Google + YouTube = Win! (or not!)

Speckeldorf · **Posted:** Sat Oct 07, 2006 1:37 am

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Apparently Google may buy YouTube. I think that would be awesome, like some sort of a mix of Google Video and YouTube.

The article doesn't go into any specifics about anything, so.. boo hoo.

EDIT:

Mr. Sparkle wrote:

It's fo' reelz.

Mr. Sparkle · **Posted:** Sat Oct 07, 2006 1:39 am

Goo-Tube?

I never really liked Google Video.

Homerun Starrer · **Posted:** Sat Oct 07, 2006 1:42 am

I dunno, I have mixed feelings on this. What would happen to the insane amount of content on Google Video? Would they move it over to Youtube or just get rid of it entirely? Hmm...

Of course, this means we get GooTube! Or Yougle Video, whichever.

EDIT: Dangit, Sparks beat me to the punch.

Speckeldorf · **Posted:** Sat Oct 07, 2006 1:44 am

Homerun Starrer wrote:

I dunno, I have mixed feelings on this. What would happen to the insane amount of content on Google Video?

I'm guessing they would keep it right next to the YouTube stuff.

Mr. Sparkle · **Posted:** Sat Oct 07, 2006 1:44 am

Homerun Starrer wrote:

Or Yougle Video, whichever.

Yougle Tubeo!

Homerun Starrer wrote:

EDIT: Dangit, Sparks beat me to the punch.

Damn straight.

Homerun Starrer · **Posted:** Sat Oct 07, 2006 1:52 am

Mr. Sparkle wrote:

Yougle Tubeo!

WIN. XD

Choc-o-Lardiac Arrest · **Posted:** Sat Oct 07, 2006 1:55 am

Gah, Hell no, have you seen the Videos on Google Video? Theyre all stretched out to where teh pixels are as big as grapes! And plus noone would use it anymore!

ready for prime time · **Posted:** Sat Oct 07, 2006 2:19 am

Choc-o-Lardiac Arrest wrote:

Theyre all stretched out to where teh pixels are as big as grapes!

hams, COLA. hams.

the only thing i liked about google video was that i could (easily, and as they intended) download the clips. of course, they sucked, so i didn't.

ed 'lim' smilde · **Posted:** Sat Oct 07, 2006 2:31 am

I would definitely say YAY! I've been sorta wanting something like this to happen, but I didn't think there was actually a chance...

Mr. Sparkle · **Posted:** Sat Oct 07, 2006 2:57 am

I have no problem downloading videos off YouTube...

Homerun Starrer · **Posted:** Sat Oct 07, 2006 3:00 am

ready for prime time wrote:

hams, COLA. hams.

...Why does that sound familar for some reason?

I agree though, Google Video is freakin' huge and bad quality.

ramrod · **Posted:** Sat Oct 07, 2006 3:03 am

Google and YouTube together? Either this can be really really good, or really really bad. I'm hoping for the first one.

Neurario · **Joined:** Sat Apr 08, 2006 2:13 pm **Posts:** 267

YouTube Video Player plz.

I dunno how I feel about this. I guess I'll see as things go.

Joshua · **Posted:** Sat Oct 07, 2006 3:09 am

What would happen to my precious stash of legally questionable cartoons? Wah!

But some people post H*R DVD bits in there, like that old Pom Pom True thing. That's just wrong. :pom:

Do you think Google would kill off (or at least try to) the illegal content?

Choc-o-Lardiac Arrest · **Posted:** Sat Oct 07, 2006 3:24 am

Joshua wrote:

What would happen to my precious stash of legally questionable cartoons? Wah!

But some people post H*R DVD bits in there, like that old Pom Pom True thing. That's just wrong. :pom:

Do you think Google would kill off (or at least try to) the illegal content?

Illegal Content? Like what?
Pr0n?
Figh7s?
Secret 4rea 51 foo77age?

Susan · **Posted:** Sat Oct 07, 2006 3:42 am

Well, it site has its own good features. I say if they can merge them the site would become better then both combined.

