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Got a YouTube Smash? Now You Can Share Ad Revenue

By Kevin Spak, Newser Staff

Posted Aug 26, 2009 12:53 PM CDT

(Newser) – Think you’ve got the next “Chocolate Rain”—or any other recent viral video—in you? Well, now there’s a chance you could actually make money off of it, the San Francisco Chronicle reports. YouTube is rolling out a new Partnership Program... Read full story »

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