Mark Cuban... Why I still think Google is crazy & YouTube thoughts...

[Dien Rice]

Originally Posted by Dien Rice

One person points out that Google had "inside information" on how much YouTube was making...

Actually, this reminds me of a quote (or actually, two)...

"The most valuable commodity I know of is information. Wouldn't you agree on that?"

"You want one more chance? Then stop sending me information and start getting me some."

Who said this? "Gordon Gekko" from the movie "Wall Street"! (Here's info on the movie and the script.)

Of course, in that movie, they use illegal means to get info and commit insider trading on the stocks of listed companies. However, Google (through AdSense) has legal means to get "insider info" to influence it's purchases... (And it's not dealing with listed companies too, which is another big difference.) It's all very, very clever!

(It makes me think of "Bud Fox" in the movie, and his "cleaning company" - which he uses to get access to important files to find out insider info. Google's AdSense is kind of like that - except it's all legal!)

- Dien