Comments on: Is YouTube Profitable? http://battellemedia.com/archives/2007/12/is_youtube_profitable.php?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=is_youtube_profitable Thoughts on the intersection of search, media, technology, and more. Tue, 21 May 2013 00:36:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 By: george http://battellemedia.com/archives/2007/12/is_youtube_profitable.php#comment-8926 george Thu, 03 Jan 2008 14:51:30 +0000 http://battellemedia.com/archives/2007/12/is_youtube_profitable.php#comment-8926 <p>Serge and Larry don't own it anymore. Now maybe YouTube is profitable, maybe it's still in its grace period, and maybe Google will one day make up its investment on it</p> Serge and Larry don’t own it anymore. Now maybe YouTube is profitable, maybe it’s still in its grace period, and maybe Google will one day make up its investment on it

]]> By: Justin Seibert http://battellemedia.com/archives/2007/12/is_youtube_profitable.php#comment-8925 Justin Seibert Sun, 23 Dec 2007 12:52:22 +0000 http://battellemedia.com/archives/2007/12/is_youtube_profitable.php#comment-8925 <p>John - couldn't disagree more strongly with you here. I agree that something doesn't need to be profitable for a <em>short</em> while during a ramp up or branding stage, but you can't keep funneling cash into something that isn't giving you returns - especially since Google's public. While investors are giving it a free path at the moment, that will change one day. Serge and Larry don't own it anymore. Now maybe YouTube is profitable, maybe it's still in its grace period, and maybe Google will one day make up its investment on it - but nothing can be a sink hole forever.</p> John – couldn’t disagree more strongly with you here. I agree that something doesn’t need to be profitable for a short while during a ramp up or branding stage, but you can’t keep funneling cash into something that isn’t giving you returns – especially since Google’s public. While investors are giving it a free path at the moment, that will change one day. Serge and Larry don’t own it anymore. Now maybe YouTube is profitable, maybe it’s still in its grace period, and maybe Google will one day make up its investment on it – but nothing can be a sink hole forever.

]]> By: laura http://battellemedia.com/archives/2007/12/is_youtube_profitable.php#comment-8924 laura Sat, 22 Dec 2007 20:27:04 +0000 http://battellemedia.com/archives/2007/12/is_youtube_profitable.php#comment-8924 <p>I used to think the Viacom suit might damage Google, but now I think they were wise to take on YouTube with all of its risks. It just makes their service more versatile to more users.</p> I used to think the Viacom suit might damage Google, but now I think they were wise to take on YouTube with all of its risks. It just makes their service more versatile to more users.

]]> By: Nir http://battellemedia.com/archives/2007/12/is_youtube_profitable.php#comment-8923 Nir Fri, 21 Dec 2007 18:53:15 +0000 http://battellemedia.com/archives/2007/12/is_youtube_profitable.php#comment-8923 <p>*snifs a bubble</p> *snifs a bubble

]]> By: Max Jackson http://battellemedia.com/archives/2007/12/is_youtube_profitable.php#comment-8922 Max Jackson Thu, 20 Dec 2007 23:19:39 +0000 http://battellemedia.com/archives/2007/12/is_youtube_profitable.php#comment-8922 <p>The bandwidth for youtube must cost an absolute fortune! Saying that the adverts must be generating a lot of money too. I dont really like youtube, all of the videos are very poor quality anyway.</p> <p>Advertising on YouTube is fairly successful though! I picked it up on a blog... <a href="http://www.jamesbrausch.com" rel="nofollow">http://www.jamesbrausch.com</a> I think!</p> The bandwidth for youtube must cost an absolute fortune! Saying that the adverts must be generating a lot of money too. I dont really like youtube, all of the videos are very poor quality anyway.

Advertising on YouTube is fairly successful though! I picked it up on a blog… http://www.jamesbrausch.com I think!

]]> By: Rodrigo http://battellemedia.com/archives/2007/12/is_youtube_profitable.php#comment-8921 Rodrigo Thu, 20 Dec 2007 04:34:06 +0000 http://battellemedia.com/archives/2007/12/is_youtube_profitable.php#comment-8921 <p>I don't think so.. Google is a giant, but it's not the only one... </p> I don’t think so.. Google is a giant, but it’s not the only one…

]]> By: Erik http://battellemedia.com/archives/2007/12/is_youtube_profitable.php#comment-8920 Erik Thu, 20 Dec 2007 01:52:14 +0000 http://battellemedia.com/archives/2007/12/is_youtube_profitable.php#comment-8920 <p>Just like napster was the most important music distribution service in the world for a while. I'm not saying YouTube will die but I don't think it will maintain anywhere near its importance now that the content owners are getting a clue and not putting up with them. Since hulu launched I go there a lot more than youtube. </p> Just like napster was the most important music distribution service in the world for a while. I’m not saying YouTube will die but I don’t think it will maintain anywhere near its importance now that the content owners are getting a clue and not putting up with them. Since hulu launched I go there a lot more than youtube.

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