Comments on: WSJ reports Google and YouTube are in acquisition talks

By: Einkaufstour at Timo Heuers Weblog

Einkaufstour at Timo Heuers Weblog — Mon, 15 Jan 2007 16:53:31 +0000

[...] Wenig später setzte Marshall Kirkpatrick bei Techcrunch einen Beitrag auf, der wiederum einen vom Wall Street Journal geschriebenen Artikel zitiert. Kirkpatrick schreibt: Web-search giant Google is in talks to acquire YouTube for roughly $1.6 billion, a person familiar with the matter says. [Websuche-Gigant Google ist in Gesprächen mit YouTube um es für rund 1,6 Milliarden Dollar zu übernehmen, sagte eine mit dem Thema vertraute Person.] [...]

By: gertis.media » Is Google run by morons?

gertis.media » Is Google run by morons? — Thu, 26 Oct 2006 07:21:02 +0000

[...] Mark Cuban did put it on the map. Only a moron would buy YouTube. Well, here comes Mr. Google, allegedly offering some 1.6 Billion USD. Whoo-hoo, here we go. Is Google run by morons? Probably not. But they have to cater to analysts (which might be even worse). [...]

By: B|P ile Bin1 Yolculuk » Blog Arşivi » Önümüze Akan Videolar

B|P ile Bin1 Yolculuk » Blog Arşivi » Önümüze Akan Videolar — Mon, 16 Oct 2006 09:59:08 +0000

[...] Bu aralar herkesin yeni eğilimi Youtube sitesinden ilginç videolar keşfedip, arkadaşlarla paylaşmak. Hoşuma giden videoları bende blogumda bir liste oluşturarak paylaştım.Bu yazının asıl konusuna gelelim. İnternet arama motoru lideri Google’ın video portalı, YouTube’u 1.6 milyar dolara satın almaya hazırlandığı söyleniyor. Techcrunch blog sitesinde bu haberin Cuma günü yayınlanmasından sonra, Google’ın hisseleri artışa geçmiş. Haberin gerçekleşip gerçekleşmeyeceğini zaman gösterecek. [...]

By: Completely Unsubstantiated Google/YouTube Rumor » JenIT

Completely Unsubstantiated Google/YouTube Rumor » JenIT — Wed, 11 Oct 2006 16:03:14 +0000

[...] Update: The Wall Street Journal is now reporting this as well, saying “Google Inc. is in talks to acquire popular video-sharing site YouTube Inc. for roughly $1.6 billion, according to a person familiar with the matter. The discussions are still at a sensitive stage and could well break off, this person says.” More here. [...]

By: EveryDigg » Blog Archive » WSJ reporting on Google YouTube talks as well!

Tue, 10 Oct 2006 11:27:43 +0000

[...] It looks like Michael Arrington ’s report that Google is in talks to acquire YouTube may have been more than what he called “40% partially true.” The Wall St. Journal is reporting this morning that those talks are in fact underway, according to “a person familiar with the matter.”read more | digg story [...]

By: 花儿开了 » Google 收购 YouTube

花儿开了 » Google 收购 YouTube — Tue, 10 Oct 2006 03:40:50 +0000

[...] Home BlogGuestbook Google 收购 YouTubeGoogle 收购 YouTube WEBLOGWEBLOG 自从消息灵通的 Techcrunch 率先爆料之后，关于 Google 即将收购 YouTube 的传闻就一直没有终止过（1，2，3，4）。今天，这幢闹得满城风雨的收购终于尘埃落定，Google 最终以 16.5 亿美元收购了视频分享网站 YouTube。 [...]

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By: granier » Blog Archive » Why Google Should Buy YouTube

granier » Blog Archive » Why Google Should Buy YouTube — Mon, 09 Oct 2006 19:01:32 +0000

[...] There’s been a lot of speculation lately about a possible Google buyout of Internet video website YouTube for US$1.6B. A lot has been said about the potential value (or lack thereof) of YouTube and its future success (or demise). [...]

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Google podr�a comprar YouTube en zoomagazine.org | digitaliza! — Mon, 09 Oct 2006 15:30:52 +0000

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By: Tapahont » Blog Archive » Rumeurs : Google acheterai YouTube

Tapahont » Blog Archive » Rumeurs : Google acheterai YouTube — Sun, 08 Oct 2006 22:26:34 +0000

[...] L’info vient de M.Arrington himself qui aurait reçu un mail d’une source très bien informé. Le wall street journal disposerait lui aussi d’élement concordant. [...]

By: Google Buying YouTube? · Think. Try.Teach · The Moleskin - Technology, Design and all things Web

Sun, 08 Oct 2006 19:47:54 +0000

[...] Techcrunch: WSJ reports Google and YouTube are in acquisition talks [...]

By: DrinkaZine Blog » Yahoo收購Jumpcut

DrinkaZine Blog » Yahoo收購Jumpcut — Sun, 08 Oct 2006 17:12:10 +0000

[...] Web 2.0 的網絡大戰今年真是看頭十足。這邊廂剛在TechCrunch看到Google用16億美金收購YouTube，那邊Yahoo已經把Jumpcut收購下來。這是Yahoo繼Flickr，del.icio.us，Upcoming和WebJay的收購後，另一步Web 2.0藍圖構建的策略性舉動。 [...]

By: Marketing Blog » Blog Archive » Google To Acquire Youtube?

