The biggest names in the tech industry seem to have collectively decided it's time to make the billions. Sure Facebook, YouTube, and Twitter have sold some ads and Foursquare brokered some promotional deals. But with the second wave of IPOs on the horizon and investors' eyeballs getting as round as the tech bubble, the time is nigh for tech demigods to show that they can make money off all those users they've spent years accumulating. And hopefully not alienate them in the process. Today, Mark Zuckerberg inched closer to that dream of a trillion dollars by offering streaming movies — and tanking Netflix's stock. Meanwhile, YouTube closed a deal on a production company presumably to make its very own content. Intel cast a wide net to examine tech companies' latest money-making ventures. Then we looked into our CrystalBall app to see what they might try next.
Facebook
Moneymaker: Warner Bros. just became the first Hollywood studio to stream movies directly on the social network. Facebook has been making a big move toward e-commerce lately, and the fact that you have to use Facebook Credits to buy movies and TV shows could be the tipping point to get users to hand their credit card info over to Mark Zuckerberg. Plus, studios looking for a way to stop Netflix's growth might not make Facebook suffer the same 28-day waiting period for new content.
Downside: At 30 credits (or $3) for a 48-hour rental for The Dark Knight, it will cost you. Plus, you have to "like" the movie or the director to get the privilege. Do you really want hundreds of your Facebook friends to see you "liked" and watched Valentine's Day on Valentine's Day?
What's next: Why should you use a credit card to buy Facebook Credits when you can use Zuckerbills (coming to a U.S. Treasury in 2020)?
Twitter
Moneymaker: In order to make money off its free iPhone app, this weekend Twitter introduced a number of new features, including Quickbar, a "forced trending topics bar" that includes promoted tweets — negating the idea of a service that quickly shows you what's actually trending.
Downside: Pundit John Gruber quickly dubbed the feature "Dickbar" after Twitter CEO Dick Costolo, but Gruber issued the unfortunate nickname on Twitter and it was widely retweeted. Advantage Costolo.
What's next: Can we pay someone to monitor our Twitter feed for us? It's getting overwhelming. Either that or design personalized lists of the best people to follow based on what's important to us, like updates on Libya and breaking bear-cub news.
Foursquare
Moneymaker: At SXSW this week, Foursquare is set to announce a partnership with American Express that will link users' credit cards with their Foursquare accounts. The incentive to consumers? Deals like "spend $5, save $5" at participating merchants. Although Foursquare said its motivation is to increase membership and loyalty and that it won't charge Amex for the privilege, it's hard to believe that will stay the case if it catches on.
Downside: We don't have an Amex card. And (confession) although we use the app for recommendations, we've never actually checked in anywhere. Sorry, Dennis and Naveen! But if they add other credit cards, we would.
What's next: How about a service that warns you beforehand if you're about to friend one of those compulsive people who check in with handfuls of people at name-dropping locales?
YouTube
Moneymaker: YouTube just closed a deal to buy Internet video company Next New Networks, the producers behind Auto-Tune the News, for less than $50 million. Although rumor had it that Google was trying to get into the video-production business, Business Insider reports that the move is actually designed to help existing YouTube partners make "more and better content." Which then leads to more users and, subsequently, more expensive ads.
Downside: Isn't YouTube's strength either grainy weird viral videos or pirated television, movie, and music content? The second could definitely use better quality, but does it even matter for the former?
What's next: How about veering into Hulu territory?
Skype
Moneymaker: Just regular old advertising on the Windows version of its paid video communications service.
Downside: Although Skype says it won't show ads during the video conferencing yet, this could devolve into a Minority Report-style advertising assault.
What's next: Would it be possible to embed microphone/receiver in our brain so we don't have to use the special headset? Just curious.
Update: TechCrunch makes an important clarification. Facebook hasn't announced its own streaming movie service. Rather the movie offering comes from Warner Brothers app that uses Facebook Credits' payment system. But if it proves successful and other studios follow suit, Zuckberg can still count on more personal credit card info coming his way. Someone better go tell Netflix's shareholders.
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Hopp Says:
March 8th, 2011 at 7:00 pm
I really need to see that Battle: Los Angeles shit …
Bricktop Says:
March 8th, 2011 at 7:01 pm
@Bricktop
if you were a GM… would you pull the trigger though?
with no hesitation? You think Cam Newton is good enough to be the face of your franchise?
^
i’m a Redskins fan till i die, so. . .. .
. .HELL YES!!!
next question.
charles lee ray Says:
March 8th, 2011 at 7:01 pm
Crooked da best evar
Dos Equis Says:
March 8th, 2011 at 7:04 pm
i’m a Redskins fan till i die, so. . .. .
. .HELL YES!!!
next question.
^
He couldnt/wontbeableto carry Doug Williams jockstrap, Mark Rypiens helmet or Theismans left knee brace
Jackson7 Says:
March 8th, 2011 at 7:04 pm
come to think of it… i dont think i’ve EVER seen a post game interview with Jackson… or pregame for that matter…
he started a few games but nothing comes to mind…
anyone?
