Personally, I love all things Google. From Gmail to Google Calendar to Blogger. Their aquisition of YouTube is exciting because while Google has their own video product (Google Video), it’s become obvious that the real leader in user-submitted video sharing is YouTube. While Google competitors like Yahoo have been making the news in the past year by aquiring popular startups like del.icio.us and companies like MSN continue to trip over their own feet by marketing products that make media less valuable, it’s nice to see an established web presence getting in the ring and recognizing a good thing when they see it.
Ironic Postscript: You’d think that the founders of a video sharing site wouldn’t appear to be such goobers in front of the camera – A Message From (YouTube Founders) Chad and Steve