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Google was tough with YouTube

Behind the scenes: Google played hardball in YouTube deal by ZDNet’s Richard MacManus — Mark Cuban has posted a fascinating (possibly not 100% accurate) glimpse into the behind-the-scenes deal-making between Google and YouTube. It was written by “an experienced veteran in the digital media business” who had at least some second-hand insider knowledge of the deal. Frankly when I read it reaffirmed just how ruthless business can be. The [...]

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  1. weird pictures on December 24th, 2006 10:57 am

    there is a dichotomy forming in google. the old guard says “do no harm” and focuses on creating new tools to encourage education and the dissemination of information.

    the new guard is all about market position and traffic (for the purpose of generating increased ad revenue).

    i ask you, why did google decide it is necessary to purchase youtube? the already had a comparable with google video.

    this is the beginning of the end of google’s greatness.

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