Google aims to make YouTube profitable with ads!!

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http://www.iht.com/articles/2007/08/...y/22google.php

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[ricdes]

Google is not dumb.. I've predicted that just like anyone else. No one buys & runs an expensive business without wanting to profit...

[l0gic]

It will take a long time to pay off YouTube's backlogged bandwidth debt, especially with the recent crackdown on copyrighted videos.

[had]

it was question of time.. and the time is now

[Gamezmania]

this was bound to happen, no one owns something without wanting some type of profit in return.

it cost them 1.65 Billion!

[Kagato]

Originally Posted by Gamezmania

it cost them 1.65 Billion!

It will take them a very long time to get that money back but I don't think they care about getting it back to quickly as they are already massive.

[davewashere]

Good. Now I think it's only a matter of time before the major content producers start posting stuff like full TV shows on YouTube as part of an advertising revenue-sharing deal with Google. I'm sick of all the popular TV clips showing up on YouTube and then getting removed a few hours later.

[mit]

That's your view or Google's View ??

[arabSquad]

it was just a matter of time ... google didn't just buy youtube for nothin ..

[rosiee007]

Wow, the idea they've come up with the video ad looks interesting. Looking forward to see how it is implemented.

The company said late Tuesday that after months of testing various video advertising models, it was ready to introduce a new type of video ad, which it said was unobtrusive and kept users in control of what they saw.

The ads, which appear 15 seconds after a user begins watching a video clip, take the form of an overlay on the bottom fifth of the screen, not unlike the tickers that display headlines during television news programs.

[The Stealthy One]

So....what's wrong with making money?

[IEmailer.com]

Originally Posted by The Stealthy One

So....what's wrong with making money?

And am sure they did their ROI before thinking of buying YouTube at all

[Awareness]

Originally Posted by mit

That's your view or Google's View ??

what u r talking abt??

[templates]

Originally Posted by IEmailer.com

And am sure they did their ROI before thinking of buying YouTube at all

yea,google knows how to make money..they didnt buy it just for kicks

[whob]

Originally Posted by rosiee007

Wow, the idea they've come up with the video ad looks interesting. Looking forward to see how it is implemented.

Sounds almost exactly like VideoEgg's advertising model. The ads aren't too invasive, but I don't know how effective they are. Ideally, this will be paid on ad impressions, not click-throughs. That should be a more profitable approach for the video medium.

[designerz]

I agree it was bound to happen. Google obviously sees a $$ potential else they would not buy it

[braver55b]

I second that notion, capitalism rules, there's nothing wrong with wanting to make money, after all they are not running a charity especially considering the billion dollar plus acquisition.

[freaky andy]

Google never claimed to run a charity. They have to monopolize on the popularity of youtube. Is anyone really surprised? Duh, sooo late. I would've done it long time ago.

[Malok]

Should be interesting to see how they implement the ads - and how they limit their scope, etc.


Be annoying for them to set up "intermissions" with advertisements during the clip.

Thats why I got Tivo so I could skip the commercials!

[mixke]

This aint unexpected stuff . They have their plans and I believe thats why they purchased it.Google has a great staff and they are not dumb !!