http://apnews.myway.com/article/20061009/D8KLB0A00.html

..."

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Google Inc. [link redacted] snapped up YouTube Inc. for $1.65 billion Monday in deal that catapults the Internet search leader to a leading role in the online video revolution. The all-stock acquisition unites one of the Internet's marquee companies with one of its rapidly rising stars.
The price makes YouTube, a still-unprofitable startup, by far the most expensive purchase made by Google during its eight-year history...."

Who knew $1.65B could seem small? ..... Consider googles' market cap is 130 billion... http://finance.yahoo.com/q?s=goog

pocketrockets · 10-09-2006, 05:11 PM

Crazy thing is, the only outside financial backing that YouTube ever got was from the venture capital firm Sequoia Capital invested only $11.5m total. They hit the motherload with this seed money.

stickycarrots · 10-09-2006, 05:27 PM

That's awesome. Congrats to the guys at YouTube for sure. I've been reading articles lately on how YouTube will fail because they aren't making any money. Not quite

pocketrockets · 10-09-2006, 05:59 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by stickycarrots

That's awesome. Congrats to the guys at YouTube for sure. I've been reading articles lately on how YouTube will fail because they aren't making any money. Not quite

They are definitely making money but nobody really knows what their monthly bandwidth costs total (reports vary between $1m to $2m a month) With 100m videos viewed a day, it has to be at least $2m+. Although for Google, this is peanuts as they already have tons of extra bandwidth and are experts in this area.

This site breaks down the possible ad revenue that they might be pulling in -
http://www.watchmojo.com/web/blog/?p=500#

Depending on the structure of the deal, all 67 employees of YouTube will likely all become millionaires. Based on investors receiving about 40%, founders getting about 40%, and 20% for employees.

Stanley · 10-09-2006, 06:04 PM

this is getting more interesting everyday

10-06-2006, 01:05 PM	#1 (permalink)
Elvie Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Nova Scotia Posts: 317 iTrader: (0)	Google to Buy YouTube? Rumours are circling the web that there are talks between Google and YouTube. Google in talks to buy YouTube -report and WSJ reports Google and YouTube are in acquisition talks

10-06-2006, 01:15 PM	#2 (permalink)
Stanley Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Brooklyn, NY Posts: 2,988 iTrader: (1)	that's hard to believe, but let's hope it happens Google has the backbone to support YouTube, and YouTube is growing fast enough to take on traditional media __________________ What Is My Referer?

10-06-2006, 01:25 PM	#3 (permalink)
CreationNation Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Manassas, VA USA Posts: 306 iTrader: (0)	I just read this myself, can you imagine?! It's not so hard to believe really... Google Video hasn't taken off to the scale of YouTube, and if Google were able to get YouTube they could turn it into a cash cow I think, with adsensing it alone. __________________ Deron www.creationnation.com www.ultimatemetal.com www.metalages.com

10-06-2006, 01:26 PM	#4 (permalink)
wfhnow Work From Home Now Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Singapore Posts: 1,387 iTrader: (0)	WOW the person owning youtube could be a billionaire if they sell to google for6 billion... that would be nice... __________________

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DruSam Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 2,745 iTrader: (0)	Shoe made a blog post about it. he says he has a really good lead on it. http://www.shoemoney.com/2006/10/06/...for-1-billion/ This might be worth it for Google if they can use the traffic from youtube effectively to promote their other services. But everyone knows youtube is gonna run into some legal trouble sooner or later. __________________ Create Gmail accounts quickly with The Mailbot. Enable forwarding and POP automatically. Proxy support.

10-06-2006, 02:16 PM	#7 (permalink)
aeiouy Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 894 iTrader: (0)	Yeah but I suspect policies will change significantly if Google buys Youtube. __________________ Wickedfire is spanish for F'ed Up Make Wickedfire a better place. Click Here Hakuna Matata

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wfhnow Work From Home Now Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Singapore Posts: 1,387 iTrader: (0)	Yea thats true and IRS __________________

10-06-2006, 03:15 PM	#10 (permalink)
netizen-x Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 54 iTrader: (0)	Well with all the money, Google has to buy something. Might as well be something with the top buzz (and most controversial model)

10-06-2006, 04:43 PM	#11 (permalink)
LeMichelle Junior Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Montreal Posts: 5 iTrader: (0)	im not sure if im keen on this or not i find google video's search much much easier than youtube's but then again, you can beat the stuff that's on youtube but at this rate google will run and own everything

10-06-2006, 06:08 PM	#12 (permalink)
aeiouy Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 894 iTrader: (0)	I think Google Video is a superior product to You Tube. They allow larger videos of a much higher quality. Should be interesting if they can upgrade You Tube to a higher level of quality. __________________ Wickedfire is spanish for F'ed Up Make Wickedfire a better place. Click Here Hakuna Matata

10-06-2006, 06:15 PM	#13 (permalink)
CreationNation Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Manassas, VA USA Posts: 306 iTrader: (0)	Shoemoney updated that a 2.1 billion offer is on the table and it's take it or leave it. __________________ Deron www.creationnation.com www.ultimatemetal.com www.metalages.com

10-09-2006, 04:30 PM	#14 (permalink)
pig2cat Attention whore Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Tiny wet country in west europe Posts: 1,564 iTrader: (0)	http://money.cnn.com/2006/10/09/tech...ex.htm?cnn=yes its confirmed that google is going to buy youtube! __________________ Free streaming Anime(100+ series, divx&flash) & tv (stargate, allo allo! pb) \m/ => piggymoo.com!

10-09-2006, 04:37 PM	#15 (permalink)
CreationNation Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Manassas, VA USA Posts: 306 iTrader: (0)	Just saw that on Fox News - slicko for Google-o! Buying it in stock even, I was a bit surprised by that. __________________ Deron www.creationnation.com www.ultimatemetal.com www.metalages.com

10-09-2006, 04:42 PM	#16 (permalink)
james11 Flaccid Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Las Vegas Posts: 10 iTrader: (0)	stock purchase? http://apnews.myway.com/article/20061009/D8KLB0A00.html ..." SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Google Inc. [link redacted] snapped up YouTube Inc. for $1.65 billion Monday in deal that catapults the Internet search leader to a leading role in the online video revolution. The all-stock acquisition unites one of the Internet's marquee companies with one of its rapidly rising stars. The price makes YouTube, a still-unprofitable startup, by far the most expensive purchase made by Google during its eight-year history...." Who knew $1.65B could seem small? ..... Consider googles' market cap is 130 billion... http://finance.yahoo.com/q?s=goog

10-09-2006, 05:11 PM	#17 (permalink)
pocketrockets Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 603 iTrader: (1)	Crazy thing is, the only outside financial backing that YouTube ever got was from the venture capital firm Sequoia Capital invested only $11.5m total. They hit the motherload with this seed money.

10-09-2006, 05:27 PM	#18 (permalink)
stickycarrots Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 396 iTrader: (6)	That's awesome. Congrats to the guys at YouTube for sure. I've been reading articles lately on how YouTube will fail because they aren't making any money. Not quite

10-09-2006, 06:04 PM	#20 (permalink)
Stanley Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Brooklyn, NY Posts: 2,988 iTrader: (1)	this is getting more interesting everyday __________________ What Is My Referer?

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