PianoManGidley · **Posted:** Sat Oct 07, 2006 5:01 am

I always preferred YouTube--you can comment on videos and stuff, the quality seems to always be better, and whenever I search for something, I don't ever get those pesky old people interviews that have nothing to do with what I was searching for. Searching for stuff on Google Video always brings up loads of videos that have nothing to do with what I was searching for, whereas YouTube is pretty much the opposite.

iKipapa · **Posted:** Sat Oct 07, 2006 5:04 am

This is definitely a YAY!
Well, for now.
We'll see what happens.

topofsm · **Posted:** Sat Oct 07, 2006 5:37 am

Heh. I knew about this, cause I did this for a newspaper journalism class. I didn't think it was thread-worthy, but whatever.

I don't really have much of an opinion on it though.

Oh, and you could call it YouToogle.

Caustic Window · **Posted:** Sat Oct 07, 2006 11:44 am

Google is trying to take over every company ever.
soon we'll all be drinking Google Soda and eating Google Beans.

ready for prime time · **Posted:** Sat Oct 07, 2006 11:46 am

when i'm 16, i want to be diving a Google.

Sui · **Joined:** Sun Oct 24, 2004 10:17 pm **Posts:** 396

Choc-o-Lardiac Arrest wrote:

Gah, Hell no, have you seen the Videos on Google Video? Theyre all stretched out to where teh pixels are as big as grapes! And plus noone would use it anymore!

There's a button in the lower-right corner of each video. One of the options is "Original Size". It's not always the default, that's the thing.

PianoManGidley · **Posted:** Sat Oct 07, 2006 2:53 pm

Caustic Window wrote:

Google is trying to take over every company ever.
soon we'll all be drinking Google Soda and eating Google Beans.

As long as the universe isn't exposed to GoogleStar Runner, I think we'll be okay. Could you imagine Google versions of the Strong Brothers, for instance?

Chekt · **Posted:** Sat Oct 07, 2006 2:58 pm

PianoManGidley wrote:

I always preferred YouTube--you can comment on videos and stuff, the quality seems to always be better, and whenever I search for something, I don't ever get those pesky old people interviews that have nothing to do with what I was searching for. Searching for stuff on Google Video always brings up loads of videos that have nothing to do with what I was searching for, whereas YouTube is pretty much the opposite.

Precisely.

I hate Google video so I vote NO.

Duecex2 · **Posted:** Sat Oct 07, 2006 5:33 pm

I like Youtube more because the videos *gasp* actually load on my crappy dial-up connection. Slowly, albeit.

Skajunkie · **Posted:** Sat Oct 07, 2006 8:17 pm

YouTube is absolutely perfect for my needs; which for the most part consist of looking up old music videos from the 1980s. They have quite a few selections, and said selections load up fairly quickly.

Google Video, however, is much slower for me. Meh.

Choc-o-Lardiac Arrest · **Posted:** Sun Oct 08, 2006 8:11 am

Caustic Window wrote:

Google is trying to take over every company ever.
soon we'll all be drinking Google Soda and eating Google Beans.

Google is the modern day UAC.

ed 'lim' smilde · **Posted:** Sun Oct 08, 2006 12:31 pm

the_chekt wrote:

Precisely.
I hate Google video so I vote NO.

I don't know if you understand - Youtube isn't changing to Google video, Google is possibly buying YouTube. They're not just going to take all the YouTube videos and transfer them to Google Video. The good parts of YouTube will mostly be the same. It would probably even stay in the same place. Google would hopefully just add some features and have it under a more reliable server.

Lu Bu · **Joined:** Sun Apr 23, 2006 12:36 pm **Posts:** 1166

ed 'lim' smilde wrote:

the_chekt wrote:

Precisely.
I hate Google video so I vote NO.

I don't know if you understand - Youtube isn't changing to Google video, Google is possibly buying YouTube. They're not just going to take all the YouTube videos and transfer them to Google Video. The good parts of YouTube will mostly be the same. It would probably even stay in the same place. Google would hopefully just add some features and have it under a more reliable server.

Ohhhhhhhh. That makes a lot more sense. I think it would rule, then.

FireBird · **Joined:** Mon Jan 10, 2005 2:58 am **Posts:** 1819

Caustic Window wrote:

soon we'll all be drinking Google Soda

Mmm... Google Gulp.

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