————–
LMAO…
there’s a reason for that..
he only used to show up on local TV, or a show called Vikings Weekly… nervously stuttering and stanmmering his way through interviews with a ferocious Alabama bamma drawl … bless his country fried heart…
Tarvaris Jackson accent = Rickey Henderson or James Brown (the REAL James Brown)
Jackson7 Says:
March 8th, 2011 at 7:06 pm
GOAT dyke name = Muffin McGraw
EnglandRepresent Says:
March 8th, 2011 at 7:07 pm
Where are all my GOONERS at??????? Deen, Eastern Digital, London Bloke etc….don’t none of you mugs EVER claim your team to be the true North London representatives ever again. Fucking clowns. ARSEnal paid the price for playing shit, defensive football. You didn’t even go down in a blaze of glory. smh. Faggots.
Jackson7 Says:
March 8th, 2011 at 7:07 pm
prettiest female basketball player ever = Notre Dame’s Skylar Diggins
i love her
Dos Equis Says:
March 8th, 2011 at 7:07 pm
“Would I take him at No. 1? Absolutely not,” Tuck said of Newton.
Dos Equis Says:
March 8th, 2011 at 7:08 pm
“In this league, the athletic quarterbacks don’t last long,” the two-time Pro Bowler said. “It’s the quarterbacks [like Peyton Manning, Tom Brady and Drew Brees] that can sit in the pocket and take a picture of whatever defense we’re in and know in 0.3 seconds that a hot slant is going to be open, or in 2 seconds, with this pump fake, that safety’s gonna step up … It’s those guys that [teams] are looking for, and I don’t think Cam is that player yet.
“If he comes into the league doing what he did in college, he won’t be in this league for very long.” – Justin Tuck
EnglandRepresent Says:
March 8th, 2011 at 7:09 pm
And thoughts to the Wallace family. RIP the GOAT.
Bricktop Says:
March 8th, 2011 at 7:09 pm
He couldnt/wontbeableto carry Doug Williams jockstrap, Mark Rypiens helmet or Theismans left knee brace
^
fuck! for Cam’s sake, i hope your slightly off with your prediction.
Remixznflow Says:
March 8th, 2011 at 7:10 pm
# Jackson7 Says:
March 8th, 2011 at 7:07 pm
prettiest female basketball player ever = Notre Dame’s Skylar Diggins
i love her
^
*googles*
im a Candace Parker fan
Jackson7 Says:
March 8th, 2011 at 7:10 pm
LMAO
EFL STAY hating Cam “KILLA” Newton
i hope EFL is right and he slips tp #12 (Vikings)…
never happen tho
he wont go no later than #3
Hopp Says:
March 8th, 2011 at 7:11 pm
And thoughts to the Wallace family. RIP the GOAT.
^ * programs co-sign *
Jackson7 Says:
March 8th, 2011 at 7:11 pm
thats why Justin Tuck plays d-line and dont draft, or call plays in the huddle…
ask Trent Dilfer or Herm Edwards about KILLA
Remixznflow Says:
March 8th, 2011 at 7:12 pm
tinyurl.com/4u9uwvc
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sorry land you know i had too… lolol.. but nah shes bad…
tinyurl.com/yhcex96
hl Says:
March 8th, 2011 at 7:12 pm
@beatmakers (II) Ego trip posted a Mannie Fresh interview that’s really interesing so far.
egotripland.com/mannie_fresh_red_bull_video_interview/
charles lee ray Says:
March 8th, 2011 at 7:13 pm
Efl hate anything young, he despises his grandkids
Jackson7 Says:
March 8th, 2011 at 7:18 pm
word.. she make some ugly game faces when she going hard to the hoop, but she’s superfine under more ladylike situations
Jackson7 Says:
March 8th, 2011 at 7:19 pm
Notre Dame vs UConn womens game > whatever other niggas is watching
Troyvul Says:
March 8th, 2011 at 7:20 pm
You didn’t even go down in a blaze of glory. smh. Faggots.
^
*Chuckles*
*Tries to recreate Messi’s goal in Fifa 11*
*Fails*
Vincent Van Dro Says:
March 8th, 2011 at 7:20 pm
I have respect for Rae but he says some dumb shit.
Sit the next few plays out
Troyvul Says:
March 8th, 2011 at 7:20 pm
Bufallo Bills will Pick Cam Newton
We good.
Dos Equis Says:
March 8th, 2011 at 7:21 pm
LOL @ Trent Dilfer and Herm..lol @ herm especially..he had brody coyle starting..and drafted Damon Huard.
Dilfer is just a talking head.
Harlem World Says:
March 8th, 2011 at 7:21 pm
barca is for the fags and dickblowers
barca = soccer version of the heat
Remixznflow Says:
March 8th, 2011 at 7:22 pm
# Troyvul Says:
March 8th, 2011 at 7:20 pm
Bufallo Bills will Pick Cam Newton
We good.
^
LOL at what nigga?