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| UPDATED: 2006-10-11 |
 Googles Fourth Mega Deal Sign Of The Bubble? 
By: Nathan Weinberg 2006-10-11 If you put all the pieces together in your head, youll realize that Googles purchase of YouTube, while its largest and most dramatic deal, isnt... ...the first huge one theyve made. Luckily, Tristan Louis has compiled all the important Web 2.0 deals in a single page, letting you compare the cash involved, so you can see just how much damn money has been spent. Philipp takes the list and orders it by cash involved, letting you see where the big spenders are. Heres the four amazing numbers from Googles previous 10 months:
$1 billion - Thats how much Google was rumored to be dangling in front of Dell in order to become the default search provider and have its software installed on Dell computers. We dont know how much Google paid when the deal was done in May (word is its more of a revenue sharing agreement), but youll bet its a pretty penny. $900 million - Thats how much Google pledged to MySpace in August in order to lock up a portion of their ad inventory. $1.6 billion - Thats how much Google paid for YouTube earlier this week. Wow. $4.5 billion (in theory) paid out over 10 months. Google is no pushover. They are fighting, they are determined, and they are putting every damn dollar where their mouth is. I just hope the money is well-spent. Lots of companies spent wildly to be #1, and they arent around anymore. As an aside: Congrats to Tristan for topping TechMeme. Hes very cool, and I wish he blogged more often, but every time he does its worth the wait. Get the feed here. Tag: Google  Del.icio.us |  Digg |  FurlView All Articles by Nathan Weinberg About the Author: Nathan Weinberg writes the popular InsideGoogle blog, offering the latest news and insights about Google and search engines. Visit the InsideGoogle blog. |
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