Comment Google vs. YouTube analysis (Score 1) 157
YouTube is definitely a more intensely used product than Google Video. The data shows this. Google Video received a quick boost in traffic after they added the "Video" link to their homepage, but all other performance indicators are flat for them. More people visit YouTube, they come back to the site more often, and spend more time on the site each time they visit. Take a look at our YouTube vs Google Video analysis at (posted yesterday):
Just imagine a service that tightly integrated all the great stuff being created and submitted on YouTube, with their Orkut social networking platform (popular abroad), with Dodgeball mobile features thrown in + targeted contextual adverts.
