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Community => Chatboard => Topic started by: Twilight Wolf on August 08, 2008, 01:17:52 AM

Title: Google is buying YouTube!
Post by: Twilight Wolf on August 08, 2008, 01:17:52 AM
Now that I've got your attention, I'd just like to say that 99% of all YouTube bulletins are stupid. Chain emails suck, too.

Thank you for your time.
Title: Re: Google is buying YouTube!
Post by: MagmarFire on August 08, 2008, 06:52:00 AM
I kind of feel like I just got Rick Roll'd. :P
Title: Re: Google is buying YouTube!
Post by: Hi no Seijin on August 08, 2008, 07:13:50 AM
...

Didn't YouTube buy Google Video a while back?
Title: Re: Google is buying YouTube!
Post by: MagmarFire on August 08, 2008, 08:06:36 AM
No, I think Google bought YouTube a while back.
Title: Re: Google is buying YouTube!
Post by: Twilight Wolf on August 08, 2008, 08:25:37 PM
Quote from: MagmarFire on August 08, 2008, 08:06:36 AM
No, I think Google bought YouTube a while back.

Correct. Google bought YouTube in 2006. The point is, I've been seeing tons of bulletins saying that Google is buying YouTube and is going to close it down, which brought up this topic about how 99% of YouTube bulletins are stupid.
Title: Re: Google is buying YouTube!
Post by: MagmarFire on August 08, 2008, 09:57:07 PM
Now WHY would YouTube ever close down? :P
Title: Re: Google is buying YouTube!
Post by: Twilight Wolf on August 08, 2008, 10:00:47 PM
Well, from what I've heard, YouTube isn't profitable for Google, so it's a possibility that they might close it down to save money.
Title: Re: Google is buying YouTube!
Post by: Gamefreak on August 09, 2008, 08:31:18 AM
The non profitable part probably stems from illegal anime uploaders.

Not that I mind them.  They're my escape from English dubbing.
Title: Re: Google is buying YouTube!
Post by: MasterKeyX on August 09, 2008, 09:27:57 AM
English dubbing makes my insides hurt.

And if YouTube closed, the internet would be... well, quite different.
Title: Re: Google is buying YouTube!
Post by: MagmarFire on August 09, 2008, 01:53:07 PM
There'd certainly be less Rick Rolling... But then again, Veoh and Dailymotion can host those videos, too.
Title: Re: Google is buying YouTube!
Post by: MasterKeyX on August 09, 2008, 05:56:18 PM
Those websites, while popular, aren't as popular as YouTube. Not even close.
Title: Re: Google is buying YouTube!
Post by: MagmarFire on August 10, 2008, 12:39:53 PM
They could if YouTube is out of the picture for good. ;)
Title: Re: Google is buying YouTube!
Post by: MasterKeyX on August 10, 2008, 02:00:46 PM
That's a very sinister plot, even for you, Mags.  :-*
Title: Re: Google is buying YouTube!
Post by: MagmarFire on August 10, 2008, 02:20:46 PM
Serves 'em right for taking down anime videos. :P
Title: Re: Google is buying YouTube!
Post by: Gamefreak on August 10, 2008, 02:29:53 PM
Hello, I'm the spirit of someone who was killed horribly 2 weeks ago.

If you don't copy and paste this into 10 other posts, you'll die too.

If you do, then someone you like will like you back.

These are so creative.
Title: Re: Google is buying YouTube!
Post by: Zelda Veteran on August 10, 2008, 02:41:54 PM
Quote from: Gamefreak on August 10, 2008, 02:29:53 PM
Hello, I'm the spirit of someone who was killed horribly 2 weeks ago.

If you don't copy and paste this into 10 other posts, you'll die too.

If you do, then someone you like will like you back.

These are so creative.
Well, I want to go wherever HE went when he died, if you get free laptops upon your arrival.
Title: Re: Google is buying YouTube!
Post by: MasterKeyX on August 10, 2008, 08:17:41 PM
You guys are fudged up, man.

Then again, chain letters are always good for a laugh...  :P
Title: Re: Google is buying YouTube!
Post by: Hi no Seijin on August 10, 2008, 09:02:14 PM
Quote from: Zelda Veteran on August 10, 2008, 02:41:54 PM
Quote from: Gamefreak on August 10, 2008, 02:29:53 PM
Hello, I'm the spirit of someone who was killed horribly 2 weeks ago.

If you don't copy and paste this into 10 other posts, you'll die too.

If you do, then someone you like will like you back.

These are so creative.
Well, I want to go wherever HE went when he died, if you get free laptops upon your arrival.
If you led a good life, you get the perfect laptop for you.  If you led a bad life, you get the biggest piece of crap laptop ever.

Man, I must have messed up bad in a past life. ><
Title: Re: Google is buying YouTube!
Post by: DW on August 10, 2008, 09:04:00 PM
I must not have had a past life :(
Title: Re: Google is buying YouTube!
Post by: Twilight Wolf on August 12, 2008, 03:34:13 PM
I used to use the worst laptop ever. Seriously. It's barely alive now, though.

Anyways, another type of YouTube bulletin I hate is the "Stream party!" or "Come to my stream!" bulletins. They just... I don't know, they irritate me.

EDIT: Look at this bulletin I found. It ties in to the title of the topic.

"YT IS CLOSING!!!!!!!!!!!

Youtube is Closing!
Google is buying youtube. making it close! Warning!! Youtube will be deleting accounts if you don't warn other members! I don't want my account to be deleted. and i don't want any of you to be deleted either!
Hurry up and spread the world befor it's too late!! Any1 want to start
a PETITION! Please it's for you own sake!
(For this kind of petition we're gonna need over 1000 names!)
*didn't start!*
I'm starting a petition sign here if you don't want google to buy Youtube"

Can you get any more dumb?
Title: Re: Google is buying YouTube!
Post by: MagmarFire on August 18, 2008, 02:48:42 PM
May I use this topic to vent on how much I hate YouTube for taking down an AMV I really loved? :-*

Yes, well, it happened. It took down...*sniff*...an AMV...that I loved. :'( :'( :'(

If any of you want to join my conquest to burn YouTube to the ground, FOLLOW ME!!!






kthxbai
Title: Re: Google is buying YouTube!
Post by: Twilight Wolf on August 18, 2008, 06:13:49 PM
YouTube makes no sense in a lot of ways... However, I think its usefulness outweighs its stupidity, at least for the time being, so I don't want to burn it to the ground.

I personally think YouTube will become the new MySpace... that's sort of how I'm using my channel. I think I've actually got more YouTube friends than I ever had on MySpace.
Title: Re: Google is buying YouTube!
Post by: DW on August 18, 2008, 07:25:18 PM
What's it like having friends, TW?
Title: Re: Google is buying YouTube!
Post by: Twilight Wolf on August 18, 2008, 07:28:07 PM
I've actually really only got three friends on YouTube (out of the ten friends I've got). One is Zelda Veteran; you all know him. Another one is dougd1015. He's a nice guy; turned 15 a week ago. One of my Irish cousins is also one of my YouTube friends. He's a nice guy, as well.
Title: Re: Google is buying YouTube!
Post by: MasterKeyX on August 18, 2008, 08:12:51 PM
All my internet friends are over here...
Title: Re: Google is buying YouTube!
Post by: Twilight Wolf on August 18, 2008, 08:35:38 PM
Except for my YouTube friends, all of my friends are over here, as well. (Of course, as I mentioned, one of my YouTube friends is here as well, so...)