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A Question of Commodification: Is YouTube Bleeding Google's Money or Are Execs Trying to Tank the Video Brand?

A Question of Commodification: Is YouTube Bleeding Google’s Money or Are Execs Trying to Tank the Video Brand?

Is the internet monolith YouTube hemorrhaging Google’s money or are the losses exaggerated? The AP reports that technology consultants RampRate Inc. projected a $174.2 million dollar operating loss for the 2009 fiscal year for the video site. In April of last year, YouTube’s quarterly projections, as estimated by Credit Suisse analysts Spencer Wang and Kenneth [...]

Is Television the Next FICRY Victim?

Is Television the Next FICRY Victim?

Before today’s Supreme Court ruling, cable television viewership has been relatively unchanged by the FICRY. When Americans are unemployed, they tend to spend more time in front of the television, not less. After today, however, the television industry may be facing an unprecedented crisis. This morning, the Cable News Network lost a monumental Supreme Court [...]

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