Google Buys YouTube

American Voicesworkplacebusiness ISSUE 42•41 Oct 12, 2006

Google announced Tuesday that it bought YouTube for $1.65 billion. What do you think?

  • “That's nearly a dollar for every video of a cat falling off a bed.”

    Curt Havermeyer –
    Gardener

  • “YouTube is worth every penny. Where else are you going to see clips of Saturday Night Live and Family Guy?”

    Jeff Martin –
    Lens Grinder

  • “The beauty of YouTube is that it takes entertainment out of the hands of morons in suits and puts it into the hands of morons in sweats.”

    Elisa Leonard –
    Blanket Maker

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