Youtube Doomed?

[UltraRob]

http://www.slate.com/id/2216162/

The short version: Youtube is losing an estimated $470 million (nearly 1/2 billion) a year in operating costs because advertisers simply aren't interested in sticking their products next to videos of people farting the national anthem. Flickr and Facebook are also similarly bleeding money.

Rob

[Rich Frohlich]

Then again - some of the commercials on television are not too far away from that national anthem schtick...

[UltraRob]

	Quote:	Rich Frohlich
	Then again - some of the commercials on television are not too far away from that national anthem schtick...

Commercials? What about the shows?

"America's Butt's Got Talent!" The next big ratings hit!

Rob

[WNDRWolf]

	Quote:	UltraRob
	Commercials? What about the shows? "America's Butt's Got Talent!" The next big ratings hit! Rob

I was going to audition for that show next month...
Apparently they have heard my show.

[Crash]

I wouldn't say doomed.. they are owned by the 50 billion doller site .. Google.. I think it's a growing issuw, how do you combine user generated contect.. that stinks.. with advertisers that want to make money...

YouTube has alwasy suffered.. which is why the original owners sold out. It's the most visited Video site, with the most useless videos. But it has launched several successful online shows.. and more Viral vids then anyone else.

But it's not doomed.. Google just uses it as a loss leader..

[Azure]

I wonder if Google will be able to sustain Youtube, you can only take so much loss.

[alexachipman]

It is ironic because youtube is used in a lot of viral marketing.

[Sable]

	Quote:	UltraRob
	http://www.slate.com/id/2216162/ The short version: Youtube is losing an estimated $470 million (nearly 1/2 billion) a year in operating costs because advertisers simply aren't interested in sticking their products next to videos of people farting the national anthem. Flickr and Facebook are also similarly bleeding money. Rob

what farting video?

hmmm, guess I'm watching other stuff. As soon as I get in the office in the morning I pull up youtube and plug in one of three playlists: Dimitri Hvorostovsky (can't resist a Russian operetic Baritone), Zachary Richard or Sean Keane.

Once in a while I troll for other folks but...

I'd miss my eight hours of Dimitri.

Sable