Comments on: Google Offers $1.6 Billion For YouTube http://vibetalk.wordpress.com/2006/10/06/google-offers-16-billion-for-youtube/ Just another WordPress.com weblog Sat, 22 Nov 2008 17:59:06 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: Joe http://vibetalk.wordpress.com/2006/10/06/google-offers-16-billion-for-youtube/#comment-53 Joe Tue, 10 Oct 2006 20:08:10 +0000 http://vibetalk.wordpress.com/2006/10/06/google-offers-16-billion-for-youtube/#comment-53 <em>GooTube</em>. It's official: Google inked the deal with YouTube for $1.65 billion yesterday (10/9) and is emphasizing a focus on ensuring copyright protection. It's the most Google's ever paid for a company; last year they bought <b>fifteen</b> companies for $130.5 million. <b>Fox News:</b> <a href="http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,219157,00.html" rel="nofollow">Analysts Applaud YouTube-Google Deal</a> (10/10) <b>Market Watch:</b> <a href="http://www.marketwatch.com/News/Story/Story.aspx?dist=newsfinder&siteid=mktw&guid={826C85AE-B0CF-4614-9D19-621FF8B9EF72}" rel="nofollow">A flat opening; Google up on YouTube deal</a> ( Oct 10 - 10:29 AM ET) » <b><a href="http://news.google.com/news?q=youtube google&hl=en&hs=qth&lr=&client=firefox-a&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&sa=X&oi=news&ct=title" rel="nofollow">Find more news about the deal</a></b> GooTube. It’s official: Google inked the deal with YouTube for $1.65 billion yesterday (10/9) and is emphasizing a focus on ensuring copyright protection.

It’s the most Google’s ever paid for a company; last year they bought fifteen companies for $130.5 million.

Fox News: Analysts Applaud YouTube-Google Deal (10/10)
Market Watch: A flat opening; Google up on YouTube deal ( Oct 10 – 10:29 AM ET)

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]]> By: Joe http://vibetalk.wordpress.com/2006/10/06/google-offers-16-billion-for-youtube/#comment-52 Joe Mon, 09 Oct 2006 20:49:01 +0000 http://vibetalk.wordpress.com/2006/10/06/google-offers-16-billion-for-youtube/#comment-52 Interesting side-effect of free video - copyright infringement. It's been the one big issue for YouTube. This time it's <strong>American Airlines</strong>: http://news.com.com/2100-1030_3-6048032.html Interesting side-effect of free video – copyright infringement. It’s been the one big issue for YouTube. This time it’s American Airlines: http://news.com.com/2100-1030_3-6048032.html

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