Google buys Youtube

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  • Iced_EagleIced_Eagle Borg Engineer Join Date: 2003-03-02 Member: 14218Members
    Not sure what to make of it right now, but I think Google is sort of giving up on their Google Video.
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  • GrayDuckGrayDuck Join Date: 2003-05-08 Member: 16134Members, Constellation
    Well my google stock jumped in price :D I made some money on the deal!


    (other than that I don't care... I have accounts in both places *shrug*)
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  • MantridMantrid Lockpick Join Date: 2003-12-07 Member: 24109Members
    Look at it this way. Now, YouTube will have adsense ads, and not giant crappy, in-your-face flash ads.
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  • BlackMageBlackMage [citation needed] Join Date: 2003-06-18 Member: 17474Members, Constellation
    I, for one, welcome our new all-indexing overlords.
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  • EpidemicEpidemic Dark Force Gorge Join Date: 2003-06-29 Member: 17781Members
    That's outrageous enormeous sum :/
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  • SprengiSprengi Join Date: 2003-02-23 Member: 13860Members, Constellation
    I guess we all saw this coming <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/confused-fix.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid="???" border="0" alt="confused-fix.gif" />

    <i>Resistance is futile. Google must grow.</i>
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  • GrayDuckGrayDuck Join Date: 2003-05-08 Member: 16134Members, Constellation
    Dang, YouTube had only <a href="http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20061007/ap_on_bi_ge/google_youtube" target="_blank">25</a> employees.... and it sold for 1.6 BILLION. They're set for life!!! Good for them. They had a great idea, expedited it well, and got a little lucky.


    I'm jealous...
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  • EpidemicEpidemic Dark Force Gorge Join Date: 2003-06-29 Member: 17781Members
    edited October 2006
    I'm not jealous in the slightest, but it's not like they have cured cancer or anything, 1.16 billion dollars for what basically is a brand with an attached userbase is *alittle* unfair. Yes, they kickstarted internet video-sharing because of their refined streaming technology, but it wasnt the slightest revolutionary.
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  • arcticaarctica Shindiggery innit Join Date: 2005-02-18 Member: 41646Members
    At least I won't have to switch between them now <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/tounge.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":p" border="0" alt="tounge.gif" />
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  • Cereal_KillRCereal_KillR Join Date: 2002-10-31 Member: 1837Members
    Meh, and honestly YouTube is annoying with their flash player. Downloading a movie off from there is such a pain <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/sad-fix.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":(" border="0" alt="sad-fix.gif" />
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  • MonkfishMonkfish Sonic-boom-inducing buttcheeks of terrifying speed&#33; Join Date: 2003-06-03 Member: 16972Members
    "The two companies will continue to operate independently"
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  • That_Annoying_KidThat_Annoying_Kid Sire of Titles Join Date: 2003-03-01 Member: 14175Members, Constellation
    <!--quoteo(post=1569539:date=Oct 9 2006, 11:29 PM:name=Black_Mage)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Black_Mage @ Oct 9 2006, 11:29 PM) [snapback]1569539[/snapback]</div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->
    I, for one, welcome our new all-indexing overlords.
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    ^^

    hear ye,

    Google plans to leave youtube be and continue with google videos.

    It makes sense to get a bigger footprint into the exanding world of online video
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  • QuaunautQuaunaut The longest seven days in history... Join Date: 2003-03-21 Member: 14759Members, Constellation, Reinforced - Shadow
    Google is not abandoning video.google.com at all.

    They have announced that its simply a new moneymaker for them. All the YouTube employees will stay on, they'll keep their offices, name, trademark, just that Google will also get a percentage of the sums, and be a top investor.
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  • CForresterCForrester P0rk(h0p Join Date: 2002-10-05 Member: 1439Members, Constellation
    <!--quoteo(post=1569577:date=Oct 10 2006, 04:56 PM:name=Cereal_KillR)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Cereal_KillR @ Oct 10 2006, 04:56 PM) [snapback]1569577[/snapback]</div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->
    Meh, and honestly YouTube is annoying with their flash player. Downloading a movie off from there is such a pain <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/sad-fix.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":(" border="0" alt="sad-fix.gif" />
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    If you use Firefox, there are a few extensions you can use to download the video. It's in FLV format, so you'll need a decoder for that, though. I think ffdshow can decode FLV files...
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  • Cereal_KillRCereal_KillR Join Date: 2002-10-31 Member: 1837Members
    Well it's easily done, but I for one pass through two apps (the UnPlug extension to easily get the .flv, then FLV converter to convert it to an avi or mpeg).
    It's not that VLC can't read FLV's, but I just prefer having normal video files if possible.
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  • AlignAlign Remain Calm Join Date: 2002-11-02 Member: 5216Forum Moderators, Constellation
    Alternatively, use www.keepvid.com
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  • DrSuredeathDrSuredeath Join Date: 2002-11-11 Member: 8217Members
    I, for one, welcome our new... aw damn it, black mage.
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  • BlackMageBlackMage [citation needed] Join Date: 2003-06-18 Member: 17474Members, Constellation
    <!--quoteo(post=1570069:date=Oct 15 2006, 12:31 PM:name=DrSuredeath)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(DrSuredeath @ Oct 15 2006, 12:31 PM) [snapback]1570069[/snapback]</div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->
    I, for one, welcome our new... aw damn it, black mage.
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    i have catchphrases macro'd on my function keys
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