Google buys YouTube

atari 2600 · 10.11.2006, 09:48 AM

Google buys YouTube for $1.65 billion

Search giant’s purchase of video sharing service biggest in its history

Updated: 10:47 a.m. ET Oct 10, 2006

Inhuman · 10.11.2006, 09:50 AM

hmm, that's interesting. Google Video didn't get along so well, so I guess they just got jealous and bought youtube out.

atari 2600 · 10.11.2006, 09:55 AM

That's what I was thinking too. They had their own little free .flv player thing and all that. The only losers in this deal are the people working in the Google Video department. Although I suppose that they will still maintain Google Video as well.

I think Google probably made a very good buy, even at that price and even if you factor in the expense of their own failed attempt at branding a video sharing site.

According to wikipedia, the creators of YouTube are three people who were, at the time, employees of PayPal. I read an interview awhile back where they expressed surprise that what they had intended just to be as popular as say, a message board whose members shared their videos, rapidly turned into such a worldwide phenomenon. One thing's for certain; they just got their gargantuan payday.

Everyneurotic · 10.11.2006, 11:19 AM

it should read "google pwns youtube"

i though google video was on developing stages, like a beta...at least i always thought of it as that.

Inhuman · 10.11.2006, 12:12 PM

But even with Gmail and google talk. Google talk was a complete failure, and people usually still use MSN, yahoo, or AOL messenger despite all the advantages of google talk. You don`t see too much advertising for it either, maybe that's why

SpectralJulianIsNotDead · 10.11.2006, 01:20 PM

I really hope Google does well. They have offices in Pittsburgh now.

atari 2600 · 10.11.2006, 03:03 PM

I really hope Google does well as well. Google revolution!

Tokolosh · 10.11.2006, 04:41 PM

Google is great, but they're well connected to the US military through NASA. Google Earth is proof of that.

atari 2600 · 10.11.2006, 05:01 PM

It's my understanding that Google Earth is a proprietary software and that the actual satellite the images are transmitted from was launched and is maintained by the Google corporation.

World Wind uses a NASA satellite.

Tokolosh · 10.11.2006, 05:11 PM

Government Computer News

Here's an interesting article.
http://www.gcn.com/print/24_13/35937-1.html

atsonicpark · 10.11.2006, 05:24 PM

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HaydenAsche · 10.11.2006, 05:25 PM

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Savage Clone · 10.11.2006, 05:26 PM

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Originally Posted by atsonicpark

Man this board is fucking dead.

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HaydenAsche · 10.11.2006, 05:28 PM

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Originally Posted by Savage Clone

Yeah, where are all the Scissor Shock threads?

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Tokolosh · 10.11.2006, 05:32 PM

World Wind uses Microsoft® technology.

Cantankerous · 10.11.2006, 05:35 PM

google scares the shit out of me.

static-harmony · 10.11.2006, 05:36 PM

WHy cantanky?

Danny Himself · 10.11.2006, 05:36 PM

Don't be afraid. They're only nerds.

Cantankerous · 10.11.2006, 05:39 PM

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Originally Posted by static-harmony

WHy cantanky?

because they can TALK TO THE GOVERNMENT

static-harmony · 10.11.2006, 05:41 PM

Stop being paranoid, They can only talk to Bush and look how smart he is.

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atari 2600 invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 8,212	That's what I was thinking too. They had their own little free .flv player thing and all that. The only losers in this deal are the people working in the Google Video department. Although I suppose that they will still maintain Google Video as well. I think Google probably made a very good buy, even at that price and even if you factor in the expense of their own failed attempt at branding a video sharing site. According to wikipedia, the creators of YouTube are three people who were, at the time, employees of PayPal. I read an interview awhile back where they expressed surprise that what they had intended just to be as popular as say, a message board whose members shared their videos, rapidly turned into such a worldwide phenomenon. One thing's for certain; they just got their gargantuan payday.
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Inhuman invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Montreal Posts: 5,807	But even with Gmail and google talk. Google talk was a complete failure, and people usually still use MSN, yahoo, or AOL messenger despite all the advantages of google talk. You don`t see too much advertising for it either, maybe that's why
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SpectralJulianIsNotDead invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 7,409	I really hope Google does well. They have offices in Pittsburgh now.
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atari 2600 invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 8,212	I really hope Google does well as well. Google revolution!
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atari 2600 invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 8,212	It's my understanding that Google Earth is a proprietary software and that the actual satellite the images are transmitted from was launched and is maintained by the Google corporation. World Wind uses a NASA satellite.
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Tokolosh invito al cielo Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Plaza de Toros Posts: 6,731	Government Computer News Here's an interesting article. http://www.gcn.com/print/24_13/35937-1.html __________________ Anything you can /imagine is real
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