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Google Buys YouTube: The $1.65 Billion Bet on Online Video Before the Economics Were Proven

Google’s $1.65 billion all-stock acquisition of YouTube bought the fastest-growing video community before its advertising economics were settled, then turned distribution and creator monetization into the return mechanism.

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