YouTube: Google Takeover?

[mmhmm.]

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2006/...n2070433.shtml

Google may be buying YouTube in the near future

Alot of money involved, but do the YouTube owners really wanna give up the site? I mean they dont do it for profit, so it must be their pet project. Money probably isnt a major concern, but you never know... IT IS $1.6 BILLION (thats 855,040,000 pounds fyi)

Any thoughts?

[paulzzzzzzz]

So how exactly do they make money ;s (iz fik m8)

[mmhmm.]

So how exactly do they make money ;s (iz fik m8)

YouTube doesnt right now, but do you mean Google?
I guess on advertisements :s they're not doing it for fun obviously
(iz fik tu bruva)

[James!]

10 billion pound for a company that probably cost around a thousand to create. I'd do it

[Ezzie.]

Google video...

[mmhmm.]

Google video...

pretty much a flop really..

[-Soph-]

Google video is rubbish.. I can see why they're after youtube.

[James!]

Google video is rubbish.. I can see why they're after youtube.

No no no, GoogleVideo is good, but more people use YouTube.

[BL!NKEY]

So how exactly do they make money ;s (iz fik m8)

They get tons on advertising

They advertise videos like for NBC and stuff and also other sites

So many hits a day = lots of money

[mmhmm.]

They get tons on advertising

They advertise videos like for NBC and stuff and also other sites

So many hits a day = lots of money

yeah.. i find that hard to believe cuz i know when i'm on google, i'm not clicking on ads and i'm pretty sure most people i know dont either

but that's the only way they can possibly be making money, so i guess people do click them