News Corp 'displeased' by Google-YouTube deal - WSJ | Thread profile

It seems that News Corp is not best pleased with the way Google snapped up YouTube. According to the Wall Street Journal the company has complained that ...Click here to read the full article

I'm about to set up a social networking site. Rather than fully establish this, at which point it will go for about £8 000 000 minimum, I'm offering now, undeveloped for a snip at £500 000. Grab yourself a bargain. Any buyers? *Wanders off shaking head at the stupid amounts of money changing hands for things of no bleedin' importance to the world*

Boo Hoo! One multinational conglomerate, who stamps all over the competition in the name of freedom and capitalism, moaning about fairness. Oh how the worm has turned.

ikiles wrote: *Wanders off shaking head at the stupid amounts of money changing hands for things of no bleedin' importance to the world* Totally agree with you. jimexbox wrote: Boo Hoo! One multinational conglomerate, who stamps all over the competition in the name of freedom and capitalism, moaning about fairness. Oh how the worm has turned.

ikiles wrote: *Wanders off shaking head at the stupid amounts of money changing hands for things of no bleedin' importance to the world* That statement could be levelled at many things. However, to any business advertising is paramount. The advertising potential for these sights is huge - immense even, especially when you consider YouTube's 100 million watched videos per day - this ...

Capitalism truly IS a wierd & "wonderful" thing!!! Both Google & MySpace depend on advertising, but who the hell takes any notice? I (and everybody I know ranging from my 16 yr old daughter upwards in age) COMPLETELY ignores all online adverts. They are simply a different kind of SPAM (although they lack that delightful grey/pink colour). Do you know anybody who's actually bought ...

wittgenfrog wrote: A nasty shock is in store (sic) as in my experience anyone under 20 is completely immune from their advertising. Quite a claim. Is this from a study or from personal observation?

wittgenfrog wrote: Both Google & MySpace depend on advertising, but who the hell takes any notice? I (and everybody I know ranging from my 16 yr old daughter upwards in age) COMPLETELY ignores all online adverts. Then you and 'everyone you know' (which I doubt - no offense) obviously isnt in that demographic for those advertisers or that form of advertising. What matters is...

wittgenfrog wrote: A nasty shock is in store (sic) as in my experience anyone under 20 is completely immune from their advertising. So this Christmas the wee whipper snappers (of, if you prefer, brats from hell) won't be desperate for the latest 'must have' items? It's only October and already tiny nephew thing is banging on about why he really has to have <insert gaudy, tacky, ...

Quote: There has already been some sabre rattling by News Corp over YouTube. Several months ago News Corp's CEO Peter Chernin told investors that the likes of YouTube have been getting a free ride from MySpace traffic. The media giant is now threatening to cut off links from MySpace to YouTube. I hate to tell them that I get all my links to YouTube from Digg or newsletters and news ...