Only a "moron" would buy YouTube, says Mark Cuban
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Billionaire investor and dot-com  veteran Mark Cuban had harsh words on Thursday for YouTube, the  online site that lets people share video clips, saying only a  "moron" would purchase the wildly popular start-up.
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Internet search leader Google Inc   GOOG.O is in talks to buy popular Web video site YouTube Inc.   for close to $1.6 billion, the Wall Street Journal reported on   Friday, citing a person familiar with the matter.
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The outspoken owner of the Dallas Mavericks talks about the future of high-definition TV.
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Stumble and fumble Analysis When we said that Google overpaid for the YouTube acquisition we were loudly pilloried and reminded that it paid, after all, only in shares. But the increasing alarm that has emerged over whether or not YouTube is a genuine phenomena and whether in fact it is simply a replacement for the piracy once led by Kazaa, threatens to undermine the value of YouTube radically.â¦
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MTV Networks, owner of the MTV and  Comedy Central channels, is pushing a risky new Web strategy to  win back young viewers from the likes of YouTube and MySpace.
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(InfoWorld) - Google Inc. is in discussions to acquire YouTube Inc. for about US$1.6 billion, although the deal is far from done and the talks could collapse, The Wall Street Journal reported on Friday, citing an unnamed source familiar with the matter. Google's reported interest in YouTube would reflect a sense of urgency on the part of the search engine giant to improve its position in the red-hot online video market. Google entered the market in early 2005, at about the same time YouTube was founded. But so far the success has gone to the scrappy startup, not Google. In September, YouTube nabbed almost 46 percent of all U.S. visits to video Web sites, while the video section of News Corp.'s MySpace.comÂ came in second with 21.2 percent, according to Hitwise Pty. Ltd. Google Video came in third with 11 percent, followed by Microsoft Corp.'s MSN Video with 6.8 percent and Yahoo Inc.'s Yahoo Video with 5.6 percent. YouTube, in typical startup fashion, approached the market aggressively, opening up their service to anyone wanting to upload their videos, and quickly became a phenomenon. It embraced tagging and sharing features, creating the most popular online video community. Meanwhile, Google took a much more conservative approach, at first only featuring videos obtained through formal agreements with professional production houses. Consequently, users had to pay to view many of the videos in the catalogue. Months later, it added an upload feature for regular users, but closely policed submissions. It wasn't until recently that it opened wide the service's door and added tagging and sharing capabilities. Yahoo, Microsoft and AOL LLC are also playing catch-up to YouTube, whose model these large Internet companies are adopting. Google, Yahoo, Microsoft and AOL need a strong position in this market, due to the increasing popularity of online video. Collectively, traffic to the top 10 video Web sites increased 164 percent between February and May of this year, according to Hitwise. As traffic to online video sites increases, so does the interest of advertisers, who in turn generate most of the revenue for Google, Yahoo, Microsoft and AOL. For many years, online video remained an unfulfilled promise, hobbled by high broadband prices, inferior image quality and reluctance by TV networks and film companies to put their shows and movies on the Web. However, in the past 18 months, video on the Web has gained momentum, helped by a critical mass of users with broadband access, improved quality and a willingness by production companies to distribute their films and programs online. Neither Google nor YouTube immediately responded to requests for comment.
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YouTube announced deals that will provide its users with more legitimate music video and professional basketball content.
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By ALASTAIR JAMIESON CONSUMER AFFAIRS CORRESPONDENT  A HOME-OWNER in Scotland is shunning traditional property solicitors and using the internet phenomenon YouTube to help sell her penthouse.
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By Paul Haven THE ASSOCIATED PRESS  DAVOS, Switzerland -- Chad Hurley, co-founder of YouTube Inc., said  Saturday that his wildly successful site will start sharing revenue with its millions of users.
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A Cuban student who criticized state restrictions on travel and access to the Internet reappeared on Tuesday in a government video saying foreign media had distorted his words.
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Here's a dream-come-true for Web addicts: college credit for watching YouTube.
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DAVOS, Switzerland -- Chad Hurley, co-founder of YouTube, said Saturday that his site will start sharing revenue with its millions of users.
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'Talk, morons' Attention-seeking tech billionaire Mark Cuban has set the legal dogs on YouTube, demanding it snitch on users who uploaded video which one of his investments owns the rights to.â¦
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Mark Cuban, the outspoken billionaire owner of the NBA&#39;s Dallas Mavericks, is planning to start a hedge fund that will gamble investors&#39; cash.
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Shrink-wrapped catch-22 YouTubers have Christopher "Jedi" Knight. And eBayers have Tim "Happy Hour" Vernor.â¦
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One Fool puts Big Goo's market cap in perspective.
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In his debut on the ABC reality series, Mark Cuban manages to amuse with his corny dance moves, but the billionaire raises a few eyebrows by choosing an ensemble consciously inspired by homelessness.