Google has signed a deal to buy game-livestreaming firm Twitch for $1 billion, confirmed sources. The deal underscores the value of live Internet streaming and the rise of competitive gaming as a... Google Buys Twitch for $1B
IMO, Google got it for pennies. Twitch is worth 10 times more, minimum. The add revenue alone will be in the billions.
Could see that coming months ago. There was some direct competition with youtube, so no more competition there since they are all part of the same company now.
Yea I'm not sure I like this at all. Seems like Google manages to screw everything up that they buy. I mean what's next...Google going to buy Walmart?
ya google is turning into a massive monopoly...buying anything and everything internet related...not good!
Agreed. My Walmart thing was a bit far fetched. But in all reality I can see if the whole Comcast/Time Warner merger goes through, Google picking up Comcast since they already have somewhat of a fiber network down. This would save Google the labor in installing it as well as make a nice little customer base already. They're turning into a bit too much of a huge monopoly...
Invest your time in things that actually try to care about your privacy: https://prism-break.org/en/subcategories/windows-web-search/ https://prism-break.org/en/categories/windows/ Cause otherwise we're going to just exist in a world of monopolies and companies that just exist to rob the dumb masses.
We probably are existing in a world of monopolies and such companies already. To me it started with the light bulb cartell back in the 19th century, if you have ever heard of it.
**** sake! Here comes google+ bull**** & blocked streams because it got flagged for some bull****! :banana:
Content Creators got to be pissed. Those revenue streams just got reduced. Google is not going to pay you twice.
I called it, Twitch Interactive Inc just shut down Justin.tv. I guess Google/Youtube did not want the extra baggage.
"Twitch has announced a number of major changes to how it system works, it will now flag videos with copyrighted audio, muting the soundtrack, and anything older then three weeks will now get deleted!"