Buzzsonic.com

Google is buying video-sharing website YouTube for $1.65bn (£883m) in shares after a weekend of speculation that a deal was in the offing.
The two companies will continue to operate independently, Google said as it announced the news on Monday.

“After recently completing its 12th bi-annual teen survey, research and investment firm PiperJaffray said Apple Computer continues to gain share in the digital music player and online music markets, despite the constant emergence of new competitors,” Appl

If I hear one more fat cat or out of touch has-been studio guy or musician say they’re starting a record label I’m gonna keel over and die of laughter. Please, SAVE MY LIFE! Enough with the disc support. It’s on LIFE SUPPORT! The disc is gonna die a

It was created for fun, but the United States is far from amused. U.S. Trade Representative Susan Schwab has singled out the Russian music site www.allofmp3.com as a key stumbling block to Russia’s ascension to the World Trade Organization.

Bunch of links about Google’s video efforts for the last couple of years; as well as YouTube’s meteoric rise over last year…the links below are arranged in chronological order:

Internet search leader Google Inc. is in talks to acquire the popular online video site YouTube Inc. for about $1.6 billion, The Wall Street Journal reported Friday, citing a person familiar with the matter.