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Old Apr 14, 2009 | 10:00 PM
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YouTube, that incandescent tower of video Babel; monument to the sloughed-off detritus of our exponentially-exploding digital culture; a Technicolor cataract of skateboarding dogs, lip-synching college students, political punditry, and $$$$$$; has reached the zenith of its meteoric rise; and Icarus-like, wings melting; is spiraling back to earth. Despite massive growth, ubiquitous global brand awareness, presidential endorsement, and the world
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Old Apr 14, 2009 | 10:07 PM
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i am so confused...so why is youtube doomed? In english please..
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Old Apr 14, 2009 | 10:13 PM
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Originally Posted by FuzzieLogik,Apr 15 2009, 01:07 AM
i am so confused...so why is youtube doomed? In english please..
Lol just in one sentence please
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Old Apr 14, 2009 | 10:30 PM
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Youtube is doomed because people upload tons of crap but don't pay to do so.

Who pays to maintain the infrastructure? Imagine if ebay or paypal didn't charge fees... that's basically Youtube.

They'll eventually have to charge people for uploading vids or something like that.
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Old Apr 14, 2009 | 10:35 PM
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I read at the bottom that advertising won't work, but why? A lot of companies make their payday from advertisement. Look at honda-tech.
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Old Apr 14, 2009 | 10:36 PM
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Originally Posted by FuzzieLogik,Apr 14 2009, 10:35 PM
I read at the bottom that advertising won't work, but why? A lot of companies make their payday from advertisement. Look at honda-tech.
C'mon even Youtube users are a class above Honda-tech....
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Old Apr 14, 2009 | 10:38 PM
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haha. honda-tech has definately gone to shit. Along with it's forum structure being changed, it's filled with 16 y/o ricers
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Old Apr 15, 2009 | 12:43 AM
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Thank you for the curt summary.
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Old Apr 15, 2009 | 12:50 AM
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Originally Posted by FuzzieLogik,Apr 14 2009, 10:07 PM
i am so confused...so why is youtube doomed? In english please..
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Old Apr 15, 2009 | 06:02 AM
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in english?

money spent on youtube > money returned from advertising
therefore, business model = fail

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