Google Press Center: Press Release - Google To Acquire YouTube for $1.65 Billion in StockCombination Will Create New Opportunities for Users and Content Owners Everywhere MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., October 9, 2006 – Google Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOG) announced today that it has agreed to acquire YouTube, the consumer media company for people to watch and share original videos through a Web experience, for $1.65 billion in a stock-for-stock transaction. Following the acquisition, YouTube will oper
