Re:Hulu already making more money than YouTube
by netcan on Monday November 17, 2008 @05:47PM
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I agree that citing 'quality of eyeballs' is silly. Actually just as silly as assuming eyeballs=money.
In fact, eyeballs have never really equalled money. The ability to affect the things behind those eyeballs = money. Actually, the perception of businesses of the potential to affect the things behind those eyeballs = money.
Your right. Hulu hasn't really proven anything yet. They've proven that they can get ad buyers to buy online if presented with something similar enough to offline TV. You can build a reasonable business based on this model, apparently.
But it's true that Youtube hasn't proved anything yet business-wise.
In fact, eyeballs have never really equalled money. The ability to affect the things behind those eyeballs = money. Actually, the perception of businesses of the potential to affect the things behind those eyeballs = money.
Your right. Hulu hasn't really proven anything yet. They've proven that they can get ad buyers to buy online if presented with something similar enough to offline TV. You can build a reasonable business based on this model, apparently.
But it's true that Youtube hasn't proved anything yet business-wise.