Comments on: I think YouTube’s valuation is irrelevant http://www.mathewingram.com/work/2006/10/01/i-think-youtubes-valuation-is-irrelevant/ ... at the intersection of media, technology, business and the web Tue, 02 Dec 2008 08:49:11 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: Webomatica http://www.mathewingram.com/work/2006/10/01/i-think-youtubes-valuation-is-irrelevant/#comment-59438 Webomatica Mon, 02 Oct 2006 02:09:03 +0000 http://www.mathewingram.com/work/2006/10/01/i-think-youtubes-valuation-is-irrelevant/#comment-59438 <strong>YouTube: It’s the Pizza...</strong> It’s this week’s thing-to-blog-about: Is YouTube really worth a billion dollars? Mark Cuban says no. Newsweek isn’t sure. Others say focus on the technology. I’m going to suggest a different angle. I found out YouTube’s of... YouTube: It’s the Pizza…

It’s this week’s thing-to-blog-about: Is YouTube really worth a billion dollars? Mark Cuban says no. Newsweek isn’t sure. Others say focus on the technology.
I’m going to suggest a different angle. I found out YouTube’s of…

]]> By: michael webster http://www.mathewingram.com/work/2006/10/01/i-think-youtubes-valuation-is-irrelevant/#comment-59348 michael webster Sun, 01 Oct 2006 20:22:20 +0000 http://www.mathewingram.com/work/2006/10/01/i-think-youtubes-valuation-is-irrelevant/#comment-59348 Of course you and everyone else cares about which valuation model is correct for youtube. The current debate is about how deal with the obvious copyright liability. But unlike pure audio, many of these videos have the ads in them and so the holder of the copyright is unlikely to complain too much. Now if the copyright holders can track the behaviour of individuals who view their content, well maybe there is a tradeoff in the making. Of course you and everyone else cares about which valuation model is correct for youtube. The current debate is about how deal with the obvious copyright liability. But unlike pure audio, many of these videos have the ads in them and so the holder of the copyright is unlikely to complain too much. Now if the copyright holders can track the behaviour of individuals who view their content, well maybe there is a tradeoff in the making.

]]> By: Telecom Trends http://www.mathewingram.com/work/2006/10/01/i-think-youtubes-valuation-is-irrelevant/#comment-63738 Telecom Trends Wed, 31 Dec 1969 19:00:00 +0000 http://www.mathewingram.com/work/2006/10/01/i-think-youtubes-valuation-is-irrelevant/#comment-63738 <!--%kramer-pre%-->his blog two weeks ago. Cuban believes that the downfall of YouTube is coming inevitably when rights holders see deep-pockets worth suing. For more discussion on the Cuban perspective, see Rob Hyndman (or Hyndman on YouTube part deux), Mark Evans and Mathew Ingram. Another scenario is possible. That YouTube becomes the generic brand, the Kleenex or iPod of video-on-demand. At school or over coffee you hear about a snippet or clever commercial? Find the replay on YouTube. Wardrobe malfunction at the awards<!--%kramer-post%--> his blog two weeks ago. Cuban believes that the downfall of YouTube is coming inevitably when rights holders see deep-pockets worth suing. For more discussion on the Cuban perspective, see Rob Hyndman (or Hyndman on YouTube part deux), Mark Evans and Mathew Ingram. Another scenario is possible. That YouTube becomes the generic brand, the Kleenex or iPod of video-on-demand. At school or over coffee you hear about a snippet or clever commercial? Find the replay on YouTube. Wardrobe malfunction at the awards

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