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Google in Talks to Buy YouTube

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the dogs-and-cats-living-together-mass-hysteria dept.

tessaiga writes "The Wall Street Journal is reporting that Google is in talks to buy YouTube for about $1.6 billion. YouTube users watch more that 100 million videos daily, and the site's market share tops that of similar services offered by Google and other popular Web sites. This comes after a story earlier this morning that co-founder Sergey Brin is pushing for Google to cut back on the volume of products being offered, complaining that 'I was getting lost in the sheer volume of the products we were releasing'. Guess Google Video is one of the products making the approved shortlist."

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  1. This story by farker+haiku · · Score: 0, Troll

    This story bring whole new meaning to nothing to see here :)

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  2. Re:Republican shit by Das+Modell · · Score: 0, Troll

    How about actually presenting arguments and counter-arguments instead of simply modding me Troll, you anonymous fucking dipshit coward. Of course, since you modded me Troll for opposing terrorism, you must be a leftist and/or multiculturalist, so you're incapable of rational arguing anyway. Carry on.

  3. This guy is no troll by geoffrobinson · · Score: 0, Troll

    This is a concern with the YouTube system. If the reports turn out to be true, a bunch of pro-jihadists get together and complain about anti-jihad videos on YouTube.

    Being concerned about anti-jihad videos being banned at YouTube is no troll.

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