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This Kid Holds YouTube's Death Rattle

By Will McCahill, Newser Staff

Posted Apr 12, 2009 7:23 PM CDT

(Newser) – Hey, you! Yes, you, the guy who keeps posting video of your nephew batting a ball into your brother’s family jewels. You’re going to kill YouTube, warns Benjamin Wayne of Silicon Alley Insider. Owner Google will lose $470 million this year on YouTube... Read full story »

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