News of the Google YouTube acquisition wasn’t even cold yet when a new rumor popped up in the blogosphere that Google is also in talks to outbid Yahoo! on the number two social networking site, Facebook, reportedly offering $2.3 billion.
YouTube Founders Giddy Over Google Deal
Chad Hurley and Steve Chen, cofounders of YouTube, prepared a short video message for YouTubers shortly after Google’s $1.65 billion acquisition. In between young executive giggle fits, the unspoken message was clear: I’m rich, [insert Dave Chappelle expletive here].
GOOG Predicted To Rise On YouTube Buy
Michael Arrington’s rumor that Google was in talks to buy YouTube for $1.6 billion, which he’d given a 40 percent chance of survival, was backed up by both the Wall Street Journal and the New York Times, all citing sources familiar with the negotiations.
Google Takes YouTube For $1.65 Billion
The video sharing site YouTube finished a busy day of deal with content providers with the announcement that it, too, had closed a big deal in being acquired by Google.
It’s Official: Google Buys YouTube
Google made the announcement today after a full weekend of speculation and rumor that the company has agreed to buy video-sharing site YouTube for $1.65 billion in a stock-for-stock transaction. Google says YouTube will continue operate independently.
Rumor of The Week: Google To Buy YouTube
TechCrunch’s Michael Arrington rates his own rumor at about 40 percent likely, just so we get that out of the way. The “completely unsubstantiated” rumor is that Google is finalizing talks to acquire web video phenomenon YouTube.
Google May Be In Talks To Buy YouTube
The search engine Google Inc. (Google.com) is reportedly in talks to purchase YouTube Inc. (YouTube.com) for about $1.6 Billion.
SlideShare: the YouTube of Powerpoint
SlideShare launches today — the YouTube of Powerpoint. While Powerpoint destroys thought, so does TV. And misgivings aside, slides can be an art form in and of itself.
YouTube Buyer Would Be A “Moron”
Mark Cuban had more criticisms for prospective buyers of popular video sharing site YouTube, due to the site’s continual use by people for posting copyrighted works without permission.
Warner Hugs YouTube, Starts Talking Gibberish
YouTube didn’t just get a mammoth deal with Warner Music Group. The video-sharing site got schooled in how to talk in press release, and what to call its new intellectual property inspector.