Barnacles! YouTube Ad Potential Dragged Down

Despite millions of visitors to video sharing site YouTube, Google hasn't managed to find a key that unlocks the magic box of revenue for the site.

Google's origins as a garage startup, like several other Silicon Valley legends, meant the founders could quickly break down problems as they arose. Little gets in the way of communication between two people fixed on a vision.

The passing of several years saw Google reach brand-name status, as its reach and its corresponding corporate structure grew in size. That growth brought along the usual kudzu corporations see, snaking vines of bureaucracy and procedure that cover all they touch.

As Google's North American head of advertising and commerce, Tim Armstrong, told the Other factors besides virtual hull-clutching barnacles hinder Google's ability to turn YouTube into an ATM of ad revenue. The Journal mentioned the ongoing

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