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Not sure if this will be available in Canada, however check back for updates!

The real reason Google bought YouTube

mark day — Wed, 11 Oct 2006 06:12:02 +0000

Well, it happened. Google threw a bunch of cash at YouTube. Time to break out the champagne if you're YouTube and the of beers (that's Miller High Life) if you're a user-generated-content creator. Still, I'm sure the Chadster is still going to take my calls, right? Now he's got two George Washingtons to splurge on... well, a haircut would be a good place to start. Here's my take on the whole cash-rich video palaver...