Comments on: Google Buys Youtube for 1.65 billion http://www.ghacks.net/2006/10/09/google-buys-youtube-for-165-billion/ A technology blog covering software, mobile phones, gadgets, security, the Internet and other relevant areas. Wed, 25 Nov 2009 05:52:32 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Kody http://www.ghacks.net/2006/10/09/google-buys-youtube-for-165-billion/#comment-73406 Kody Thu, 23 Nov 2006 19:28:10 +0000 http://www.ghacks.net/2006/10/09/google-buys-youtube-for-165-billion/#comment-73406 Hey guys, I have an iMac G5 running tiger 10.4.7 and I an having a wierd problem. Whenever I go to a site that has an embedded youtube, flash or some kind of video, there is no sound. If it a quicktime file there is no problem. There is not sound no matter what broswer I use, firefox, camino, safari, or shiira. And keep in mind that about a week ago I was not having this issue. Help Would be awesome Thanks! Hey guys,
I have an iMac G5 running tiger 10.4.7 and I an having a wierd problem. Whenever I go to a site that has an embedded youtube, flash or some kind of video, there is no sound. If it a quicktime file there is no problem. There is not sound no matter what broswer I use, firefox, camino, safari, or shiira. And keep in mind that about a week ago I was not having this issue.

Help Would be awesome
Thanks!

]]> By: Marc-O http://www.ghacks.net/2006/10/09/google-buys-youtube-for-165-billion/#comment-64766 Marc-O Thu, 12 Oct 2006 13:35:59 +0000 http://www.ghacks.net/2006/10/09/google-buys-youtube-for-165-billion/#comment-64766 Also, for people thinking about the lost of some purity - seeing ads on YouTube - well, it was inevitable. YouTube had no ad-free future, economically, it made no sense. They build a lot of free stuff, and provided a strong server/bandwidth architecture to support all that streaming - and ask for nothing in return? Google can turn YouTube into something economically viable, and while I do prefer the freebies, I don't think that the google ad model is that harmful for the internet as a whole. Also, for people thinking about the lost of some purity – seeing ads on YouTube – well, it was inevitable. YouTube had no ad-free future, economically, it made no sense. They build a lot of free stuff, and provided a strong server/bandwidth architecture to support all that streaming – and ask for nothing in return?

Google can turn YouTube into something economically viable, and while I do prefer the freebies, I don’t think that the google ad model is that harmful for the internet as a whole.

]]> By: Marc-O http://www.ghacks.net/2006/10/09/google-buys-youtube-for-165-billion/#comment-64763 Marc-O Thu, 12 Oct 2006 13:31:48 +0000 http://www.ghacks.net/2006/10/09/google-buys-youtube-for-165-billion/#comment-64763 I don't buy into the Google-conspiracy theories. Getting into video fits really well into their commercial scheme - selling publicity. To conquer the video market - they need two things they didn't quite achieved with google video - a lot of videos, and a user base. Things YouTube has. Now that google has put his hands on these data sources, cross-reference that with the data from the google search engine... I guess, with enough data, they'll start building a video ad sensor, built up with personal data. And if that works, what can they do? Become a middle-man between announcers and video broadcasters. Or even become a broacaster itself, sending the video you want, bundled with "intelligent" video-google-ads. As much as Google has a lot of cool features and etc. what makes its economical power is ads - and provided they can move into another field of ad-providing, their future looks great. I don’t buy into the Google-conspiracy theories. Getting into video fits really well into their commercial scheme – selling publicity.

To conquer the video market – they need two things they didn’t quite achieved with google video – a lot of videos, and a user base. Things YouTube has. Now that google has put his hands on these data sources, cross-reference that with the data from the google search engine…

I guess, with enough data, they’ll start building a video ad sensor, built up with personal data. And if that works, what can they do? Become a middle-man between announcers and video broadcasters. Or even become a broacaster itself, sending the video you want, bundled with “intelligent” video-google-ads.

As much as Google has a lot of cool features and etc. what makes its economical power is ads – and provided they can move into another field of ad-providing, their future looks great.

]]> By: Joey http://www.ghacks.net/2006/10/09/google-buys-youtube-for-165-billion/#comment-64651 Joey Thu, 12 Oct 2006 06:52:22 +0000 http://www.ghacks.net/2006/10/09/google-buys-youtube-for-165-billion/#comment-64651 Sooner or later they'll purchase myspace, then yahoo, and then who knows what! Sooner or later they’ll purchase myspace, then yahoo, and then who knows what!

]]> By: Kishan http://www.ghacks.net/2006/10/09/google-buys-youtube-for-165-billion/#comment-64195 Kishan Tue, 10 Oct 2006 07:26:12 +0000 http://www.ghacks.net/2006/10/09/google-buys-youtube-for-165-billion/#comment-64195 i totally agree with Joey..Google do have some great services but i also liked youtube and think its a really bad thing for the world i totally agree with Joey..Google do have some great services but i also liked youtube and think its a really bad thing for the world

]]> By: Joey http://www.ghacks.net/2006/10/09/google-buys-youtube-for-165-billion/#comment-64132 Joey Mon, 09 Oct 2006 23:30:04 +0000 http://www.ghacks.net/2006/10/09/google-buys-youtube-for-165-billion/#comment-64132 This is a bit scary. No matter what Google paid, they are getting a deal. Google is getting too powerful for the internet. Google has some great stuff and I use them, but what are the rest of the internet community going to do under the foot of a giant. I'd say it's a potentially bad move for the world, good move for google. Google has enough good services. Youtube should have stayed in competition. This is a bit scary. No matter what Google paid, they are getting a deal. Google is getting too powerful for the internet. Google has some great stuff and I use them, but what are the rest of the internet community going to do under the foot of a giant. I’d say it’s a potentially bad move for the world, good move for google. Google has enough good services. Youtube should have stayed in competition.

]]> By: synthetron http://www.ghacks.net/2006/10/09/google-buys-youtube-for-165-billion/#comment-64120 synthetron Mon, 09 Oct 2006 21:59:54 +0000 http://www.ghacks.net/2006/10/09/google-buys-youtube-for-165-billion/#comment-64120 Please join us in the collaboratively filtered realtime discussion: TOPIC: google youtube START TIME: 2006-10-10 , 00:00 CEST (Brussels, Paris, Rome, Madrid, Stockholm). 2006-09-10 , 23:00 BST (London, Dublin, Lisbon). 2006-09-10 , 18:00 EDT (New York, Detroit, Toronto, Montreal). 2006-09-10 , 15:00 PDT (Vancouver, Los Angeles, Tijuana, Yukon). TO JOIN: go to the following url: https://www.synthetron.com/account/tag/conversation/googleyoutube Confirm [yes] to the security warning and follow the instructions. (In some companies a proxy login dialog box will appear. You then need to type your company internet username and password). YOU NEED: A Java plugin installed on your browser. Please join us in the collaboratively filtered realtime discussion:

TOPIC: google youtube

START TIME:

2006-10-10 , 00:00 CEST (Brussels, Paris, Rome, Madrid, Stockholm).
2006-09-10 , 23:00 BST (London, Dublin, Lisbon).
2006-09-10 , 18:00 EDT (New York, Detroit, Toronto, Montreal).
2006-09-10 , 15:00 PDT (Vancouver, Los Angeles, Tijuana, Yukon).

TO JOIN:

go to the following url:

https://www.synthetron.com/account/tag/conversation/googleyoutube

Confirm [yes] to the security warning and follow the instructions.
(In some companies a proxy login dialog box will appear. You then need to type your company internet username and password).

YOU NEED:

A Java plugin installed on your browser.

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