Comments on: Only A Moron Would Buy YouTube

By: On Influence and Automation

On Influence and Automation — Sun, 21 Jan 2007 00:01:45 +0000

One Billion Dollars for YouTube? Maybe.

There’s a lot of talk about the billions of dollars that are being discussed and passed around regarding the sales of YouTube, MySpace, Facebook, etc. Mark Cuban has stated only a moron would pay that much for YouTube. I’m sure if we coul…

By: the.[ED]ition » Lunch with John Chow

the.[ED]ition » Lunch with John Chow — Mon, 27 Nov 2006 10:00:31 +0000

[...] I made a post about Mark Cuban and YouTube here. I don’t watch her videos. The few I did see were pretty funny. I think Youtube is a reflection of the direction we’re heading - short attention span. YouTube videos are short. People don’t seem to watch to sit around and enjoy things slowly anymore. They that instant hit for some reason. [...]

By: Why It Make Sense For Google To Buy YouTube « John Chow dot Com

Why It Make Sense For Google To Buy YouTube « John Chow dot Com — Mon, 30 Oct 2006 06:32:12 +0000

[...] Mark Cuban said anyone who buys YouTube is a moron. This coming from a man who also said, “Somebody puts up something really good and you get, what, 60,000 viewers?” In his latest blog entry, Mr. Cuban no longer calls Google a moron – he calls them crazy. Maybe he is getting ready to pin the moron label on himself for thinking his Benefactor would be a hit. [...]

By: RV

RV — Sun, 08 Oct 2006 17:34:25 +0000

Cuban is an idiot. obviously he is getting screwed by youtube and his HDNet crap is not taking off. who cares what he thinks …

By: Ben Hobbs

Ben Hobbs — Mon, 02 Oct 2006 20:02:41 +0000

What Mark seems to be missing is that most of the content on YouTube isn’t copyrighted material - I mean if I can just watch Television to see a music video or comedy show, why bother to download a video of it.

Also there’s the pirate glimpse issue, I’d never seen “Family Guy” before I accidentally saw a clip online - I now watch it on TV all the time, so how is that supposed to hurt their IP.

Microsoft have shown that giving someone a taster for something (in their case game demos) often leads to people purchasing something they never might have without that exposure. The people who are worried right now are the people who put out pure crap, whether its music, films, games etc… They are scared that if you glimpse their product before purchase, you wouldn;t give it the time of day.

By: Mike

Mike — Mon, 02 Oct 2006 05:58:20 +0000

from the Forbes article:

“The participatory slot has been sold out ever since [Aug. 22, 2005], likely bringing in about $175,000 and 400,000 viewers a day.”