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From: IANVS - view profile
Date: Fri, Oct 6 2006 3:29 pm
Email: "IANVS" <siriusmo...@gmail.com>
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By Jim Cramer, RealMoney.com Columnist, 10/6/2006 3:25 PM EDT

So, I get this great call on my radio show about whether I'm concerned
that Google (GOOG) might pay $1.5 billion for YouTube. You bet I'm
concerned.

I am concerned that someone else will come in and pay $2 billion. In
fact, I would like Google to pay $2 billion preemptively. I'd even be
willing to see the company pay $3 billion!

YouTube and Google could be game, set, match for the next generation of
viewers. You know that Google basically buys a network with no
production costs by buying YouTube. You hit up something you want to
learn about on Google, and it could direct you to text and some funky
or authoritative video made by a homegamer. Nothing could be as
exciting as that. I believe that this combination is lethal for the
networks. If I were running Viacom (VIA.B) , I could not afford to let
this happen.

If this deal happens this weekend, I believe that Google, which I have
said eventually will get to $500, will get there by year-end.

http://www.thestreet.com/p/_peprmjc/rmoney/jimcramerblog/10313637.html


From: T - view profile
Date: Fri, Oct 6 2006 3:40 pm
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Booyaa to you Cramer, great minds think alike. Have a good weekend
everyone, I am going out for a drink.

From: iamthemasterm...@gmail.com - view profile
Date: Fri, Oct 6 2006 5:08 pm
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I agree. Google would finally be able to make searches more productive
and more fun if they leveraged the giant number of videos on YouTube as
complements to search results.

From: theitaliandude - view profile
Date: Sat, Oct 7 2006 2:24 pm
Email: "theitaliandude" <theitaliand...@hotmail.com>
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So, I have a question and need an answer about this potential merger!
I recently purchased LVLT, Level 3 Communications, which provides
bandwidth for Youtube.  I did this as a way to play Youtube, since
they're not public.

If Google buys Youtube, how will this impact Level 3?  Will google
contract bandwidth from Level 3, or do they use their own bandwidth?

Thanks.

theitaliandude


From: IANVS - view profile
Date: Sat, Oct 7 2006 8:41 pm
Email: "IANVS" <siriusmo...@gmail.com>
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Nuff already, Cuban, you already sold yours.
http://www.searchenginejournal.com/?p=3870


From: schif...@gmail.com - view profile
Date: Mon, Oct 9 2006 12:28 am
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Cramer is right on this one. I just was at a barbecue and a 73 year old
Indian man asked a few of us about Youtube. When people who are barely
computer literate start asking about something like Youtube it has
either been over exposed, or it means as Cramer says that Youtube is
essentially gettingt he same brand strength as a network. The other day
my kids and my wife sat for a half hour watching Youtube movies during
primetime. Smart move by GOOG. Happy to be a shareholder.

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