Comments on: Google Expects YouTube to be Profitable Soon

By: Archna Sajwan

Archna Sajwan — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 09:08:39 +0000

I hope word profitable doesn’t mean that Youtube start charging for uploading the videos.

By: James

James — Mon, 20 Jul 2009 14:11:21 +0000

Ads running in the middle of relevant videos will probably be their strategy. Even though Jon Mullender (who commented first) and myself are not hip to those ads, we put up with them to watch videos for free. I don’t think it will keep the majority of people from watching videos, and it will still be free for viewers.

By: Nick Stamoulis

Nick Stamoulis — Mon, 20 Jul 2009 12:58:11 +0000

This doesn’t surprise me that they have almost broken into the green zone with this site. I think there are still ways they can improve things on this site though and add some new efforts to increase user experience.

By: cases

cases — Mon, 20 Jul 2009 04:27:30 +0000

“will soon enter the realm of profitability”

‘Soon’ defined as 1 month, 1 year, or 1 decade from now?!? Gotta love those vague comments from G.

By: tv fan

tv fan — Sun, 19 Jul 2009 21:30:58 +0000

I think YouTube will eventually be profitable. However, the question is how many ads do they have to add to the videos to achieve that. Monetizing video traffic is different from monetizing search traffic. tv fan's last blog post..S-Force Green Tea Plus

By: schuessler

schuessler — Sat, 18 Jul 2009 20:14:35 +0000

youtube is getting more and more part of everyday life. You get children stories, music videos and movies. How much ads are tolerable?

By: Waqas Lone

Waqas Lone — Sat, 18 Jul 2009 19:08:14 +0000

well sounds good….nice to see these stats. Google really knows what to digg of dead, though youtube is so alive

By: Barbara Ling, Virtual Coach

Barbara Ling, Virtual Coach — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 19:16:25 +0000

I'm sure there are other sites ready to pounce on becoming the main video tube site...but I cannot imagine folks abandoning Youtube unless the embed feature is removed completely. Barbara Ling, Virtual Coach's last blog post..How to dramatically increase your optin list with ease

By: WRITE A WRITING

WRITE A WRITING — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 17:11:35 +0000

Dustin, the end line of every company is profit and I do not think that by monetizing they will attract writs. It is going slow and steady but a bit too SLOW WRITE A WRITING's last blog post..How and Why to Write a Book

By: Dustin Ma

Dustin Ma — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 17:08:03 +0000

In regards to the comment from Write a Writing, with a name like Google and Youtube, doing a quick jump ship to monetizing Youtube could result in a complete failure of the website. Think napster before lawsuit then napster after lawsuit. Google's biggest life line is the fact they offer services for free. If they started to charge they would loose a large amount of there base, and in a time where Bing is just starting to get going, you need to play moves like this close to the chest. Dustin Ma's last blog post..r34lRockNRolla: @jessicalokum jess do you like it hard?!?!?!??!

By: WRITE A WRITING

WRITE A WRITING — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 16:57:49 +0000

What I do not get about google is that how come with such a terrific brand presence and trust, it has only been reaping profits through ad words. You tube has got a huge potential to generate income. Its the milk-cow, in fact a solid pillar of the fifth state. But I still do not get it, why does google not monetize it :S WRITE A WRITING's last blog post..How and Why to Write a Book

By: iPhone Game

iPhone Game — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 16:56:12 +0000

I wonder if this has anything to do with the removal of the embed function on many videos? iPhone Game's last blog post..Free Version!!!!

By: Jon Mullender

Jon Mullender — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 15:40:43 +0000

Good article and google is certainly to be admired for their creative marketing skills. I do not like however the ads running in the middle of videos. Off to the right is fine but in the middle of a video that is not cool at all.

Jon Mullender
President
Summit Fence Supply, LLC