The Blemish » youtube http://theblemish.com Better than a slap to the face Fri, 25 May 2012 21:38:26 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 Google buys Youtube http://theblemish.com/2006/10/google-buys-youtube/ http://theblemish.com/2006/10/google-buys-youtube/#comments Mon, 09 Oct 2006 22:10:57 +0000 Victor http://theblemish.com/2006/10/google-buys-youtube/

In a move that puts Google at #1 in internet video, Google bought Youtube this afternoon for $1.65 billion. Youtube was founded by Chad Hurley, Steve Chen and Jawed Karim in February 2005. Founders Chad Hurley and Steve Chen and their 65 employees will join the company, Google said today in a statement distributed by Business ...]]>

Jessica Alba

In a move that puts at #1 in internet video, bought this afternoon for $1.65 billion. was founded by Chad Hurley, Steve Chen and Jawed Karim in February 2005.

Founders Chad Hurley and Steve Chen and their 65 employees will join the company, Google said today in a statement distributed by Business Wire. In less than two years, San Bruno, California-based YouTube has catapulted from startup to Internet icon with 34 million monthly U.S. visitors.

That’s amazing. Considering Youtube started up only last year and had been burning VC money, this is the equivalent of winning the lottery. $1.65 billion! Do you know how many hookers that could buy? Live ones?!

I put up a picture of Jessica Alba because…why not?

]]> http://theblemish.com/2006/10/google-buys-youtube/feed/ 0 Lonelygirl15 is a fraud http://theblemish.com/2006/09/lonelygirl15-is-a-fraud/ http://theblemish.com/2006/09/lonelygirl15-is-a-fraud/#comments Wed, 13 Sep 2006 21:53:55 +0000 Victor http://theblemish.com/2006/09/lonelygirl15-is-a-fraud/

This isn’t really rich famous people news, but I thought it deserved a mention. The Youtube all-star Lonelygirl15 has finally been revealed as Jessica Rose, a 20 year old actress living in LA. Her videos were one of the most watched and discussed videos on Youtube. If you haven’t seen any of them, just imagine ...]]>

Lonelygirl15

This isn’t really rich famous people news, but I thought it deserved a mention. The all-star Lonelygirl15 has finally been revealed as , a 20 year old actress living in LA. Her videos were one of the most watched and discussed videos on Youtube. If you haven’t seen any of them, just imagine Dawson’s Creek except more dull. The masterminds behind these videos were Ramesh Flinders, a screenwriter, and Miles Beckett, a filmmaker, from Marin County, California.

Shocking. You mean the lives of home-schooled girls don’t play out like teen soap operas that would do the WB proud? Way to burst my bubble.

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