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e5hosting.com
05-09-2006, 08:49 PM
Hello,

I'm looking for someone that has experience in building a site similar to www.youtube.com. One would have to be familiar with server side encoding and
php/mysql.

Regards,

Anthony

elekt
05-10-2006, 01:39 AM
just to warn you, YouTube hasn't yet managed to monetize their site. Ads aren't profitable enough for them to even break even.

ps. This is hearsay, I've heard this on a few forums not sure its fact though.

e5hosting.com
05-10-2006, 02:46 PM
just to warn you, YouTube hasn't yet managed to monetize their site. Ads aren't profitable enough for them to even break even.

ps. This is hearsay, I've heard this on a few forums not sure its fact though.

Yes I do realize youtubes.com financial situation (or the rumors of), but I have a client who is interested in developing a clone on a smaller level for a more specialized niche market. Sometimes a financial loss is just as good as a financial gain... just as any good accountant... lol.

Regards,

Anthony