Confirmado. Depois de muitos rumores, finalmente a Google confirmou a compra do YouTube por 1.650 milhões de dólares em ações, mantendo a ‘independência’ do YouTube e preservando o seu Google Video.

“The acquisition of the privately held YouTube will enable Google to thrive in one area of the Internet where it has so far failed to gain footing. According to Hitwise, which monitors Web traffic, has the lion?s share of online video traffic. YouTube has a 46 percent share, MySpace has 23 percent and Google Video has 10 percent.”O primeiro rumor sobre o enlace surgiu aqui: “Completely Unsubstantiated Google/YouTube Rumor“.

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