YouTube videos gain links to iTunes store
YouTube has added links from promotional and music videos to the iTunes store and AmazonMP3, where you can buy the song featured. The links appear on its website, beneath videos like this one.
Currently, EMI appears to be the only major music label participating in the deal. Electronic Arts has links related to its Spore game to Amazon.com, where you can purchase a copy.
Google (whose CEO, Eric Schmidt, is on Apple's board of directors) has been looking for ways to earn money from YouTube, its $1.6 billion purchase from 2006. YouTube probably already earns some revenue from Apple via a partnership that includes a YouTube player on the iPhone and Apple TV, but the financial details are unknown.
[Via Macworld.]
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Cant watch YouTube videos? Well what are u waiting for! Move to America where the beer is cold and our economy is crumbling! We've got all the YouTube you can handle! But wait, there's more! Move now and watch as the cost of the dollar slowly goes down the drain!
October 09 2008 at 12:51 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply"This video is not available in your country."
Thanks YouTube
I thought google was friends with amazon? Arr, business is strange.
October 08 2008 at 9:33 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down ReplyYou know what's good? Reading the story before brazenly commenting.
October 08 2008 at 9:34 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down ReplyI'm still half lock out of my account, Help please?
Anyone...............
Would be nice if it linked to the Music Video (if available) on iTunes. It is however nice to see the corporate world finally embrace YouTube. Took um long enough!
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