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Google's list of losers: YouTube and six other businesses that aren't making any money
(
alleyinsider.com
)
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fromedome
on May 12, 2008
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yariv
on May 13, 2008
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I think it's a positive sign that some of Google's initiatives don't make much money (yet?). It shows that Google is taking risks.
sdurkin
on May 13, 2008
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The article says YouTube is making $100 million. Is that revenue or profit? I was under the impression that YouTube was losing money with its $1 CMPs and such.
jpeterson
on May 13, 2008
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Eventually the vast majority of these ad-based sites will crumble under the weight of their own hype.
daniel-cussen
on May 13, 2008
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Most of those are pretty recent. Expecting big profit from them might be asking too much.
eru
on May 13, 2008
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Don't you see that Google is just too good company in the sense of (
http://www.paulgraham.com/good.html
). YouTube is a charity.
lpgauth
on May 13, 2008
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I thought youtube actually made lots of money in Q1 2008?
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