YouTube doomed?

Posted: Sun Apr 19, 2009 2:13 pm

A report today from The Business Insider's Benjamin Wayne suggests that YouTube is doomed. According to the piece, the company can't easily monetize the traffic coming in from users watching videos. Despite massive growth, ubiquitous global brand awareness, presidential endorsement, and the world's greatest repository of illegally-pirated video content, Google's massive video folly is on life-support, and the prognosis is grave.

Credit Suisse estimates YouTube will manage to rake in about $240 million in ad revenue in 2009, against operating costs of roughly $711 million, leading to a shortfall of just over $470 million. This half-billion dollar loss comes after more than a year of feverish experimentation in various forms of advertising, cross-product embedding, licensing and partnership deals. YouTube is adamant that ultimately they'll find an advertising solution that will enable the ungainly behemoth to reach profitability. Looking at the math, it doesn't seem likely.

What would we all do without YouTube? Probably a lot more work, if we're honest.

http://www.businessinsider.com/is-youtube-doomed-2009-4

Posted: Sun Apr 19, 2009 7:03 pm

Lol, the downfall of Youtube? Seems very hard to believe its owned by Google man, Google would never let that happen. Youtube allows people to communicate globally and also allows them to express there opinions. A world without Youtube would be sad Sad

How would we enjoy watching Oki getting owned on Youtube over and over again?

Posted: Sun Apr 19, 2009 7:30 pm

they better not sell Youtube to the chinese.

Posted: Sun Apr 19, 2009 8:31 pm

ya it would be hard to imagine a world without youtube, but losing a 1/2 billion in a year is tough, even for google. Someday, they may have to require membership fees to upload, which would pretty much ruin it.. Napster anyone? lol

Posted: Mon Apr 20, 2009 2:03 am

its difficult to call what thier gonna do even in the uk now you cant watch music videos

Posted: Mon Apr 20, 2009 6:55 pm

I dont like China (m not racist) its just that, they build cheap products that fall apart fast. And our governments allow to continue. Sad

Chinas will soon own everything! They already own half of the USAs depths. lol i think i spelt it wrong Razz

Posted: Tue Apr 21, 2009 10:17 am

Anyone willing to sacrifice Candian_Army to save YouTube? We can do the rituals on site and ill kidnap Canadian Smile

Posted: Tue Apr 21, 2009 5:17 pm

Lol, good idea considering im so valuable Very Happy

Posted: Wed Apr 22, 2009 3:00 pm

No more youtube = no more AVGN Sad

Secretary of Defense Joined: Feb 16, 2007 Posts: 2379

THANK GOD Xtreme no more videos

Razz

j/k mate

Posted: Thu Apr 23, 2009 8:56 am

ColonelMustang wrote:

THANK GOD Xtreme no more videos

Razz

j/k mate

I thought you were my biggest fan! Sad

Brigadier General (BG) Joined: Mar 15, 2007 Posts: 1153

I say that youtube is just about the most popular site ever.
You tube won't die.