YouTube | Acquired Podcast
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YouTube | Acquired Podcast
By 2006, Fred Wilson of Union Square Ventures was dissecting the impact of digital media’s disaggregation on content creation, editorial, distribution, and revenue generation. He noted “the first step in the content consumption process (finding the content you want) is being monetized by Google and Yahoo! and others, not by the companies that are p... See more
Devin Walsh • UnMixed Motives
Thailand’s email, which came shortly after the YouTube acquisition, would be the first of many jarring reminders for Google of what it had bought: a free-for-all website accessible in countries that did not look particularly fondly on free expression.
Mark Bergen • Like, Comment, Subscribe
Facebook end up acquiring Instagram for $1 Billion in 2012.
Mark Zuckerberg • CONFIDENTIAL HIGHLY CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT REQUESTED NOT FOR CIRCULATION/COMMITTEE MEMBERS AND STAFF ONLY
YouTube’s 30% cut of all subscription revenue is much higher than Patreon’s 5 - 12%, and every creator is locked into the same pricing, whereas Patreon allows for multiple tiers. But YouTube’s paywall is built into its ecosystem, meaning it’s much easier to expose a YouTuber’s fans to paywalled content, and creators don’t need to drive their potent... See more