YouTube Hopes To Crack CellPhone Market In 2007

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NEW YORK (Reuters) - YouTube Inc., the popular online video sharing site, said on Wednesday it hopes to launch a service for wireless devices within a year.

Chad Hurley, YouTube chief executive and co-founder, told an advertising conference that offering video services on mobile phones was a key opportunity for the company. "Within the next year we hope to have something on a mobile device, it's going to be a huge market, especially for the video mind-set we're dealing with, it's a natural transition," said Hurley.

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Anything multimedia sent to a mobile seems to be a rip-off. You think Youtube fans who are used to free will cough up much?

I guess with the amount people are willing to spend to see goals or for ringtones, it is possible,

[DudeAsInCool]

Anything multimedia sent to a mobile seems to be a rip-off. You think Youtube fans who are used to free will cough up much?

I guess with the amount people are willing to spend to see goals or for ringtones, it is possible,

I think in the short run, the media on cellphones will continue to be a bit lame--but a couple years down the road, who knows... I expect Apple to introduce the IPhone in January with media components--we will see