Marketing Blog » Blog Archive » Google To Acquire Youtube? — Sun, 08 Oct 2006 14:03:06 +0000

[...] According to the report, the talks are at a sensitive stage and could break off.Representatives for Google and YouTube were not immediately available for comment. Internet blog TechCrunch.com earlier in the day cited what it called a “completely unsubstantiated” rumor of talks between Google and YouTube. Share and Enjoy:These icons link to social bookmarking sites where readers can share and discover new web pages. [...]

By: 我爱妞妞 » Blog Archive » Google要买Youtube

我爱妞妞 » Blog Archive » Google要买Youtube — Sun, 08 Oct 2006 13:31:02 +0000

[...] Google要买Youtube了，谁哭谁笑。按理说与我没有关系，但如果Youtube像Google Video一样被屏蔽的话，那么我会哭！ Posted in 就一句话 | [...]

By: bala

bala — Sun, 08 Oct 2006 12:51:20 +0000

it smells like repeat of riya/google rumour, which did not happen….it seems like VCs who got vested interest are creating these rumours?!!??

just my two cents…

By: Ben-Ari.Name » Google to acquire YouTube?

Ben-Ari.Name » Google to acquire YouTube? — Sun, 08 Oct 2006 07:56:02 +0000

[...] Could be. These icons link to social bookmarking sites where readers can share and discover new web pages. [...]

By: kaiju

kaiju — Sun, 08 Oct 2006 05:16:12 +0000

The Google YouTube story has turned out to be another TechCrap PR stunt.

By: atomic1fire

atomic1fire — Sun, 08 Oct 2006 04:50:31 +0000

finaly someone for the copywrite owners to point a finger at

By: Google quer comprar o Youtube?

Google quer comprar o Youtube? — Sat, 07 Oct 2006 21:57:42 +0000

[...] Segundo informações do TechnoCrunch, as conversas estão em um estágio delicado e podem ser interrompidas. Em outra nota, já diz que os rumores não tem base alguma. [...]

By: Dreamchaser’s Blog » Gooube.com ? Google in Talks to Buy YouTube

Dreamchaser’s Blog » Gooube.com ? Google in Talks to Buy YouTube — Sat, 07 Oct 2006 20:15:22 +0000

By: sufiy

sufiy — Sat, 07 Oct 2006 19:53:00 +0000

I can see this move of Google to buy YouTube as act of desperation to diversify from one stream revenue business which is slowing down with click fraud and slowing economy on one side and finally sobering thoughts of founders on all crap products they announced which are not working and/or not wanted by anyone on another. I can imaging that after a big battle inside and clear understanding that all very expensive R&D are not bringing NEW PRODUCTS WHICH ARE ADDING to revenue and bottom line they were pushed to make a move which suppose to bring new dimension and advertisement space for monetisation efforts. Will it save GOOGLE from falling short of expectations – I doubt it. Apart from copyright issues fully described by Mark Cuban and others from business point of view this acquisition is wrong at the wrong point in time: YouTube is just a place where people are unloading their video content - it is real “LONG TAIL” staff, 99% of it will be seen just by creator and five other guys maximum. In order to monetise this audience media it will take ages and maybe never be profitable. If I would like to see news I will go to news portal, I will use good video search engine for lectures or similar CONTENT. Apart from hype this 1.6 billion investment will not bring any even middle term (1-3 years) google size meaningful revenues. So we have now very interesting point of Google business development cycle which will be reflected in earnings this and next quarter: no new working ideas from inside, all released products are not material in sense of revenue, strategy is to move into video space and buy out time but there is no clear business idea apart from proposal to advertisers: now we will put your add on every video download (99% is how I am cool dancing or baking or nice place in Zumbaramba). On the margin compression side we will have slowing growth of revenue due to click fraud recognition and slowing economy (not only YAHOO! disease), increasing Capex (now with not clear picture whether any of these investments are actually working) and expense related to options from 1st and 2nd q around 151 mil, so Free Cash Flow will be way below to reflect any sustainable multiple to the current stock price.

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By: Google To Acquire YouTube for $1.6B

Google To Acquire YouTube for $1.6B — Sat, 07 Oct 2006 19:43:43 +0000

[...] Google To Acquire YouTube for $1.6B By jdrohn74 The Wall Street Journal reported that Google is indeed in talks to buy YouTube for $1.6 billion, according to TechCrunch. [...]

By: JonB

JonB — Sat, 07 Oct 2006 19:43:26 +0000

Yeah, you do realize that the WSJ sited TechCrunch as a source. They have no more information (or even less) than you did when you started this. At least the rumor called you, they are just spreading the rumor.

By: Cornell Finch » GooTube?

Cornell Finch » GooTube? — Sat, 07 Oct 2006 19:38:42 +0000

[...] Sounds gross doesn’t it! Rumours are rife that Google is in early acquisition talks with YouTube. The most commonly mentioned amount is $1.6bn US. For a company that only launched in January 2005, that’s non-too shabby. What’s the matter Google, don’t like the competition? [...]

By: ABCota

ABCota — Sat, 07 Oct 2006 17:40:07 +0000

@29. What’s true? True that Google will buy YouTube? Where has that been confirmed?

Or are you saying it’s true that it been confirmed that it’s a rumor? If that’s that case, what the hell kind of story is that?

Hell, there are confirmed rumors that Elvis is still alive.