Thursday, March 15, 2007 7:14 AM
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You think we have a video sharing bubble in China?
Perry Wu of China Tech News does. And he has a convincing case. A mining company that has suddenly decided it wants to be in the video sharing business:
On March 5, 2007, Admax Resources changed its name
to China YouTV Corporation. I'm not joking when I relay the following
from the company's release: "The company intends to participate in the
fast growing video sharing web site market in China, and at the same time, to continue its exploration of mineral properties in British Columbia, Canada."
Perry's got this priceless extract from the press release:
"If the Company finds mineralized material and it
is economically feasible to remove the mineralized material, it will
attempt to raise additional money through a subsequent private
placement, public offering or through loans. If the Company needs
additional cash and can't raise it, it will either have to suspend
activities until it is able to raise the cash, or cease activities
entirely. If the Company can't find any mineralized material or it is
not economically feasible to remove the mineralized material, it will
have to cease activities and focus on the new market: the video sharing
industry in China."
Did you get that? If they strike out mining, they'll make a fortune in the video sharing business. Is this a gag? It's not April 1 yet. Apparently they haven't heard the news: YouTube isn't making any money.
Sing it! Tonight we're gonna party like it's nineteen-ninety-nine!
Previously:
Chinese YouTubes courting controversy
Is YouTube a time bomb for Google in China?
Regulatory rumblings in online videoland
Note: Cross posted as CNET 64.